And the winners are…
Thank you to everyone who took part in this year’s Reading Plus Festive Poem Competition.
We are very excited to announce that the winners are:
1ST PLACE
Zoha, Year 6, Woodhouse Primary School
You have won a £200 Amazon voucher and a certificate.
2ND PLACE
Maggie, Year 7, Haberdashers’ Abraham Darby
You have won a £150 Amazon voucher and a certificate.
3RD PLACE
Nurture Group (SEND), Oasis Academy Lister Park
You have won a £100 Amazon voucher and a certificate.
Congratulations! Please get in touch with us at soad@readingsolutionsuk.com to claim your reward.
Walking in a Winter Wonderland…
Our Festive Poem Competition is back! Enter our free Festive Poem Competition to win one of three Amazon vouchers up to £200!
Win one of three Amazon vouchers
To be in a chance of winning amazing prizes, students are to submit a poem titled ‘Winter Wonderland’ – aside from the title, students have free creative rein! They can be fun, silly, or Santa-mental.
Poems can be acrostic, rhyming, or non-rhyming and must be no longer than 12 lines.
Need some inspiration? Scroll to the bottom of the page for some ‘Winter Wonderland’ writing prompts and activity resources.
The competition is only open to Reading Solutions UK customers and Reading Plus users.
Not a customer? Enter our Win Reading Plus competition here
Competition key dates
Prizes
Three prizes are available:
- The school with the most votes will win a £200 Amazon voucher and a certificate.
- Second place will win a £150 Amazon voucher and a certificate.
- Third place will win a £100 Amazon voucher and a certificate.
How to win
Poem entries must be submitted here or using the link below by midnight on the 13th of December, 2023
- Only one entry per student will be accepted (submissions must include the student’s name, age, and school).
- Reading Solutions UK will shortlist six poems.
- Shortlisted poems will be shared on Reading Solutions UK’s social media channels, and a voting process will take place.
- The prize winners will be the top three poems that receive the most votes.
- Each like, comment, or share is worth one vote.
Voting will open on the 18th of December and close at midnight on the 31st of December!
Brr-illiant printable resources
We’ve created a host of cool resources to support your class in their poem-writing process.
Christmas acronym poem template
Wonderland acronym poem template
Door hanger colouring sheet (colouring sheet)
Christmas bunting (colouring sheet)
‘Happy Holidays’ card template
‘A Special Poem Just For You’ card template
Lesson ideas for your class
Use these class discussion questions to inspire your students’ imaginations and snowball some ideas for their ‘Winter Wonderland’ poems.
- What is your favourite part about Winter? Why?
- What activities do you like to do in the Winter?
- What holiday traditions do you have?
- What holidays do you celebrate during Winter? How do you celebrate them?
- What is your most magical holiday memory?
- What is your favourite Arctic animal? Why?
Helpful links exploring the Winter season, some brr-illiant Winter facts, and what Winter looks like around the world:
- BBC Bitesize: How well do you know these legendary winter figures?
- BBC Bitesize: How winter works: Six Winter Mysteries Solved
- BBC Bitesize: The history and science of snowmen
- BBC Bitesize: Cool wintry words from around the world
- BBC Bitesize: What is Christmas?
- Twinkl: Christmas around the world
- National Geographic Kids: Winter Celebrations around the world
We’ve put together a Festive playlist for your students (and yourself!) to spark joy while they write their poems.
Proud to support the Digital Poverty Alliance
We’re thrilled to once again be supporting the Digital Poverty Alliance in achieving their vision of living in a world that enables everyone to access the life-changing benefits of digital technology.
Did you know?
26% of young people do not have access to a laptop or similar device.
53% of people offline can’t afford an average monthly broadband bill.
1 in 5 children home-schooling during the pandemic did not have access to an appropriate device like a laptop.
To discover more ways to support, visit digitalpovertyalliance.org