Celebrating World Book Day in your school

We've partnered with World Book Day(this link will open in a new window) to create a suite of resources that support you to celebrate in your school or setting. Below you can find downloads of:

• A planning toolkit, focused on the logistics of planning delivery 
• Separate guides for early years settings, primary schools, secondary schools, school libraries and home educators with tailored advice and activities

Each resource includes: 

• Advice for creating a whole-school or setting plan to celebrate World Book Day
• Fun and engaging activities to run on the day, linked to Curriculum for Excellence
• Next steps for continuing to support reading for pleasure in your setting or school and at home

Further World Book Day resources:

• See the World Book Day section of our website, which gathers further activities, videos, articles and advice you can use in settings, schools and at home
• Visit the Scotland Hub on the World Book Day website(this link will open in a new window)
• If pupils love a specific World Book Day title, help them find their next read with our book lists for beginning and early readers and fluent and independent readers

Building a reading culture in your school:

• Use our resource and webinar on Building a reading culture to learn more about supporting reading for pleasure all year round
• Visit the Reading Schools website(this link will open in a new window) to learn more about our accreditation programme that supports, and celebrates, the reading culture in your school
• Visit the Authors Live on Demand library to find author and illustrator events you can watch in your school - perfect for World Book Day, and beyond!