{"id":539,"date":"2020-04-09T11:50:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T10:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LearningResourceService\/?p=539"},"modified":"2022-05-03T15:01:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T14:01:34","slug":"digital-resources-for-reading-and-writing-fun-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LearningResourceService\/digital-resources-for-reading-and-writing-fun-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital resources for reading and writing fun at home"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Book Trust<\/strong> have\u00a0developed this digital hub<\/a>. It\u00a0is packed full of free books, videos, games, recipes, competitions, quizzes and much more. Plus, watch live readings and draw-a-longs with celebrated children’s authors and illustrators..<\/p>\n

Why not try <\/strong>RadioBlogging<\/a> \u2013 daily shows with interactive activities to keep everyone busy and engaged, brought to you by Pie Corbett<\/a>, Deputy Mitchell<\/a>, Ian Rockey<\/a> and Russell Prue<\/a>. Just listen and blog, it\u2019s live, fun and interactive with new educational tasks each day for children to engage with\u00a0at home or in school. CLICK HERE<\/a> to visit and listen to any of the previous RadioBlogging Shows.<\/p>\n

Remember to visit<\/strong> the Scottish Book Trust website<\/a>\u00a0for loads of great ideas for reading and writing. You can also meet amazing authors and illustrators\u00a0on-line – here is what’s on offer\u00a0in April and May:<\/p>\n

Tuesday 14 April, 11am\u00a0Liz Pichon<\/a>:\u00a0Featuring lots of giggles and doodles, author and illustrator Liz Pichon explores the world of her well-loved character, Tom Gates.\u00a0Suitable for ages 8-11.<\/p>\n

Thursday 16 April, 11am\u00a0Nikesh Shukla<\/a>:\u00a0Hear about Nikesh’s powerful novel\u00a0The Boxer,\u00a0the impact of experiencing racist abuse, and how sport can empower young people. Suitable for ages 12+.<\/p>\n

Tuesday 21 April, 11am\u00a0Tracey Corderoy and Steven Lenton<\/a>:\u00a0Have your drawing supplies at the ready for a fun-filled event with the team behind the hilarious\u00a0Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam\u00a0books. Suitable for ages 6-11.<\/p>\n

Thursday 23 April, 11am\u00a0Nick Sharratt<\/a>:\u00a0Learn how illustrator Nick Sharratt creates well-loved characters, such as Jacqueline Wilson’s Tracy Beaker and Kes Gray’s Daisy. Suitable for ages 6-11.<\/p>\n

Tuesday 28 April, 11am Julia Donaldson<\/a>, Julia brings to life some of her best loved heroes and villains with costumes, puppets and song. Suitable for ages 3-6.<\/p>\n

Thursday 30 April, 11am Kwame Alexander<\/a>:\u00a0Join multi-award winning author Kwame Alexander for a compelling discussion about his books and the power of poetry. Suitable for ages 12+.<\/p>\n

Tuesday 5 May, 11am\u00a0Emily Mackenzie<\/a>:\u00a0Draw along with this fantastic event, featuring a wonderful reading of Emily’s picture book\u00a0There’s Broccoli in My Ice Cream!\u00a0Suitable for ages 3-6.<\/p>\n

Thursday 7 May, 11am\u00a0Lauren St John and Elizabeth Laird<\/a>:\u00a0Explore the importance of looking after the oceans, and hear all about where these amazing authors get their inspiration from! Suitable for ages 6-11.<\/p>\n

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Book Trust have\u00a0developed this digital hub. It\u00a0is packed full of free books, videos, games, recipes, competitions, quizzes and much more. Plus, watch live readings and draw-a-longs with celebrated children’s authors and illustrators.. Why not try RadioBlogging \u2013 daily shows with interactive activities to keep everyone busy and engaged, brought to you by Pie Corbett, Deputy …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6286,"featured_media":495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4516,3618,8552,3619,31,3620],"tags":[4200,1890,8518,8488,8491,4264,8478,4089,3791,8503],"class_list":["post-539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-additional-support-for-learning","category-early-level","category-explore","category-first-level","category-literacy","category-second-level","tag-authors","tag-books","tag-create-a-reading-culture","tag-digital-literacy","tag-illustrators","tag-listening-and-talking","tag-literacy","tag-reading-for-enjoyment","tag-scottish-book-trust","tag-teaching-resources"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2020\/01\/31150256\/FalkirkLRS.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LearningResourceService\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LearningResourceService\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LearningResourceService\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LearningResourceService\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6286"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LearningResourceService\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LearningResourceService\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":546,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LearningResourceService\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539\/revisions\/546"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LearningResourceService\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LearningResourceService\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LearningResourceService\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LearningResourceService\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}