Your online library for reading and comprehension
Your online library for reading and comprehension
Serial Mash is our ever growing online library with interactive activities and comprehension quizzes.
Serial Mash gives every child access to an online library of gripping fiction books specifically written for use in primary school classrooms with children aged 7-11. The stories can be accessed in school and from home to inspire all children to love reading. The books, quizzes and extended writing activities are all accessible on tablets and other devices kids can't put down.
Now partnered with DK Learning
We have recently partnered with DK Learning to bring Serial Mash subscribers Dorling Kindersley (DK) books every term. With the addition of 18 new non-fiction books each year, we hope to ignite children’s curiosity and love for learning, whilst saving you money.
A brand-new chapter
Every week you'll get the latest chapter of a specially-written serialised book. Read on tablets, on laptops, with print out copies, or together via an interactive whiteboard, highlighting important words as you read.
Guided reading resources
Each book chapter is complemented by a host of printable resources for whole class, group or individual use. Comprehension quizzes, grammar worksheets, sequencing activities, and open ended questions - they're all in one place.
Ready-made writing activities
Get children practising diverse forms of writing at a click of a button! Children can write a news report, compare the two main characters or dream up their version of the next chapter.
View the data
With access to all the data recorded in reading journals you can see how frequently children read and for how long. You can view this data for classes, groups or individual children.
Schedule and serialise books
You can schedule entire books and their related activities for children for them to read and complete. Alternatively, you can use the serialise function to deliver new chapters and activities to children on specific dates that you choose.
Online reading journals
Any Serial Mash book a child reads is automatically recorded in their reading journal and other books can easily be added by scanning the barcode, searching for the book or entering the ISBN number.
A library for everyone
Altogether, the chapter packs add up to a growing library of more than 140 books, many featuring popular curriculum topics. It comes with free home access, making it a brilliant way to make more books available to children at home. And the exciting 'Fire Bolt' series is included specifically to give less confident readers the chance to read for pleasure.
Meet the authors and explore their work
You can view the profile of any Serial Mash author inside the library, learn a little about them and view all their books in the same place.
I think Serial Mash is one of those great activities that can easily be used for Literacy groups, and because the children can do the reading and activities independently and then save them. The teacher can see what they have been doing and easily check/mark their work in Purple Mash. When asked if this activity was something my class would like to add to the Literacy rotations they do each day - it was a resounding "YES please! "
Gabrielle Anderson
McLaren Flat Primary School, South Australia
As a school we’re really focused on the issue of ‘reluctant readers’ and the interactive nature of Serial Mash turns reading into a fun and immersive experience
Richard Williams
Holbook Primary School
Subscribe to Serial Mash
If you’re a new customer purchasing a single one-year licence with a credit or debit card then use the ‘Buy it Now’ button. Alternatively, if any of the following applies: You would like a discounted multi-year licence, you’re purchasing more than one licence, you’d like to pay by invoice, you’re renewing an existing licence, you’re a specialist unit - please email info@2simple.com.au or call +61 (03) 8351 4990. If you are a secondary school, please go here.
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