Books Light Up Our World
Book Week will be held from the 22nd to 28th August. 2015 is the 70th anniversary of Book Week. To help us celebrate, the Splash Theatre Company will perform the ‘Book Show’ for all classes from Reception to year 7 on Tuesday 11th August. Our annual book fair will be held in the library from the 26/8/15 to the 2/9/15. The theme for Book Week is “Books Light up our World”. 2015 has also been proclaimed as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies. Its aim is to highlight the importance of light and optical technologies in people’s lives, their futures, and for the development of society. Click on the image below for resources on light and optics.
Books that have been short listed for Book Week are on display in the library along with the Children’s Book Week resource book.
PETAA has created curriculum-based classroom units of work, for shortlisted books in the six categories of the annual CBCA awards.
PETAA Teachers’ Guide to the 2015 CBCA Book of the Year Awards (Password Protected)
Younger Readers
Review of Two Wolves – Children’s Books Daily
Two Wolves – Teacher Resources
Tamsin Janu
Figgy in the World Teacher Notes
Judith Rossell
Withering-by-Sea Teacher Notes
Steven Herrick
Bleakboy and Hunter Stand Out in the Rain – Teacher Notes
Libby Gleeson
Freya Blackwood
Freya Blackwood’s Blog
Beth Norling
Early Childhood
Aaron Blabey
Pig the Pug – Teacher Notes
Lesley Gibbes
Stephen Michael King
Scary Night – Teacher Notes
Scary Night Activity – The Little Big Book Club
Libby Gleeson
Freya Blackwood – Go to Sleep Jesse
Go to Sleep Jesse – Teacher Notes
Thursday Talk & Tea with Jonathan Bentley
A House of Her Own – Teacher Notes
More Teacher Resources
Stephen Michael King
Snail and Turtle are Friends – Teacher Notes
Alison Lester
Noni the Pony – Teacher Notes
More Teacher Notes and activities
Picture Book of the Year
Trace Balla
Rivertime – Teacher Notes
More Teacher Notes
Freya Blackwood – My Two Blankets
My Two Blankets – Teacher Notes
Teacher Notes 2
The Little Big Book Club Activities
Reading Time Review
One Minutes Silence- Teacher Notes
Author Interview
Illustrator Interview
Glenda Millard
The Duck and the Darklings – Teacher Notes
Teacher Notes 2
Ritva Voutila
The Stone Lion – Teacher Notes
Teacher Notes 2
Jackie French
Bruce Whatley
Fire – Teacher Notes
Teacher Notes 2
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
An interview with Simon – ABC
Simon Barnard
A-Z of Convicts – Teacher Notes
Demet Divaroren
Amra Pajalic
Teaching Notes
Pamela Freeman
Mary McKillop and the Black Dress
Mary’s Australia – Teacher notes
Jane Jolly
National Library of Australia Blog
Tea and Sugar Christmas – Teacher Notes
Teacher Notes 2 – Exploring Australia by Train
Teacher Notes 3 – History Unit – How has our community changed? What features have been lost or retained?
Claire Saxby
Graham Byrne
Emu – Teacher Notes
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Activities for Book Week
The Book Chook – Activity for Children’s Book Week 2015, Activities for Children’s Book week, Ideas for Performance, Ideas for Display
Mrs B’s 2015 Shortlist Activities
Mrs Mac’s Library
Bookmarks for Children’s Book Week
On a Beam of Light – A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne
