World Book Day
Last Friday we celebrated World Book Day in school with a whole host of fantastic activities all centred around the love of stories. I have really enjoyed asking the children this week what they did in class and which activity was their favourite - thank you to all the children who have shared that with me!
In Year 1 they were busy practising their play, based on The Robot and the Bluebird - “one of our all time favourite stories!” said Miss Wyatt. Later on, when some of the adults had switched classes, Mrs Cawston led them to creating their OWN story - based on themselves, complete with actions!
Year 2 played an old favourite, the headband game, taking it in turns to wear the name of a book character on a headband and asking questions to try and figure out who they were supposed to be.
Year 3 were in the library all afternoon (well, those who weren’t at Burwell!) exploring some creative writing based on Joseph Coelho’s Ten Word Tiny Tales. Some expanded on the pages in the book, others used the online word generator to come up with their own Ten Word Tiny Tale! We all enjoyed contributing to the ideas page of one story, about a girl trying to climb out of the sky.
From making bookmarks, to playing book recommendation bingo (a card full of different types of books to try), to completing word scavenger hunts through a massive selection of texts, to simply reading - Year 4 had a whole BONANZA of bookish brilliance going on.
Year 5 designed book covers - either for a book they had read or a made up book - and they also made reading mood boards using big pieces of paper.
We cut out loads of pictures to do with books and things we like and how we like to read and stuck them on!” - Arabella & Harry
At the end of the day, all the adults switched classes and took some different books to read to a completely different group of children. Here are some of the books that were shared:
Little Red & the Very Hungry Lion by Alex T Smith
The Dog Who Danced on the Moon by John Boyne
The Book with No Pictures by BJ Novak
The Dragonsitter by Josh Lacey
Wigglesbottom Primary: The Talking Lamb by Pamela Butchart
Norse Myths and Legends
13 Unbelievable Tales by Paul Jennings
And of course, we all enjoyed dressing up as our favourite book characters. We even got this shot of Professor Snape with a whole herd of Harry Potters (plus Dobby, a few Hermiones and a Gringotts dragon)!
Many shops have now already sold out of the official World Book Day books, but if you’re yet to spend your voucher, never fear, as you can also use it to get £1 off the cost of any other children’s book.
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