Creative ideas for teaching children to read and write – in pictures
We went in search for inventive ways to get students excited about reading and writing. Here’s our round-up
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Canary Wharf primary school displayed the work of year 5, after talking about the book King of the Sky. It shows the children’s learning journey, and investigates the effect of figurative language such as similes on students’ writing.
Photograph: Power of Reading/Centre for Literacy in Primary Education
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Sara Shabir created sequin fabric frames for pre-school children to make marks using their fingers after noticing how they enjoyed making patterns in reversible sequin fabric cushions at nursery.
Photograph: Sara Shabir/GuardianWitness
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At Cockington Primary School in Torquay, teacher Lucy Washington gave children objects to help them “travel” back to ancient Egypt through touch and smell. The class were asked to write time slip stories using what they had learned.
Photograph: Lucy Washington
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Year 5 pupils at Mellers Primary School, Nottingham, created this artwork following a Power of Reading session with the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education. The image is inspired by the book Song from Somewhere Else, and shows the children’s interpretation of what music looks like on paper.
Photograph: Power of Reading/Centre for Literacy in Primary Education
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This winter tree mysteriously appeared at St Anthony’s RC Primary School in in July. Every class received clues and a map. They were tasked with discovering the location and writing about what they had found and why it might be there.
Photograph: Sarah Parrott/Write Sparks
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An after-school club at King’s Ely school in Cambridgeshire has been teaching students the art of calligraphy.
Photograph: Matthew Adams/GuardianWitness
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In this CLPE session, phonics were linked to reading aims to help children develop a better understanding of the words, and ultimately support them to become independent readers and writers.
Photograph: Power of Reading/Centre for Literacy in Primary Education
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Children and staff at St Francis RC Primary School in Peckham, London, were the winners of this year’s World Book Day Award for a display showing how their school was flying high with reading.
Photograph: Helen Maybanks/World Book Day
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Students at The Spinney School in Cambridge were given the job of “letter detectives” to help them learn about words.
Photograph: The Spinney School/GuardianWitness
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As part of a National Literacy Trust project, teachers and pupils were asked to bring in books and magazines they read when they were young and write about how it made them feel.
Photograph: National Literacy Trust
