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Book Week 2024 — Reading Is Magic
Get ready for Children's Book Week 2024 with printable worksheets, activities, crafts and more ideas to celebrate the joy of books with your students! This teacher-created resource collection has hundreds of fresh ideas designed to be used in the primary classroom to encourage students to get hooked on a book.
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Classroom Book Truck – Resource Pack
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Reading Challenge: 10-100 Book Challenge Reading Logs
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Book-Inspired Task Cards
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Book Review Templates – Garden Theme
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Read, Grow, Inspire Bookmarks
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Roll to Create a Silly Book Title – Differentiated Writing Activity
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Book Week 2024 — Reading Is Magic
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Book Wish List
Nurture your students' interest in books and reading with this book wish list.
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Reading Preferences Survey
Help students gain a greater understanding of the books they like to read with this reading preferences survey.
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Classroom Book Truck – Resource Pack
Introduce your students to new book genres with an exciting food-truck-themed book tasting.
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Book Review Templates – Garden Theme
Create a display of student book reviews using this garden-themed book report template.
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Authors Who Inspire – Speechwriting Task
Research and celebrate an inspiring author with this speechwriting activity.
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Library Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
Take a journey through the classroom library with a book scavenger hunt activity.
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Wild About Reading – Poster and Colouring Page
A beautifully designed poster to display in your classroom reading corner with an accompanying colouring page.
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Library Scavenger Hunt – Lower Primary
Explore the school library with a scavenger hunt!
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Book Hunt Image and Task Cards
Use this gorgeous illustration with task cards to match to explore different story books.
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Book Week Display Banner
Make your classroom display board shine this Book Week with this display banner!
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My Strange Shrinking Parents – Literature Task Cards
Deep dive into the characters and themes of Zeno Sworder’s highly acclaimed book, My Strange Shrinking Parents, with this set of 12 literature task cards.
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Inspiring Author Flipbook
Research and celebrate an inspiring author with this hands-on flipbook.
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Book Tasting Placemat and Brochure Templates
Expose your students to new books, authors and genres with this student-centred book tasting activity.
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Children's Book Week Teaching Slides
Teach your students about the history and purpose of Australian Book Week with this comprehensive set of teaching slides.
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Real Magic Can Happen When You Read A Spellbinding Book – Bookmark
Highlight the magical properties of reading with a spellbinding bookmark!
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Decorative Reading Glasses Template
Spruce up your next reading session with these fun reading glasses that students can cut and assemble.
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Design Your Own Book Cover Template
Design a new book cover and summarise a book using this one-page, printable template.
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Book Report Bunting – Template
Share your students' favourite books with a printable book review template in the shape of bunting.
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Looking For a Book? – Suggestions Jar
A suggestions jar to help your students choose an appropriate book.
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'Choose It' – Book Selection Bookmarks
Help students make choices about which books to read with this handy bookmark.
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A Book a Day Keeps the Monsters Away - Library Display
Get your students excited about reading with this interactive Book Review Library display!
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50-Book Challenge Tracker – Printable Bookmark
Inspire your students to read fifty books during the school year with a printable 50-book Challenge Bookmark Tracker.
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Book Recommendation Flower Garden - Template
Create a book recommendation flower garden with this easy-to-use template.
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Book Hunt for Book Week - Mini-Book
Celebrate Book Week 2023 with a theme-related book hunt!
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