Learning Resources – Page 8 – Learning | Edinburgh International Book Festival

Reading Gothic

30 October 201830 October 2018

A toolkit to help older pupils decipher key Gothic themes and motifs

29 October 201815 November 2018

Get telling your own scary stories inspired by two wonderful authors' creepy tales

22 October 201815 November 2018

Top illustrator and author Tom Morgan-Jones shows you how to draw his comical character, Norman the Norman, from Philip Ardagh's book series.

11 October 201816 November 2018

Children's poet James Carter gets you thinking about how to incorporate non-fiction poetry into science and nature topics

28 September 201815 March 2021

Celebrate National Poetry Day's 2018 theme of 'Change' using a Don Paterson poem as your starting point

24 September 201816 November 2018

Learn how to write wacky, fantastical stories based in reality with top tips from two brilliant children's authors

17 September 201816 November 2018

Get top tips from fantastic authors and be inspired to pick up a pen and get writing

30 July 201816 November 2018

Get excited about your visit to the Book Festival with beautiful colouring sheets created by illustrator Eilidh Muldoon

15 June 201816 November 2018

Authors Julie Bertagna and William Sutcliffe get to grips with the issues in their YA dystopian novels

16 May 201816 November 2018

Activities to get your pupils thinking about freedom in all its forms.

16 May 201816 November 2018

Fun poetry and writing exercises to use around the Royal wedding

10 May 201816 November 2018

An international reading list from the Edinburgh International Book Festival Baillie Gifford Schools Programme 2018

7 May 201816 November 2018

SF authors Stephen Baxter and Ken MacLeod give you an insight into the genre

23 April 201826 November 2018

Explore your surroundings and then create activity sheets to inspire others to do the same

11 April 201826 November 2018

Award-winning author Meg Rosoff shares her top tips for writing your own emotive tales