Some book you may enjoy reading in short bursts include:
You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum (Andy Stanton)
Esio Trot (Roald Dahl)
Horrid Henry books (Francesca Simon)
The Very Hungry Crocodile (Roald Dahl)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Jeff Kinney)
The World's Worst Children (David Walliams)

Suggestions for writing projects during school breaks:

• A sentence or two answering the question: what was the best part of today?

• A paragraph describing a stranger seen during the day. Use your imagination! Talk about the person during the day and then complete the writing later in the day/the following morning. (4 or 5 sentences would be a good length.)

• A paragraph describing a favourite meal - perhaps one that has just been eaten! Focus on the flavours and smells rather than the look of the meal. 

• Create a 'word wall': Choose a word from the list below and build up a collection of words that link to it and expand vocabulary. Aim for at least 20 words on your word wall! (A good way to do this is using post-it notes.)
  FLAVOURS WALKING SOUNDS TALKING SMELL
  HEAT COLD WEATHER FUN DESCRIBING A PERSON

• Tell a story... There are some images available for writing stories. Take a look at the picture and talk about what could be happening. Think about what had happened just before the picture, what is happening in the picture and what happens immediately after the picture. This can be written over a number of days, so don't stress about it. If possible, write 5 imaginative sentences for each paragraph and try to include some words from a word wall (see above).
  (for images, drop me an email and I'll send you a selection!)

• Using 'Freeprints' or similar, print an image from your holiday trips. Use this as a starting point for a story (like the suggestion above) or a description (using word wall vocabulary). You may find it more useful to focus on using great vocabulary - in which case, a supporter can do the writing or typing and the student can do the creative bit by dictating the story or description. 

a resource from Twinkl which will help with creating your own work if you need a little more support!