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World Book Day takes place on 4th March 2021.
As a charity, World Book Day is here to change lives through a love of books and shared reading,
and bring books to the children who need them most. World Book Day is a brilliant opportunity for
everyone to celebrate the joy of reading. The lockdown means doing things differently, so we have
some amazing resources to help schools and families whether children are celebrating at home or
at school. Reading and sharing stories is the perfect lockdown activity for everyone to enjoy!
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Hello and welcome to this year's guide to
World Book Day
4 March 2021
As a charity, World Book Day is here to change lives through a love of books and shared reading,
and bring books to the children who need them most. World Book Day is a brilliant opportunity for
everyone to celebrate the joy of reading. The lockdown means doing things differently, so we have
some amazing resources to help schools and families whether children are celebrating at home or
at school. Reading and sharing stories is the perfect lockdown activity for everyone to enjoy!
Did you know?
Reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a
child's future success, more than family circumstances,
parents’ educational backgrounds or income.
- Organisation for Economic Co-Operation & Development
We want to develop a culture of reading for pleasure and
encourage the next generation of readers; let's make books and
sharing stories fun for children everywhere, every day. Just 10
minutes' daily shared reading benefits every child's future.
It's vital we use World Book Day to encourage even more
children to be readers, book owners and book borrowers –
because no child should be without a book or miss out
on shared reading.
Thank you – you make World Book Day happen!
The World Book Day Team
Have a look at the following website for all you need to know about this years World Book Day:https://www.worldbookday.com/
Look at the Primary schools pack here:
https://www.worldbookday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-PRIMARY-PACK_.pdf
David Walliams will also be hosting a live event-see the details taken from Newsdesk today:
Now just before the official World Book Day on Thursday 4th March, the former comedian is holding a live Amazing Assembly for primary schools.
As part of the event on Tuesday March 2 he will be chatting to Blue Peter presenter Lindsey Russell about writing and just where he gets the numerous funny ideas that fill the pages of his books.
You can watch from home or school at 10:30am next Tuesday, and all you - or your class - have to do is register here
Once you've done so you'll recieve an email confirming your attendance and, on Friday February 26th, a link will be sent out to everyone for what is sure to be a fun event.
Why don't you register and watch from home or in school?
World Book day also have a Competition:
We know how precious time with your book is and we also know there are lots of brilliant ways you can enjoy books so we’re inviting everyone to join in with our SHOW YOUR SHARES competition.
A story share could be: reading at home with your family, reading in your favourite nook, reading in an unusual location, sharing a story with your pet, reading a book dressed as your favourite character, and more!
EVERY WEEK during World Book Day month (four in total), we’ll award prizes for the best story shares with a different theme each week.
THE COMPETITION runs from 22nd February 2021 for 4 weeks.
Competition Week 1 (22-28 Feb)
Books That Make You LOL – to kick off Show Your Shares, this week’s competition is all about what makes you chuckle! Your favourite funny reads, or you sharing stories in a silly way. Are you reading dressed as your favourite funny book character or giggling over your favourite comic?
Competition Week 2 (1-7 Mar)
Bringing Books To Life – this week we want you to show us how you bring your favourite books to life. Are reading together with a potato or wooden spoon transformed into your favourite book character, or with your favourite book in a bottle or shoe box? Or, are you reading dressed up like someone from a book? Let your imagination run wild! [this seems like peak dressing up week, so I’m trying a bit of gentle steering!]
Competition Week 3 (8-14 Mar)
Books And The Real World – take your book on a journey and share where you got to! This could be when you’re out for a walk or out in your garden. Or, show us your favourite books that capture the real world for you from stories about far off lands to your favourite non-fiction reads. Remember game books and pop-ups, audiobooks and magazines too!
Competition Week 4 (15-21 Mar)
Sharing Books Together – this week’s competition is all about showcasing the people that make stories magical for you. This could be your grandma on a video call, your brother/sister at breaktime, your parents at the end of the day or even your pet! Show us your most special reading time with a loved one who brings your books to life with you.
THE PRIZES are a £100 National Book Token per school/nursery to boost your library and a £100 National Book Token per family, per week with the best pictures featured in our online gallery.
Will your school/nursery/family make it into the World Book Day hall of fame?
Please see our Safeguarding Policy. See the image attached on how to enter or click on the following link to enter. Good luck
https://www.worldbookday.com/show-your-shares/
Why don't you dress up as your favourite character from a film or book on World Book Day and send your pictures to iporter336@c2kni.net and they will feature on the school website or social media channels.
Have a brilliant World Book Day
It’s #WorldBookDay! Woohoo!
Kick off your morning by singing the MC Grammar’s Official World Book Day song. Watch the music video here and get involved by checking out our fun activities and resources challenging you to make your own rap!
https://www.worldbookday.com/mc-grammar/
