Teach your students about the history and purpose of Australian Book Week with this comprehensive set of teaching slides.
Explore the History and Purpose of Book Week
Every year in August, students and teachers all around Australia pull out their favourite books, dress up in the costumes of their most-loved characters and celebrate all things Australian literature. But do your students actually know why Book Week is celebrated in Australia every year, and do they know how this annual week came to be?
Teach Starter has made it easy for you to answer these questions (and more!) with this comprehensive teaching presentation about the history and purpose of Book Week. Perfect for school assemblies, library lessons or even as an introduction to the illustrious Book Week parade, this resource will teach your students everything they need to know about this great Australian event!
The presentation covers the following content:
- What is Book Week?
- Who is the CBCA?
- What are the Book of the Year Awards?
- What are the six categories?
- How are the winners decided?
- What is this year’s theme?
- Who creates the artwork?
- How is Book Week celebrated?
The presentation also includes several student-centred activities to enable your students to reflect upon and discuss the concepts presented as you work through the slides.
Download Now in Preparation for Book Week!
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This resource was created by Leeanne Blanckensee, a Teach Starter collaborator.
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