Here at Southill we are very lucky to welcome reading volunteers from the Schoolreaders charity to our classes every week, they are a highly valued resource and are always very popular as the children really enjoy their visits and very much look forward to seeing and reading with them.

Many of their wonderful volunteers are missing seeing us all, as we are them, during this current period of time.  To help make up for this they have recorded a few videos for us all to enjoy while we are unable to physically meet.  The stories below are read by Kathy Thompson, who is a reading volunteer in Essex.  There are also some activities that children may wish to get involved with too.

‘The Ravenous Beast‘ by Niamh Sharkey

The ravenous beast is hungry; he’s hungry, hungry, hungry. But is he the hungriest animal of all?

Reading age: 5+

‘One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab‘ by April Pulley Sayre

If one is a snail and two is a person, we must be counting by feet!

Reading age: 3+

‘This is Our House‘ by Michael Rosen

A book about the power of sharing. George says the cardboard house is his and no one else can share it.

Reading age: 5+

Activities can be found here over on their website.

We hope that you enjoy these stories at home and we are very grateful to the Schoolreaders charity for sharing them. If you have enjoyed listening to these stories, why not leave them a comment below?

We hope to see our volunteers back in school very soon!

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