Primary School Children's Event: Journeys Tickets
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Primary Event: Authors into Schools (Journeys)
Tuesday 18 June
13.30 – 14.30
More information about Primary School Children's Event: Journeys tickets
FREE | livestreamed | for Years 3 – 6
Explore the topic of journeys from your classroom in this FREE livestreamed event, with author SF Said and author/illustrator Viviane Schwarz. The event is aimed at Years 3-6. If you’re planning to watch from a school, please speak to your IT team to ensure you are able to access YouTube.
Join author SF Said and author/illustrator Viviane Schwarz to explore journeys, from local walks and migration stories to fantasy adventures and time travel. Using the authors' top writing tips, playful prompts and draw-along fun, SF and Viviane will provide inspiration for children to embark on their own journeys of discovery. Children will start creating their own handmade journey books containing maps, words and pictures.
On the day, please ensure children have several sheets of paper plus pencils or pens during the event, to help them start developing ideas for their journeys.
Why take part?
The journeys project is a perfect way to bring writing for pleasure and purpose into the classroom. Our flexible challenge can be adapted to align with existing summer term topics relating to history, science, mythology, fictional texts or geography.
Nearer the time of the event, we will provide an activity page, featuring rich journey-related book recommendations, book-making instructions, and creative prompts. Following the event, all participating schools will have access to a downloadable certificate.
About our speakers:
SF Said is the award-winning author of Tyger, Phoenix and the Varjak Paw books. In 2023 Tyger was named Children's Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. SF has also written widely about children's literature, and is a passionate campaigner for libraries, literacy and reading for pleasure.
Viviane Schwarz is an award-winning writer and illustrator of picture books, comics, craft books and interactive books. She also invents games, teaches, and draws on stage. Her picture books There Are Cats in this Book and There Are No Cats in this Book were both shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal (2009, 2012).
Please note:
- Please submit your students' questions to the author via email to customer@bl.uk marked with subject heading: "School questions - Journeys"
- On the day, you will receive the link to the event via an Eventbrite email
- This event will have closed captions. Please let us know when you sign up if you have any other accessibility requirements. We will do our best to meet your needs.
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