Book Week Scotland for Schools resource - PDF - Scottish Book Trust
Book Week Scotland for Schools resource - PDF - Scottish Book Trust
Book Week Scotland for Schools resource - PDF - Scottish Book Trust
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<strong>Book</strong> <strong>Week</strong> <strong>Scotland</strong> and the Reading Hour<strong>Book</strong> <strong>Week</strong> <strong>Scotland</strong> is the country’s national celebration of books andreading, taking place from the 26th November to 2nd December 2012. Itprovides a great opportunity <strong>for</strong> you to get the whole school involved incelebrating the pleasure of reading!With reading <strong>for</strong> pleasure at the heart of the new curriculum, promotingenjoyment and choice in reading is high on every school’s agenda. <strong>Book</strong><strong>Week</strong> <strong>Scotland</strong> will give you a chance to focus on the pleasure of reading<strong>for</strong> its own sake, and encourage pupils and staff to share their experiencesof reading with each other.The aim of the Reading Hour (which takes place at 11 a.m. on Friday 30thNovember) is to get as many people in the country as possible reading atthe same time. This is an easy and fun way to participate in <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Week</strong><strong>Scotland</strong>, and gives you a chance to really build excitement andanticipation! In this <strong>resource</strong>, you will find a number of ideas to help youmake the most of the Reading Hour.<strong>Book</strong> <strong>Week</strong> <strong>Scotland</strong> is a great opportunity <strong>for</strong> everyone in a schoolcommunity to make time <strong>for</strong> reading <strong>for</strong> pleasure – pupils, teachers, schoolmanagement, classroom assistants, school staff and families. This is thetime to read together, share favourite books, talk about why reading isimportant to each of you and most of all to have FUN!Many of the activities in the <strong>resource</strong> are applicable to more than one stageof the curriculum. To save space in the <strong>resource</strong>, all of the most commonlyappearing links are at level 3: just remember that most of the activities canbe applied at all stages of the curriculum.<strong>Scottish</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Trust</strong> would love to hear about what your school gets up toduring <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Week</strong> <strong>Scotland</strong>! If you have photos of your activities whichyou would like to share, please get in touch via our Facebook page orTwitter account – details are below:<strong>Scottish</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Trust</strong> on Facebook:www.facebook.com/scottishbktrust?fref=ts<strong>Scottish</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Trust</strong> on Twitter: twitter.com/scottishbktrustAlternatively, if you want to submit photos via email, or if you would like towrite a blog <strong>for</strong> our Learning section about what your school is doingduring <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Week</strong> <strong>Scotland</strong>, please emailchris.leslie@scottishbooktrust.com.By submitting photographs, you are consenting <strong>for</strong> these to appear in a galleryof <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Week</strong> <strong>Scotland</strong> images on <strong>Scottish</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Trust</strong>’s website and Facebook page.3
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