Magic Key, the

“The Magic Key” magazine is published by BBC Worldwide magazines. It forms part of their “Learning Together” range of magazines for Primary school children, and is a very well put together supplement to the Oxford Reading Tree range of reading scheme books. At the time of writing, the magazine is on Issue 17, and costs £1.75. Each issue comes with a free gift, which is always something to do with the Magic Key stories. This issues’ gift is a Holographic pencil and notepad. The cover price is therefore virtually justified already, before even opening the magazine! Previous free gifts have included stickers, fridge magnets, pencil ...  Read the complete review

This new, monthly, 35 page BBC children's magazine is based on characters from "The Oxford Reading Tree", a reading scheme widely used in schools. It helps parents to support their children's reading and writing skills during Key Stage One. I have found it to be very useful with many different and fun activities to complete. It is targeted at the 5-7 age range but my 4 year old enjoys listening to the stories and can attempt some of the activities with help from me. Matthew, however, at 7 years old can complete most of them with little or no help after some initial guidance. Most, if not all, of the literacy skills required for ...  Read the complete review