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Friday 2nd April 2027
Understanding International Children’s Book Day in EYFS & KS1
Let's open a book and dive into amazing stories and adventures! 📖✨ International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated every year on April 2nd. This special day is chosen because it's the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen, a very famous writer of fairy tales. It was started in 1967 by a group called the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). The main idea of this day is to encourage everyone, especially children, to love reading and to highlight how wonderful children's books are. Every year, a different country chosen by IBBY helps organise the day, picks a theme, and asks a famous writer to share a message with children all over the world, and a well-known artist to create a beautiful poster.
For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, this day provides a fantastic and imaginative theme for exploring literacy, language and communication, creative expression, storytelling, and personal, social & emotional development (PSED) through the magic of books. It's about inspiring a lifelong love for reading, exploring different worlds through stories, and encouraging children to become their own storytellers. This day offers wonderful planning ideas and inspiration for engaging activities that truly resonate with young minds, making learning about books and narratives both enriching and exciting!
Why Is Learning About Books Important for Young Children?
Integrating International Children’s Book Day and lessons about books and storytelling into your practice with young children (aged 0-7) is incredibly important for fostering literacy development, encouraging imagination, and building a foundation for lifelong learning.
Fosters Love for Reading: Introduces children to the joy and wonder that books offer, creating positive associations with reading.
Enhances Literacy Skills: Develops vocabulary, comprehension, phonological awareness (through rhyme and rhythm), and early writing skills.
Sparks Imagination & Creativity: Encourages imaginative play, creative thinking, and the ability to invent their own stories and worlds.
Supports Communication & Language: Improves listening skills, speaking abilities, and the capacity to express thoughts and feelings.
Develops Empathy & Understanding of the World: Through stories, children learn about different emotions, cultures, experiences, and perspectives.
Builds Knowledge: Books are a gateway to learning about countless subjects, from animals to history to science.
Engaging Book & Story Activities for International Children’s Book Day (0-7 Year Olds)
Let's get cosy with a good book and celebrate International Children’s Book Day with these planning ideas and activities perfect for EYFS and KS1 children. The focus is on inspiring a love for reading, exploring stories, and encouraging creativity! Many of these early years and year 1 activities can be supported by our dedicated 'Books and Storytelling', 'Traditional/Fairy Tales', and 'Literacy' resources.
Here's some inspiration for celebrating International Children’s Book Day in your setting: (Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)
Story Time Extravaganza:
Read a variety of children's books, from picture books to simple chapter books.
Focus on classic stories like those found in our 'Traditional/Fairy Tales' collection: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, The Enormous Turnip, The Gingerbread Man, The Little Red Hen, and The Three Little Pigs.
Use character masks for interactive storytelling: 'The Little Red Hen - Role-Play Headbands - Colouring', 'Goldilocks And The Three Bears - Masks - Colouring', 'The Gingerbread Man - Role-Play Masks', 'The Three Little Pigs - Role-Play Masks'.
Use banners and key phrases to immerse children in the stories… we have many on our 'Traditional/Fairy Tales' page.
Character Exploration & Creation:
Have children draw or write about their favourite characters from stories using 'My Favourite Character' sheets.
Encourage character descriptions using 'The Little Red Hen - Character Descriptions’ and 'Character Building Description Sheets'.
Use 'History - Shakespeare - William Shakespeare Masks' to introduce the idea of famous authors and characters from history (even simplified).
Book Review & Recommendation:
Have children share why they love a particular book using 'A Book I Love - Draw/Write Sheets'.
Use 'Book Review - Draw/Write Sheets' for simple reviews.
Create a display of 'Our Favourite Books' using 'Banners - 'Our Favourite Books'.
Encourage children to use 'My Favourite Book' Differentiated Mark Making/Drawing/Writing Sheets’ to express their love for books.
Story Mapping & Sequencing:
Help children understand story structure with 'Story Maps' and 'Story Maps - Beginning/Middle/End'.
Practice sequencing with 'Three Little Pigs - Story Sequence Cards - Large (Free Sample)' or 'Traditional Tales - 2-Piece Puzzles' and 'Traditional Tales - Match Story Element Puzzles'.
Become a Storyteller/Author:
Encourage children to create their own stories using 'World Book Day Story Building Pack - Cut, Stick & Create/Write/Tell Stories'.
Provide 'Create Your Own Book Template - Light Blue' and 'Create Your Own Book Template - Purple' for them to write and illustrate their own books.
Use 'Traditional Tales - Drawing/Writing/Mark Making Sheets' for creative writing.
Literacy & Communication Foundations:
Reinforce language and comprehension skills with resources like 'Jack And The Beanstalk - Word Mat’, 'The Gingerbread Man - Word Mat', and 'Books - 'Animals In The House' Sheet'.
Explore comprehension with 'Holiday - Yr1 Comprehension: Narrative - Aryan's Day At The Beach', 'Holiday - Yr1 Comprehension: Non-Fiction - Seagulls At The Seaside', and 'Holiday - Yr1 Comprehension: Poetry - Going On Holiday'.
Use 'My Weather Book - Babies' for very young children.
Refer to EYFS Framework support for literacy: 'EYFS Framework - Support Examples - Birth To 3 - Literacy', 'EYFS Framework - Support Examples - 3 And 4 Year Olds - Literacy', and 'EYFS Framework - Support Examples - Reception - Literacy', and also for communication and language: 'EYFS Framework - Support Examples - Reception - Communication And Language (Free)'.
Role-Play & Dramatic Play:
Set up a storytelling corner using 'Traditional Tales - 'What Is A Traditional Tale?' Display Pack' and 'Traditional Tales - 'What Is A Traditional Tale?' Poster', along with 'Traditional Tales - Role-Play/Display Sign Posts' and 'Traditional Tales - Speech Bubbles'.
Act out scenes from stories using the character masks.
Use themed colouring sheets for quiet activities: 'Jack And The Beanstalk - Colouring Sheets’, 'The Three Little Pigs - Colouring Sheets', 'Wolf Wanted Posters'.
Explore More:
For even more book related resources, please visit our ‘Books and Storytelling’ page! For additional ‘Literacy’ resources, visit the ‘Communication & Language’ and ‘Literacy’ 'Area of Learning' pages. Dedicated KS1 ‘English’ Curriculum pages are coming very soon! You may also like to explore additional pages covering relevant and/or connected themes such as ‘Fairies’, ‘Mermaids and Mermen’, ‘Nursery Rhymes’, and ‘Pirates’.
These activities offer great inspiration for making International Children’s Book Day a memorable and impactful experience in your early years and Key Stage One setting, fostering literacy skills, imagination, love for reading, and a lifelong journey into the world of books.
To explore ideas surrounding additional early years events, please visit our 'Special Dates Calendar' page.
Printable resources to support teaching & learning surrounding: ‘International Children’s Book Day’
Examples of how to support ‘Literacy’ learning and development for birth to 3 year olds.
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Examples of how to support ‘Literacy’ learning and development for 3 and 4 year olds.
Extracted from Development Matters; non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage.
Includes colour and black and white versions.
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Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Examples of how to support ‘Literacy’ learning and development for Reception children.
Extracted from Development Matters; non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage.
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Perfect for ‘The Little Red Hen’ role-play activities! Plus your children will love to colour the headbands themselves!
Hen, Cat, Pig and Goose included.
Prepare a loop of paper to fit the child’s head.
Colour and cut out the desired headband and stick to the paper loop.
Wear the headband!
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These sheets are made for children to think about the characters from the story and record their thoughts.
These thoughts can be written around the pictures by the children if they are able but equally valuable if scribed by an adult.
The discussions and ideas are the most important part of this activity!
At the end of the pack is a short question idea card to get the discussion started but add as many other questions as you like and encourage the children to ask their own questions too!
Hen, Cat, Pig and Goose included.
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'My Favourite/Favorite Character’ Writing/Drawing/Mark Making Sheets. Both spellings included.
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Perfect for ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ role-play. Plus your children will love to colour the masks themselves!
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Pack includes ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ display banner, plus call outs for key phrases within the story.
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Consolidate children’s knowledge of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ whilst playing a fun game of ‘snap’ (or a memory game of ‘picking up pairs’ if you only print 2 of each card) with this set of large snap cards. The cards are made with a tab backing which can be folded before lamination in order to strengthen the final product. This also means that when turned over, the picture on the front can not be seen. Great stimulus for developing language skills!
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Examples of how to support ‘Communication & Language’ learning and development for Reception children.
Extracted from Development Matters; non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage.
Includes colour and black and white versions.
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Have fun with this set of 8 ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ Activity Challenge cards. Great for exploring the story further! The suggested movement activities will bring elements of the story to life and embed ideas securely through active learning.
Perhaps children could stand in a circle around the pile of cards and take turns to pick one for everyone to do. Once the children get to know the cards they will be able to relate the action to the picture without necessarily needing the card read to them...For example an adult may be able to simply hold up a card and everyone will be able to do the activity together!
Great for physical development, descriptive language, understanding the world, number recognition and turn taking.
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9 colouring pages which outline the key elements of the traditional tale.
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Pack includes ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ display banner, plus call outs for key phrases within the story.
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Word mat for use alongside ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ theme. Perfect for use within a display, role-play activities, mark making and more!
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'My Favourite/Favorite Part’ Writing/Drawing/Mark Making Sheets. Both spellings included.
‘My Favourite Character’ Sheets also available.
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Perfect for ‘The Three Little Pigs’ role-play!
You may prefer to encourage your child(ren) to decorate their own masks with the colouring versions here.
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Large (18.5 cm square) ‘Three Little Pigs’ story sequence cards to share with your children. Ideal as a group starter before using our smaller cut, sequence, listen and match activity cards.
After using these prompts you may like to extend your children with our THREE LITTLE PIGS - STORY CUT, SEQUENCE, LISTEN AND MATCH CARDS
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Encourage the children to think about the wolf and his actions during the story. Imagine why the police would want to stop him! Differentiated templates provided within pack.
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10 colouring pages which outline the key elements of the traditional tale.
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Pack includes ‘The Three Little Pigs’ display banner, plus call outs for key phrases within the story.
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This ‘Today’ Small A4 Weather Calendar is ideal for use in a compact space such as within a home setting. More themes and sizes AVAILABLE HERE.
Please note that if you wish to edit the text you can do so in the EDITABLE docx file version below. NON-EDITABLE pdf file also available below.
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I’d like to see MORE POSTERS & DISPLAYS please.
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7 masks included. Perfect for ‘The Gingerbread Man’ role-play activities!
Included in pack: Gingerbread Man, Old Woman, Old Man, Dog (Border Collie Sheepdog), Cat, Pig and Fox
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These sheets are made for children to think about the characters from the story and record their thoughts. (7 character sheets included.)
These thoughts can be written around the pictures by the children if they are able but equally valuable if scribed by an adult.
The discussions and ideas are the most important part of this activity!
At the end of the pack is a short question idea card to get the discussion started but add as many other questions as you like and encourage the children to ask their own questions too!
Characters included: Gingerbread Man, Old Woman, Old Man, Pig, Dog, Cat and Fox
Keywords: Mark making/Drawing/Writing, Animals, Activities, Fine Motor, Group Activities, Descriptive Language, Communication and Language, Speech and Language, Take Home, Discussion Prompts, Posters/Displays, Pencil Control, traditional fairy tales, colouring, art and craft
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Word mat for use alongside ‘The Gingerbread Man’ theme. Perfect for use within a display, role-play activities, mark making and more!
Keywords: Role-Play, Posters, Displays, Mat, baking tray, oven, baked, old woman, old man, dog, cat, pig, fox, river
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'My Favourite/Favorite Character’ Writing/Drawing/Mark Making Sheets. Various writing/drawing combinations.
Both spellings included.
Keywords: Mark making/Drawing/Writing, Animals, Activities, Fine Motor, Descriptive Language, Communication and Language, Speech and Language, Take Home, Discussion Prompts, Posters/Displays, Pencil Control, traditional fairy tales, colouring, art and craft, Personal Opinions
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‘Traditional Tales’ display pack including a banner, definition of a ‘Traditional Tale’, some of its key features and some key words/subheadings.
Includes features: ‘Once upon a time’, Fantasy, Magic, The Power of 3, Morals, Good vs Evil and ‘They lived happily ever after’.
Includes words/subheadings: Setting, Villain, Hero, Magic, Moral, Task, Characters, Events, Items, Objects and blank cards.
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Poster giving a definition of a ‘Traditional Tale’ and some of its key features.
Includes features such as: ‘Once upon a time’, Fantasy, Magic, The Power of 3, Morals, Good vs Evil and ‘They lived happily ever after’.
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These traditional fairy and folk tale sign posts are ideal for an inspirational display board, role play area or activity.
Sign posts included: Forest, Woods, Castle, Palace, Dragon x 2, Treasure x 2, Cottage, Farmhouse, Beanstalk, Unicorn, Witch, Wizard, Wolf, Bears, Queen, King, Prince & Princess.
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Use these speech bubble prompts however you like!
You may like to use one or two of them as part of a display. Laminate them and write instructions and messages for your children which are different each day. What message does Little Red Riding Hood have for us today?
Alternatively, put them out for the children to experiment with emergent writing. What would the Gingerbread Man say at this point in the story?
Included in pack: Little Red Riding Hood, the Wolf in Grandma’s clothing, Jack, the Giant, the Gingerbread Man, the Fox, The Big Bad Wolf, the Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks, the Three Bears, the Little Red Hen and a blank template.
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2-Piece Traditional Tale themed puzzles within the pack include: the Three Little Pigs, the Big Bad Wolf, Goldilocks, the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, the Wolf in Grandma’s clothing, Jack climbing the beanstalk, the Giant with harp and gold coins, the Gingerbread Man, Fox, a Goat from the Three Billy Goats Gruff and the Little Red Hen with her bread.
Each of the above mentioned puzzles are included twice within the pack: p2-7 = Horizontal line puzzles & p8-13 = Diagonal line puzzles
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These matching puzzles have a different connection for each set to allow the children to self-correct.
Puzzles included for the traditional fairy tales and folk tales: Jack and the Beanstalk, The Three Little Pigs, The Gingerbread Man, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, The Little Red Hen and Three Billy Goats Gruff.
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Various lined and blank ‘Traditional Tale’ themed sheets for drawing, writing and mark making.
Characters included within designs: Little Red Riding Hood, the Little Red Hen, The Big Bad Wolf, Goldilocks, the Gingerbread Man, the Fox and the Three Little Pigs.
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Two ‘My Story Map’ templates.
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Differentiated Book Review sheets. These sheets move from encouraging mark making and emergent writing right up to prompts for extended thinking and independent writing. In all cases, these sheets can be worked on alongside an adult with lots of discussion and possible scribing of the children’s ideas.
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Beginning, Middle and End story template sheets. Children can draw/write/make marks in each box to show their understanding of what happens during each part of a given story. You may like to use this in conjunction with our traditional tales resources.
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Fun story about Aryan’s day at the beach with comprehension questions.
Pack contains:
Page 2 – Text & Questions sheet – all in one sheet for laminating and use for those writing in books.
Page 3 – Text sheet – for laminating. Larger font size for children to follow along as adult reads.
Page 4 – Questions sheet – for those not using books who may need a worksheet to write on.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN OUR RESOURCES), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Informative child friendly text all about seagulls with comprehension questions.
Pack contains:
Page 2 – Text & Questions sheet – all in one sheet for laminating and use for those writing in books.
Page 3 – Text sheet – for laminating. Larger font size for children to follow along as adult reads.
Page 4 – Questions sheet – for those not using books who may need a worksheet to write on.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN OUR RESOURCES), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Engaging, child friendly poem about going on holiday with comprehension questions.
Pack contains:
Page 2 – Text & Questions sheet – all in one sheet for laminating and use for those writing in books.
Page 3 – Text sheet – for laminating. Larger font size for children to follow along as adult reads.
Page 4 – Questions sheet – for those not using books who may need a worksheet to write on.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN OUR RESOURCES), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Versatile ‘How many animals can you fit in the house?’ sheet/mat. Great for use alongside reading ‘A Squash and a Squeeze’!
Here are some ideas:
Place small world animals into the house. Practice 1:1 correspondence counting.
Laminate and use as a playdough mat. Have fun creating playdough animals.
Draw/make marks to represent animals inside the house.
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Various templates included for children to draw and/or write about a book they have enjoyed.
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Various templates included for children to draw and/or write about a book they have enjoyed.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Various templates included for children to draw and write about a book character.
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Two different templates included for children to draw and write about a character.
The character could be one they know from an existing story or your child(ren) could make up their own character(s).
On each sheet there is space for children to draw a character and write something they might say.
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‘Our Favourite Books!’ Banner in 3 different sizes.
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‘Our Favorite Books!’ Banner in 3 different sizes. (Note, this version is the US spelling of favorite.)
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Differentiated templates (4 included) which provide a space for children to express thoughts about a book that they enjoy. (UK spelling of ‘favourite’.)
You may like to present your very youngest children with a few books you know they enjoy reading. They can look at them and perhaps gravitate towards the one they enjoy the most. As children get older, you may feel you can talk to them about what they like about the book, e.g. the characters or that it is funny, or it makes them smile at the end when everyone is happy, etc. The oldest children may be able to discuss in more detail characters, objects, settings and plot points that they enjoy.
After discussion (or during), children may like to make marks/drawings on an appropriate sheet or even write some key words. You may like to write down some of the things that the child has said during your chat. The youngest children may for example make a mark on the paper and say e.g. ‘bee’ indicating that is what they have drawn from the book. The oldest children may draw a picture showing some elements of the book and attempt sounding out and writing a sentence e.g. ‘It is fun’ or ‘I like the frog’.
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Differentiated templates (4 included) which provide a space for children to express thoughts about a book that they enjoy. (US spelling of ‘favorite’.)
You may like to present your very youngest children with a few books you know they enjoy reading. They can look at them and perhaps gravitate towards the one they enjoy the most. As children get older, you may feel you can talk to them about what they like about the book, e.g. the characters or that it is funny, or it makes them smile at the end when everyone is happy, etc. The oldest children may be able to discuss in more detail characters, objects, settings and plot points that they enjoy.
After discussion (or during), children may like to make marks/drawings on an appropriate sheet or even write some key words. You may like to write down some of the things that the child has said during your chat. The youngest children may for example make a mark on the paper and say e.g. ‘bee’ indicating that is what they have drawn from the book. The oldest children may draw a picture showing some elements of the book and attempt sounding out and writing a sentence e.g. ‘It is fun’ or ‘I like the frog’.
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Have great fun building your own stories! Simply select 1 of the 3 differentiated template sheets. Then select a character (6 to choose from), a setting (6 to choose from) and an object (6 to choose from). Stick them into the appropriate boxes at the top of the sheet and let your imaginations run wild!
How much input is required from an adult will depend on the child. The ideas vocalised by a child could range from simply telling you what the items in the boxes are to a fragment of an idea about what might happen with the character and the object in the setting, to a fully fledged story with a beginning, middle and end.
A child’s thoughts can be scribed by an adult or drawn/written by the child. Ideal prompt for story ideas/ writing/ mark making.
Why not use in conjunction with our ‘Lollipop Puppet Set’ or ‘Character Building Pack’?
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These sheets are designed to help children to build up a character in preparation for story writing (oral and/or written). Children can write/draw their own descriptions or an adult can scribe for them. This pack includes 6 different character sheets and a sheet at the end with a blank character box in order that children may make up their own characters!
Why not use in conjunction with our ‘Lollipop Puppet Set’ or ‘Story Building Pack’?
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This pack includes 8 pages which are designed to be place together to create a book to share with your baby.
Each of the pages with a different weather type have an image and a suggestion for interaction with him/her. Enjoy exploring the book together and noticing which pages he/she likes the most.
Perhaps you could even place the pages in order of which ones they like the best. For example, you could place the ones with least reaction from your baby at the beginning and the ones with the most positive reaction at the end, hopefully culminating at the end with your baby smiling, laughing and/or giggling! With his/her input in the order of the book, you could write their name on the front in the ‘Created by’ box. If you are a childcare provider, this could be a lovely gift for him/her to take home and share with family.
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Place a selection of these pages together to create a book! (Blue version) Differentiated pages for you to choose from to best suit your child’s developmental stage.
Pages range from a sheet with one box for mark making/drawing a part of the story on, to space included for an adult to write down what the child has said (scribing), to enough space for the child to draw a picture and a few words or a full sentence.
The first page included is designed to be the front cover of the book: Title in the top box, a picture in the middle and who the book was created by at the bottom.
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Place a selection of these pages together to create a book! (Purple version) Differentiated pages for you to choose from to best suit your child’s developmental stage.
Pages range from a sheet with one box for mark making/drawing a part of the story on, to space included for an adult to write down what the child has said (scribing), to enough space for the child to draw a picture and a few words or a full sentence.
The first page included is designed to be the front cover of the book: Title in the top box, a picture in the middle and who the book was created by at the bottom.
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