Below are a range of downloadable Reading Connects resources for schools to use to support their National Year of Reading activities. They have been designed to fit in with the National Year of Reading's monthly themes but can be used at any time to work with your chosen activities. Click here for more suggestions of acitivities and a list of the monthly themes.
Some of these resources are editable and you can use them in two ways:
- Open the pdf, delete the instruction text in the document and print off the blank document for pupils to fill in by hand, or
- Ask each pupil to open the document on their computer from this page, they can then fill in the text themselves using their keyboards and print them off individually
If you save the pdfs to your own computer they will lose their editable function.
We are keen to hear your practical ideas and suggestions for activities for the NYR. Email readingconnects@literacytrust.org.uk
For more information visit on the NYR visit www.yearofreading.org.uk
 A National Year of Reading version of one of our most popular downloads. The reading passport folds down to pocket size and has a box to fill in for each month of the year. Download the NYR reading passport (editable (pupil's name only) pdf)
April – Read all about it
The Daily Reader is a fictional newspaper where pupils can create a front page all about their favourite read. Download the Daily Reader (editable pdf)
May – Mind and body
 This resource allows pupils to be visually creative with the theme 'reading is to the mind what...'. For example, 'reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body'. Download 'reading is to the mind' (editable pdf)
June – Reading escapes
 The reading escapes resource lets pupils fill in a postcard with their top five desert island reads. Download the reading escapes postcard (editable pdf)
*Pupils could send the postcard on to their new teacher in the next school year.
July – Rhythm and rhyme
 The rhythm and rhyme resource is flexible enough for pupils to add their favourite poems, raps, and lyrics. Download rhythm and rhyme (editable pdf)
August – Read the game
Celebrate sport and sports role models, for example Premier League Reading Stars. There is no resource for this month. Please let us know what you will be doing for this month.
September – You are what you read.
 How does reading make you feel? This resource allows pupils to write or draw how they think reading effects their life, whether it be happy, sad, fun, adventurous or a combination of all. Download 'how reading makes me feel' (editable pdf)
October – Word of mouth
Celebrate all oral storytelling traditions: storytelling; reading out loud; reading together; reading aloud; live literature and so on. There is no resource for this month. Please let us know what you will be doing for this month.
November – Screen reads
 The book vs the film is a fun way for pupils to compare and review a book and the film that was made from that book. Download the book vs the film (editable pdf)
Click here for some inspiration on films based on books.
December – Write the future
 My 2009 reading resolutions is a perfect way of tying in the end of the year with the seasons activities and getting pupils to pledge to read more in 2009. Download my 2009 reading resolutions (non-editable pdf)
*Get pupils ask their parents to fill in their reading resolutions as well as their own.
The National Literacy Trust is leading a consortium of organisations to deliver the National Year of Reading on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
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