Storytelling and Resources

Caroline our librarian recommends some fantastic website for families to enjoy while their children are home learning or at school.


 

Reading Black Lives Matter

  • Zoe Tillotson, our English Advisory Teacher has compiled a reading list with titles that can be found in our library. Please remember to contact Caroline for any books as the library is no entry at the moment.

Over the last few months there has been significant media coverage of the Black Lives Matter campaign. This is a good time then, for those of us in education to reflect on our practice and ask ourselves how we can promote genuine inclusion, equality and be pro-actively anti-racist. One area that always demands scrutiny is the curriculum. What is absent and excluded sends a strong message. To that end, the English team at CPA have been creating a new English Curriculum and making sure it includes positive and diverse representations of young Black people by contemporary writers. Some of the books we have chosen to include are listed below. I hope you’ll be as excited as we are by the choices we’ve made.


Download reading list here: Black Lives Matter


 

Recommended Websites

Oxford Owl eBook library (phonics books) home.oxfordowl.co.uk/books/free-ebooks

The World Book Day website has lots of readings of books for a range of ages and interests www.worldbookday.com

BookTrust Hometime has new stuff added regularly www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/open-the-hometime-cupboard

 


 

Phonics games:

 


 

Creative writing:

Authorfy masterclasses: authorfy.com/masterclasses

 


 

 


 

PODCASTS: This is a great selection of podcasts, aimed at Pathways 1 and 2 students, focusing on COVID-19 but they have different themed sets: slj.com

Symbol message about the No Entry to the library during covid.

Library Tweets

STORYTELLING

Tiny Owls Stories

 

Tiny Owls: An independent, global publisher of beautiful multicultural picture books for EVERYONE!
New videos every Friday.

Tiny Owl stories: www.youtube.com/channel

Michael Rosen

 

Visit Michael Rosen’s websites for storytelling videos.
‘Here you will be able to read about me, my books and what I’m doing.’ – Michael Rosen

www.michaelrosen.co.uk/videos

Tomorrow

Tomorrow: In this storytime video, Nadine Kaadan reads her book Tomorrow (2018), a moving and uplifting story about a little boy named Yazan wishing he could go outside and play. Nadine wrote this story to express what she saw happening around her in Damascus. But now we feel that children from all over the world may be feeling the same way as Yazan, forced to stay home during lockdown and longing to see their friends and even go back to school.

 

Link: Tomorrow | Youtube

Stay Home Story Time

 

For all you folks stuck at home in the coming weeks due to COVID, I will be reading one of my books every weekday, and talking about some of the things that went into making it. We are all at home, but none of us are alone. Let’s be bored together.

Watch LIVE on Oliver’s instagram (@oliverjeffers) at 7 PM GMT/ 2 PM EST

 

Link: www.oliverjeffers.com/abookaday

 

One Chapter a Day

Author and illustrator Tom Percival reading Attack of the Heebie Jeebies, one chapter a day.

Link: www.youtube.com

 

Free resources

 

Text © Nosy Crow

While so many of us around the world are currently at home and staying inside with young children, we want to help – so we’ve put together lots of activities, resources, free Nosy Crow books and other content which we hope will help keep your families happy.

Resources to download link: nosycrow.com/free-resources

 

READING AND DRAW ALONGS

Emily Gravett reading and drawing

 

Text © Emily Gravett

For all the families stuck at home during the Covid 19 crisis, I’m going to be reading some of my books, talking about what I do, and showing you how to draw some of my characters. There’s lots more to do and see on my website www.emilygravett.com

Link: www.youtube.com/channel

 

DRAW ALONGS

Sarah McIntyre

 

Silly sharks galore! Learn how to draw your own shark with the writer and illustrator of There’s a Shark in the Bath, and sing along with the shark song! Find more book-related activities at jabberworks.co.uk/theres-a-shark-in-the-bath
Link: www.youtube.com/channel

 

 

Rob Biddulph

 

Text © Rob Biddulph

Rob Biddulph is an internationally bestselling and multi award-winning children’s author and illustrator. He is also the official World Book Day Illustrator for 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Link: www.youtube.com/channel

 

 

READING AND GAMES

Book Trust

 

Lots of lovely interactive books to read online or watch with signing

Link: www.booktrust.org.uk

 

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Oxford owls

 

Loads of activities on Oxford Owls (including phonics books)

Link: home.oxfordowl.co.uk/school-closure-resources

 

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