Rebecca the Reader

Year 4 class teacher | English lead and avid reader | BA Psychology | MA in Education | Passionate about RfP | UKLA Rep for the South #UKLAChat #UKLA

[Jon Biddle @jonnybid]

'If we want children to develop a genuine appreciation of poetry, to experience the joy of creating their own poems, dipping into a collection with a friend, or performing a poem to the class, we must embed it as part of a school’s reading culture.'

https://t.co/FtYMzi8czD

[Rebecca the Reader @MeakerR]

@checkemoutbooks @HachetteKids @dannywallace @theLucyStrange @AndersenPress @FarshoreBooks @chickenhsebooks @JenniferKillick @HollySwainUK @simonkids_UK @KidsBloomsbury @PuffinBooks @HarperCollinsCh @stubbleagent My boy LOVES Colin the Vampire. Excited to see a new one published!

[Ashley Booth @MrBoothY6]

If it's useful to anyone then all my whole class reading lessons for the past couple of years are in here and I routinely add new ones when I plan them. Worth mentioning most of them link to our wider curriculum so might not be completely relevant.

https://t.co/MMLoHljGYu

[Jon Biddle @jonnybid]

My 2026-27 overview of picturebook assembly suggestions is now ready. I've continued to focus on empathy and inclusion, linking the book selections to significant dates across the year.

I really hope it's useful. The link can be found here: https://t.co/JBuWKFD2sh

[Jon Biddle @jonnybid]

Delighted by the response to my picturebook assembly overview. It's great to hear that people are finding it useful.

If you missed it last time, you can find the link here:
https://t.co/JBuWKFD2sh

There are also links to the lists from the previous two years.

[Rebecca the Reader @MeakerR]

@Suchmo83 (buy his book if you haven't already! ) has been a brilliant source of inspiration for our whole-school approach to reading. I have no doubt these videos will be just as useful & insightful.

[Christopher Such @Suchmo83]

The videos also include detailed explanations of how to plan and teach using these lesson structures.

These videos are accessible to schools, trusts, etc that choose to subscribe to them via a password-protected page on my blog: https://t.co/5xbnVCkQyH

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[Tom G 📕 @checkemoutbooks]

Most read blogs on Check ‘Em Out Books for July 2026
https://t.co/JJXZGCm0fO

10. The Neverland Thieves
9. Impossible Creatures: The Neverfear
8. Monsieur Mustard
7. Happy Hills
6. Jekyll vs Hyde
5. Dragonborn 2
4. Dogs and Bears
3. The Line
2. Bone Head
1. The Wild Ones

[Rebecca the Reader @MeakerR]

@smithsmm @PeterEBurns @FarshoreBooks @f33lthesun @PaulWat5 @checkemoutbooks I also adored the first book and buying this as the first of my summer holiday reads! (Feels like a long way off still mind you 😅)

[Simon Smith @smithsmm]

Loved the first “Shadow Thieves” by @PeterEBurns.

“Island of Skulls” is a brilliant sequel. It takes us back into that amazing world. It is a high-stakes adventure packed with danger and mystery. From ruthless enemies to booby-trapped ruins, it’s unputdownable. Fabulous!

[Scott Evans | The Reader Teacher® @MrEPrimary]

👀📚Check out my JUNE 2026 Children’s Books I’m Most Excited About video over on my YouTube channel. Please subscribe!

📖🌟Each month, I put together #ComingSoon videos previewing my most anticipated children’s books releases to bump up your TBRs!

➡️ https://t.co/be4llncOSL

[Sophie Bartlett @_MissieBee]

I made a Kahoot quiz based on this maths KO (but it’s essentially just a quiz on a wide variety of KS2 maths so anyone can use it) - ideal for last week of SATs revision!

https://t.co/gTfhCpMRjM

[Jon Biddle @jonnybid]

Lucy Strange is one of only a handful of authors who gets automatic promotion to the top of my reading pile. Murder on a Midsummer Night is an absolute treat. A cosy midsummer murder, combining mystery and suspense with a wide range of eccentric characters. It's a lot of fun.

[Rebecca the Reader @MeakerR]

@furlong_kate @Team_English1 @EnglishWales @Suchmo83 is an inspiration and cannot recommend his book enough to inspire a whole-school approach to reading.

[Paul Watson @PaulWat5]

@EleFountain is a cracking author.

Has anyone else read any of her books? I'm a huge fan so I'm wondering which ones people have enjoyed.

https://t.co/lsYw9fK7ql

[Rebecca the Reader @MeakerR]

@PaulWat5 @EleFountain Ooooooooh this looks epic! I don't know her books so I am on this for the summer and our library ! Thank you 😊 🙏

[Rebecca the Reader @MeakerR]

@DeputyGrocott I've tried so many ways of showing this and it's never quite worked!We tried lengths of rope with ribbons for key events on the school field, toilet paper (where each sheet =100 years) and various other bits but never quite catches the scope of the different periods. Good luck!

[Mr G @DeputyGrocott]

I know asking for resources is a bit old hat on here now 😔 but I’m looking to get the children to create a ‘big picture’ history timeline. So putting key events and civilizations in one timeline so they can see where the Ancient Greeks ‘fit’. Does anyone have anything like this?

[Tom G 📕 @checkemoutbooks]

Still amazed that I’ve got an early read of Six Weeks, the latest powerful read from @EarlyTrain & Joe Todd-Stanton 📖 I can’t wait to meet Alfie! Coming 4/6. Thanks SO much Matt & @HachetteKids

[Jon Biddle @jonnybid]

Over the past six years, I’ve loved writing a regular reading column in Educate magazine. Almost forty articles later, covering graphic novels, empathy, peer recommendations, reading aloud, and much more, I’ve gathered them all on my Padlet.
https://t.co/OcVLTusywM

[Jon Biddle @jonnybid]

The line-up of authors, poets and illustrators for EmpathyLab’s Empathy Day festival (4th–11th June) is absolutely stunning. Sessions feature @MichaelRosenYes, Tom Percival, Patrice Lawrence, @whatSFSaid, Manjeet Mann and Louie Stowell. More info here: https://t.co/tDVE3xeEFS