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Kick-start cross-curricular projects and engage your class with our learning resources

The Teeny Weeny Genie: A Sensory Story

Posted on 6 August 20202 September 2020
Creating a sensory story to accompany Julia Donaldson’s magical new picture book.
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Early level
  • Festival
  • LD Friendly
  • Picture books
  • Storytelling

A Squash and a Squeeze: A Sensory Story

Posted on 6 August 20202 September 2020
Creating a Sensory Story to accompany a Julia Donaldson classic!
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Early level
  • Festival
  • LD Friendly
  • Picture books
  • Sensory Stories
  • Storytelling

Felix After the Rain: A Sensory Story from PAMIS

Posted on 6 August 202024 September 2020
Creating Multi-sensory Stories to accompany Picture Books.
  • Festival
  • LD Friendly
  • Picture books
  • PMLD
  • Sensory Stories
  • Storytelling

Word Box: Making a Game out of Writing with Leyla Josephine

Posted on 4 August 20204 August 2020
Even reluctant writers will find their voice using this playful exercise.
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Creative writing
  • Self image
  • Senior phase

I Am: Writing a Self-Portrait Poem with Leyla Josephine

Posted on 29 July 202028 July 2020
Learn how to write poetry about yourself without worrying about structure or rhyming in this resource written by our Citizen Schools Writer in Residence Leyla Josephine.
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Creative writing
  • Poetry
  • Self image
  • Senior phase

Self Portraits: The Original Selfie with Leyla Josephine

Posted on 21 July 202021 July 2020
Exploring identity and the way you present yourself to others.
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Creative illustration
  • Self image
  • Senior phase

Flying High with Chris Hoy and Flying Fergus

Posted on 4 June 2020
Get inspired by watching cycling superstar Chris Hoy’s Book Festival 2019 event, then join in with our bike-themed activities.
  • 1st level
  • Creative writing
  • Early level
  • Illustration
  • Key stage 1

Surviving a Nervous Planet with Matt Haig

Posted on 6 April 20201 September 2020
Watch Matt Haig's excellent event at the 2019 Book Festival, reflect on the complex relationship between literature and mental health, and try some therapeutic writing exercises.
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Creative writing
  • Key stage 4
  • Key stage 5
  • Senior phase

A Beary Fun Day of Activities with Kristina Stephenson

Posted on 6 April 20206 April 2020
Watch a video of Kristina’s wonderful festival event, then join in with our ideas for interdisciplinary activities!
  • 1st level
  • Early level
  • Key stage 1
  • Picture books
  • Storytelling

Which Witch?

Posted on 29 October 201925 November 2019
Get thinking about how witches have been written about throughout history, who’s written about them and why.
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Gender
  • History
  • Key stage 3
  • Reading

Finding Your Place in the World

Posted on 15 October 201916 October 2019
American author and king of cool Kwame Alexander shares his top tips for building confidence in young people
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Edinburgh
  • Growing up
  • Key stage 3
  • Reading
  • Senior phase

Top Picks for Schools: Tongue Fu, Nature Poetry and Crime Novels

Posted on 3 June 20193 June 2019
Improvise with words in preparation for some Edinburgh International Book Festival highlights.
  • All Levels
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Poetry
  • Spoken Word

Generating Unusual Ideas for Creative Writing

Posted on 6 May 2019
Explore different ways to kick start some creative writing
  • 2nd level
  • Creative writing
  • Key stage 2

Being a Teenage Girl with Marawa Ibrahim

Posted on 15 April 201915 April 2019
The Girl Guide author Marawa Ibrahim gets you thinking about some of the issues which may affect you as you go through your teens
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Growing up
  • Key stage 3

Looking for Someone Like Me: Representation in Picture Books

Posted on 12 March 201913 March 2019
Think about how learning disabilities and other types of disability are represented in picture books
  • All Levels
  • Picture books

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