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Getting your children reading during the summer holidays can sometimes seem like an extra job - an additional cost on top of days out and endless snacks, or like school is creeping into their leisure time. But summer reading doesn't have to feel like homework! From audiobooks and family reading time to library visits and reading on days out, here are 15 easy and fun ways to encourage children to keep reading at home and throughout the summer holidays.

Knowledge organisers bring together key facts, vocabulary and concepts from a topic in one place, and give pupils a handy reference point to use to revisit learning. Find out more about them, along with tips for using them in your teaching practice, and download a free selection of Computing Knowledge Organisers to try out in your school.

Tutors: teach engaging reading sessions all summer long with an array of resources in the Purple Mash Library, included as part of your subscription to Purple Mash. Get top tips and ideas for fun reading lessons in this blog.

Teachers have very busy days, so we've put together a guide to how Purple Mash can save you time. With these 10 teacher time-saving features, you might even have time to grab a cuppa in the staffroom!

Check out what 2Simple has to offer to complement and add to your English lessons, including a whole-school Spelling Scheme of Work, Guided Reading resources and our English Leader's Toolkit.