BOOK WEEK 2017
'Escape to Everywhere'
August 19 - 26, 2017
ACTIVITY IDEAS
Creating student book trailers is always an engaging, challenging activity. Here's a useful site which has a task easily replicated, using free to share images and music plus a link on how to create using power point, with great results!
Create your own school based awards using the criteria from the CBCA website. Scroll to the bottom of the Entry Information page to download the 'Further judging criteria' pdf.
Where do you love to escape most to read? Use this quote by Mason Cooley as a kickstarter:
"Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are."
Design a travel brochure (online brochure or paper) to your favourite fictional place. Fancy a weekend at Hogwarts perhaps?
Try creating stage based library 'escape' activities where students need to unlock a code, solve a puzzle or a problem in order to get a 'key' to escape from their 'locked' library.
Check out TL Mandy Kirk's Library 'Escape' Task! The postcard below contains the initial clues - find it on the site. Easily adapted for a variety of stages.
The NSW Arts Unit has made several author/illustrator videos available as part of the celebrations for Book Week.
Thanks to Chelsea at Thirroul PS for her illustration above!
Creating student book trailers is always an engaging, challenging activity. Here's a useful site which has a task easily replicated, using free to share images and music plus a link on how to create using power point, with great results!
Create your own school based awards using the criteria from the CBCA website. Scroll to the bottom of the Entry Information page to download the 'Further judging criteria' pdf.
Where do you love to escape most to read? Use this quote by Mason Cooley as a kickstarter:
"Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are."
Design a travel brochure (online brochure or paper) to your favourite fictional place. Fancy a weekend at Hogwarts perhaps?
Try creating stage based library 'escape' activities where students need to unlock a code, solve a puzzle or a problem in order to get a 'key' to escape from their 'locked' library.
Check out TL Mandy Kirk's Library 'Escape' Task! The postcard below contains the initial clues - find it on the site. Easily adapted for a variety of stages.
The NSW Arts Unit has made several author/illustrator videos available as part of the celebrations for Book Week.
Thanks to Chelsea at Thirroul PS for her illustration above!
EARLY CHILDHOOD CATEGORY
Cori Brooke All I want for Christmas is rain Teaching Notes Author, Illustrator video
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Kylie Howarth Chip Teaching Notes
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Leila Rudge Gary Teaching Notes
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Johanna Bell Go home, cheeky animals
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Kylie Dunstan Nannie loves Teaching Notes Lamont Teaching Notes
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Susannah Chambers The snow wombat Lamont Teaching Notes
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Cori Brooke All I want for Christmas is rain Teaching Notes Author, Illustrator video
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Kylie Howarth Chip Teaching Notes
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Leila Rudge Gary Teaching Notes
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Johanna Bell Go home, cheeky animals
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Kylie Dunstan Nannie loves Teaching Notes Lamont Teaching Notes
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Susannah Chambers The snow wombat Lamont Teaching Notes
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PICTURE BOOK CATEGORY
Bob Graham Home in the rain Teaching Notes
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Lance Balchin Mechanica OS Mechanica Book Trailer
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Oliver Huxley My brother Teaching Notes Lamont Teaching Notes
Dee Huxley
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Liz Anelli One photo Teaching Notes Book Trailer
Ross Watkins Lamont Teaching Notes
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Owen Swan Out Teaching Notes Lamont Teaching Notes
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Van T Rudd The patchwork bike Lamont Teaching Notes Author video
Maxine Beneba Clarke 'One plus one' video interview Read Along with author
YOUNGER READERS CATEGORY
Karen Foxlee A most magical girl
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Kate Temple Captain Jimmy Cook discovers 3rd grade Book Trailer
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Wendy Orr Dragonfly song Teaching Notes
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Bruce Pascoe Mrs Whitlam Teaching Notes
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Trace Balla Rockhopping Teaching Notes
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Robyn Bavati Within these walls Teaching Notes
OLDER READERS CATEGORY
Zana Fraillon Bone sparrow
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Shivaun Plozza Frankie
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Claire Zorn One would think deep
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Cath Crowley Words in deep blue
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Megan Jacobson Yellow
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Meg Caddy Waer
EVE POWNALL - Information
Gina Newton Amazing animals of Australia's national parks Teaching Notes
Kakadu video Tasmanian wilderness video (good to play muted)
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Jennifer Cossins A-Z of endangered animals video Seach youtube for numerous short videos on topic
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Neridah McMullin Fabish Numeracy activity
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Lorna Hendry Gigantic book of genes
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Maree Coote Spellbound
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Michael Sedunary William Bligh: a stormy story of tempestuous times Teaching Notes
Crichton Award New Illustrators
Lance Balchin Mechanica
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Megan Forward A patch from scratch Teaching Notes, information
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Lisa Kennedy Welcome to country Teaching Notes
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Michael McMahon Melbourne -word-by-word
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Van T Rudd The patchwork bike
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Mel Tregonning Small things Teaching Notes (select Primary or Secondary) download.
Thanks to Lamont Standing Orders for permission to link to their teaching notes.