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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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Book Week 2024 — Reading Is Magic
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Magical Story Starters Task Cards
Get your students writing magical stories with this set of story starter task cards.
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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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Cereal Box Author Study – Template
Research and write biographical text to create a literacy-themed book bin using an author study biography report template.
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Cure Your Curiosity with a Book! - Poster and Colouring Page
A beautifully designed poster to display in your classroom reading corner with an accompanying colouring page.
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Reading Acrostic Poems – Templates
A set of 7 acrostic poem templates.
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I Read Because... – Writing Template
Write about the benefits of reading with this book cover writing template.
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Library Scavenger Hunt – Upper Primary
Explore the school library with a scavenger hunt!
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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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Talking About Books Prompts
Share a love of reading and expose students to new books with these book talk prompts.
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Reading Is Magic! Worksheet Pack
Use this pack of worksheets based on the 2024 Book Week theme, “Reading Is Magic”, to explore the wonders of books and reading with your students.
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Build a Magical Story Interactive Activity
Use this “Build a Magical Story” narrative writing interactive activity to model the purpose, structural elements and language features of narrative texts.
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Reading Is Magic! – Book Week 2024 Display Banner
Use this “Reading Is Magic” display banner to brighten your classroom during Book Week 2024!
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Magic-Themed Book Review Template
Create a display of student book reviews during Book Week 2024 with this magic-themed book review template for lower years students.
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Reading Is Magic! Bookmarks
Celebrate Book Week 2024 with a set of four bookmarks inspired by the theme, “Reading Is Magic”.
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Reading Challenge: 10-100 Book Challenge Reading Logs
Start the 100-Book Challenge with a fun reading log!
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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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Inspiring Author Flipbook
Research and celebrate an inspiring author with this hands-on flipbook.
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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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Authors Who Inspire – Speechwriting Task
Research and celebrate an inspiring author with this speechwriting activity.
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Would You Rather? Books and Reading - Movement Game
Engage your students in thought-provoking discussions and fun exercises in this books and reading edition of 'Would You Rather...?'
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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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Book Week - Mini-Book
Celebrate all things Book Week with a fun-sized mini-book!
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Roll to Create a Silly Book Title – Differentiated Writing Activity
Print a differentiated literacy activity using dice and a chart to create a silly book title and storybook.
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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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