Fun with books

There are so many ways we can enjoy and have fun with books! By sharing books together in exciting and varied ways, we can really help motivate children to choose to read for themselves and encourage them to become lifelong readers.

Here are some great ideas for having fun with books that you can try today.

Make Your Own Story Dice (Illustrated by Nick Sharratt)

Use our Story Dice to make up your own stories! Just print off the templates, colour in the beautiful Nick Sharratt illustrations, turn them into dice and the storytelling possibilities are endless! Read more

Book titles quiz

Have fun with this 'guess the book title' quiz. Read more

Three in a row!

Fun activities to complete with a book once you've finished reading it! Read more

Apply to volunteer

Become a Coram Beanstalk reading helper and provide consistent one to one support to children in an education setting on a regular basis.

What's involved

Find out more about what's involved as a Coram Beanstalk trained reading helper and the life-changing impact you can have!

Frequently asked questions

Here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions by new volunteers.

Why volunteer?

Become a Coram Beanstalk reading helper to make a lasting difference to a child's life and enjoy a unique volunteering experience.

What we do

Find out more about how we provide one-to-one reading support.

How we can help

Find out more about our approach to improving your pupils' reading ability and confidence.

Thank you for applying to be a Beanstalk reading helper

Literacy charities join forces

On 1st November 2017 Reading Matters merged with the national children’s literacy charity Beanstalk.

Become a Story Starter setting

Find out more about becoming a Story Starters setting.

Our Senior Leadership Team

Our Senior Leadership Team is responsible for leading the day-to-day operations of the charity.