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Book Week 2023 — Read Grow Inspire
Get ready for Children's Book Week 2023 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
Introduce your students to new book genres with an exciting food-truck-themed book tasting.
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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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Book-Inspired Task Cards
Celebrate all things books and reading with this comprehensive set of literature-inspired task cards.
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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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Read, Grow, Inspire Bookmarks
A set of 4 bookmarks to excite and inspire young readers.
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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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Book Week 2023 — Read Grow Inspire
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Reading World Scavenger Hunt
Get your students reading with this set of 20 reading tasks for your class to complete as part of a reading challenge.
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Generic Reading Response Templates
Get kids talking about the books they have read with these printable book review templates.
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Reading-Inspired Bookmarks
Foster a love of reading in your students with this set of 4 reading-inspired bookmarks.
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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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Literature Study Task Cards (Upper Primary)
Explore the wonders of children's literature with this set of 14 literature study task cards for upper primary students.
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Reading Acrostic Poems – Templates
A set of 7 acrostic poem templates.
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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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Book Review Bunting - Template
Share your students' favourite books during Book Week with a printable book review template in the shape of bunting.
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Book Review Worksheet
Encourage your students to share their thoughts on a story with this simple book review worksheet.
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Book-Inspired Task Cards
Celebrate all things books and reading with this comprehensive set of literature-inspired task cards.
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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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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 Review Chatterbox Template
Help your students review a book using this hands-on chatterbox.
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Library Scavenger Hunt – Upper Primary
Explore the school library with a scavenger hunt!
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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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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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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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Library Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
Take a journey through the classroom library with a book scavenger hunt activity.
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Book Review Brochure Template
Share the love of reading with a printable book review brochure project.
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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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Fun With Nonfiction Task Cards
Solidify your nonfiction reading response lessons with this set of 12 comprehension task cards.
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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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Book Hunt Image and Task Cards
Use this gorgeous illustration with task cards to match to explore different story books.
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