The Bedtime Bag

This year we have re-introduced The Bedtime Bag (from being a box!). This is a bag that goes home with your child to help encourage reading with parents. In the bag is a story book, a teddy bear, a notebook and some hot chocolate. The idea is that the child will sit down with the teddy and hot chocolate and an adult (mum, dad, grandma, grandad, older sibling, family member etc) will then read the story to them or together. The child can write in the notebook what they thought about the story.

We have had feedback from parents and children about the bag and they have been a great success! Here are some of the comments from parents:

"We have had it twice this year and we love it. It actually makes us sit down and read a whole book, we couldn't put the last one down until we had finished it."

"A lovely idea! Both of my children really enjoyed this. It also ensured that I set aside a specific time to read with them rather than it being a rushed activity or putting an audio book on."

We have also acted on feedback and are going to include a selection of books in the box, allow children the freedom to carry on reading/be read the book they are currently enjoying at home and let the box stay at home for a couple of nights.

Thank you for your feedback!

"I love reading. We read a book called Viking Boy this year and it was brilliant, we got to write our own stories similar to it too." Jacob, Year 6.

"I like the WRAP strategies, they help me understand." Rajan, Year 5.

"I love 'I Fell Into a Fairytale'." Libby, Year 3.

"David Walliam's books are my favourite, I like it when the teacher reads to us too." Theo, Year 4