We held our Book Week last week, yes I know very early but we need to fit it into a jam packed year calendar. I thought I would share some of our ideas and activities with you that you are welcome to use for your special week.

MONDAY: We created 3 different literature worlds around the school. Each class visited the different worlds throughout the day. I have included some photos below of the different worlds and what they looked like.

World One: Mad Hatters Tea Party ( this was created through a variety of props please see photos)

- Students entered the Mad Hatters Tea Party by coming through a rabbit hole

- We put on a small play for students ( myself as the Mad Hatter and a couple of students as March Hare and Alice). We finished the tea party by singing happy unbirthday to me, similar to the original cartoon version of Alice in Wonderland.

- Students then made happy unbirthday teacup biscuits ( tic toc biscuit, marshmallow on top, half a life saver for handle topped with a freckle)

- I read students a short version of Alice In Wonderland using a beautiful pop up edition by Robert Sabuda

- Students had a group photo taken at the Mad Hatters table

- When students left they were given a lolly and asked to ponder on whether it would change their size (just like Alice)

World Two: Flotsam World

We portioned a section off in the library and students entered through a small entrance which opened up into a underwater wonderland

- A large table was set up in the middle of the world with lots of items that would be found washed up on the beach (including old cameras), children were encouraged to touch and feel everything in the underwater world. We made it very interactive

- Students were read the book Flotsam by David Weinser

- Students were then given a small square of paper about the size of a photograph and were told to design  a photo that would depict what they believe would be in an underwater world. We then displayed all of these and chose a few winners for book prizes.