Book Week 2026 — Symphony of Stories Teaching Resources for Year 5
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Symphony of Stories – Book Week 2026 Word Search
Explore vocabulary related to the 2026 Book Week theme “Symphony of Stories” with a differentiated word search.
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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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My Book Week Character – Template
A template to use to display a photograph of students' costumes for Book Week.
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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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Reading-Inspired Bookmarks
Foster a love of reading in your students with this set of 4 reading-inspired bookmarks.
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Student Reading Log Printables
Track home reading with a printable reading log.
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Summarising a Story Graphic Organisers
Use these graphic organisers to help students when summarising a story.
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Roll to Create a Musical Story – Dice Game
Get your students writing musical stories during Book Week 2026 with this engaging and interactive dice game.
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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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Music Colouring In Pages
Encourage mindfulness with a set of free music coloring in pages.
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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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Story Soundtrack Book Review Template
Analyse elements of a story and integrate music into your Book Week lessons with a printable Story Soundtrack Book Review Template.
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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 Acrostic Poems – Templates
A set of 7 acrostic poem templates.
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Library Scavenger Hunt – Upper Primary
Explore the school library with a scavenger hunt!
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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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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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Create a Story Soundtrack - Book Week Activity
Engage students with a narrative structure activity that combines reading comprehension, music and creativity through the Book Week 2026 theme, Symphony of Stories.
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Reading Log Bookmark Templates
Motivate and track your students’ reading habits with our printable Reading Log Bookmark Templates.
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Book Recommendation Template
Create a class book recommendation display with this printable template.
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A Symphony of Stories - Reading Log Templates for Book Week
Encourage and promote good reading habits with printable Reading Log Templates for Book Week!
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10 - 100 Book Challenge Reading Log Bookshelf Template
Start and track progress through the 100-Book Challenge with a fun reading log bookshelf template!
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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 Hunt for Book Week - Mini-Book
Send your students on a book hunt either in your classroom or the school library with this fun minibook activity.