Term 3 Early Stage 1 - Stage 1 Library Program 2017

CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK - CBCA

Each year, schools and public libraries across Australia spend a week
celebrating books, and Australian authors and illustrators. Teachers
and librarians conduct activities relating to a theme to highlight the
importance of reading.
At Copacabana Public School library, term 3 library lessons will focus on responding to texts
from the Childrens Book Council Shortlist.

Students, will be asked to vote for the book they think should win the Childrens Book Council
award

Each student will have a voting sheet to record his or her vote. After the winning book is
announced by the CBCA, students that have voted for the book will receive a lollypop as a
prize.

Criteria for voting students will consider are:

1. Front cover is appealing and makes you want to read the book,

2. The illustrations help tell the story, are interesting or colourful.

3. The story made them feel something, e.g. happy, made them laugh, made them sad or
reminded them of something in their own lives.

As part of Book Week celebrations lessons will focus on the shortlisted titles from the Early
Childhood category.

Students will respond creatively to the texts. Resources will be mainly, sourced from the
Escape to Everywhere booklet created by the Ipswich Teacher Librarian Network.

English Syllabus Outcomes covered:

Early Stage 1

ENe-8B
Demonstrates emerging skills and knowledge of texts to read and view, and shows developing
awareness of purpose, audience and subject matter.

ENe-10C
Thinks imaginatively and creatively about familiar topics, simple ideas and the basic features
of texts when responding to and composing texts

Stage 1

EN1-10C
thinks imaginatively and creatively about familiar topics, ideas and texts when responding to
and composing texts

EN1-8B
recognises that there are different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an
awareness of purpose, audience and subject matter
 Book Week Celebrations
Early stage 1 and Stage 1
week Lesson sequence Resources
1 Read The Snow Wombat by Susannah Chambers White paper squares
(Illust: Mark Jackson.
Introduce Book Week celebrations and Childrens
Book Council awards. Students will be voting just
as the council do, to choose the Best book from
the shortlist.
Discuss how voting sheets will be used to record
favourite book from Early Childhood category.
Discuss costumes for Book Parade.
Discuss Book Fair.
Cut snowflakes to create a snowfield for snow
wombat.
2 Read All I Want for Christmas is Rain Cori Art paper- watercolour paints,
Brooke Illustrated by Megan Forward brushes
Discuss. A book about drought in the Australian
outback.
Children create muddy watercolour paintings-
splash and splatter watercolours to recreate
after the rain scene from the text.

3 Read Gary Leila Rudge (Illust: Leila Rudge)

Discuss. A book about friendship
Complete-muddy watercolour paintings
Remind students book fair and book parade are
held next week

Art paper- watercolour paints,

brushes
4 Book Fair and Book Parade.
Take Photos of students behind Escape to
Everywhere board to celebrate the theme for
Book Week 2017.
Wish list Monday.
Book Fair Tuesday to Thursday
 Parade Wednesday.
5 Read Nannie Loves Kylie Dunstan Illustrated by
Kylie Dunstan. Discuss ask students what they
call their grandparents e.g. Omar, Nonna, Nan,
Pop.
students fill out voting sheets,
Create Nannie artwork. What Does your
Grandparent Love?
Students draw themselves with a grandparent
and doing something they love. E.g. going to the
beach, reading books, gardening.

6 Read Go Home, Cheeky Animals! By Johanna Bell

(Illust: Dion Beasley). Complete Cheeky Animals
worksheet. From resource book Page ?

7 Read Chip By Kylie Lolly pops

Discuss Chip becomes obsessed with chips and
forgets his manners.
Create Chip artwork.
Book Week Shortlist winners announced 19th
August. Check CBCA website and print out
winners and honour books.
Announce winner to classes this week. Give
lollypops to children that have voted for the
winning title.

8 Read Home in the Rain Bob Graham. From

Picture Book Category. Suggested activity from
resource book (meaning and origin of name)
Programed by teacher.(away on LSL)
9
Programed by casual teacher. (away on LSL)

10 Programed by casual teacher.(away on LSL)