Free World Book Day Resources for Early Years and Primary

Posted on 25 January 2023

With World Book Day just around the corner, bring some literacy-themed fun into your classroom or early years setting with our exciting range of resources and articles focused on books!

Explore the topic of books with creative activities such as making a pop-up book and playing spot the story. Plus, discover great tips for reading books aloud and a plan for hosting a book week at your school.

We’ve selected just a few of our favourite free activity ideas and resource sheets below, but you can find our full range of World Book Day resources on the Scholastic Resource Bank.

books in the setting
World Book Day – 10 things to make and do

Extend your World Book Day celebrations with these fantastic ideas that will enable children to explore books in a variety of new ways.


Spot the book
Spot the book

Ask children to use this activity sheet to write about a favourite book – then to ask a friend to guess which book they have described.


World Book Day - ' Every picture tells a story' slideshow
World Book Day – ‘Every picture tells a story’ slideshow

Use this PowerPoint presentation to engage children in some storytelling this World Book Day.


books
World Book Day assembly plan

This assembly is about World Book Day and using your imagination to create stories out of events and images that you see every day.


Story maker
Story maker poster

Display this poster to enable children to focus on story characters, settings or objects, and make links between them. Children can create new and exciting stories by choosing elements from the poster.


Pop-up book
How to make a pop-up book

Children can follow these simple instructions to make their own pop-up book!


children reading
Host a book week

This article provides ideas for looking at a different aspect of a favourite picture book on each day of the week – a great way to explore story elements such as character, setting and plot.


KS1 Book Report
Book report template

Use this template to add structure to individual reading.


children and teacher reading a book at nursery
Tips for reading aloud

In this article, writer and illustrator, Alex T. Smith, provides some creative ideas for making stories and reading magical for children.


We also have a huge range of free book-based lesson plans and activity packs

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Plus, free recommended reading lists focusing on a varity of themes

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