Any suggestions for a present for my reading partner?

[ladyruskin]

I volunteer through work as a reading partner in a primary school in Tower Hamlets. I am really proud of the progress my partner has made during the acedemic year and would like to buy him a present that would build on what he's achieved so far.

It's our last session on 10 July and was thinking of getting a literacy game of some kind but am at a loss as to where to start. He's in year 1 and is six years old. I don't think his family speak English as a first language at home, so maybe something he can play by himself? Or possibly something the whole family could play? He doesn't have any older siblings.

Thanks

[vesti]

Really kind and thoughtful.

I would just check first of all, with staff at the school, as there may well be a policy about gift giving to pupils.

[ladyruskin]

Gifts are permitted, just not really extravagant ones!

[hazelnunhead]

Ideas that come to mind are:

Banagrams

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1932188126/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=49ASG6LJG6VV&coliid=I295SK92VNCAM0

or this really great travel hangman that we love to play

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0020UZ1DO/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=49ASG6LJG6VV&coliid=IX0XGU5UECQ30

or this game where you use cards to tell stories

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Storyonics-Amazing-Adventure-Stories-years/dp/B004FZXOR2/ref=sr_1_2?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1403864306&sr=1-2&keywords=literacy+games

If you google "literacy games" on Amazon quite a few fun games come up.

[ladyruskin]

Perfect. Thanks!

[MrsMcC]

Orchard Toys have an excellent educational and fun range, here's a link to Amazon, you can also buy them in most good toy shops

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_in_-2_p_89_29?rh=n%3A468292%2Cn%3A%21595312%2Cn%3A%21595314%2Cn%3A364143031%2Cn%3A364150031%2Cp_89%3AOrchard+Toys&bbn=364150031&ie=UTF8&qid=1403865529&rnid=1632651031

[bluesuperted]

I love the look of this co-operative board game, am planning on getting it for my son this year but it's 5+ so should be fab for a six year old. Not specifically literacy but a lovely concept and no 'winning' if you see what I mean!

Peaceable Kingdom Cooperative Board Game - Count Your Chickens! by Peaceable Kingdom http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004HVKAAS/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_qevRtb1Z9GMC6