Fixture 1 Extension Activity Read through a selection of information books and create your own quiz about your football heroes, teams or skills. OR Work together on a match report, article or excerpt of your choice and create your own quiz to test the rest of the group.

Fixture 2 Extension Activity Quiz time! Listen to the blurbs then answer the questions Think about what you hear – who, what, where, when, why?

Fixture 3 Extension Activity Choose a simple format like a haiku, a limerick or some shape poetry. Can you create and share your own football poems?

Fixture 4 Extension Activity Can you create a TV or radio programme around your visitor? You should research your guest and write interview scripts. You could advertise and produce a trailer for the programme, have a debate or competition as to who would make the best host, set up a studio and display. Role play during the day itself might include an on-the-spot reporter, a video/audio crew, paparazzi, etc.

Fixture 5 Extension Activity Can you write the headlines to the articles supplied by your teacher? OR Look at the headlines that your teacher gives you. Now listen to them describe the stand-out information about the match. Can you write the first paragraph for a match report? Can you summarise the details into Who, What, When, Where? Perhaps instead of writing reports you could be recorded orally or with a camera. Can you pool ideas about good phrases to use? OR Find news articles online from your local paper. Compare this with an actual, national, paper. Which format do you like best – the physical paper, or online?

Fixture 6 Extension Activity Conduct research into each member of the team you support and create a season programme with fact files on each player. You could add details as the season progresses along with statistics and memorable highlights.

Fixture 7 Extension Activity Discuss how you could promote your trip to the next set of pupils taking part in PLRS. Why not: Create an advert for the venue you have visited? Create a photo story for students in the next Reading Stars team?

Fixture 8 Extension Activity Using the key features of an effective website, can you design your own school football website? Work collaboratively, on computers or paper.

Fixture 9 Extension Activity Can you share your reading journey with the whole school? In assembly? With parents? Governors? Make a short film of your experience for the school website to encourage future Reading Stars. Become the school consultants to get the whole school reading for pleasure. Become reading buddies for younger pupils within your own school, or with a feeder primary.