Our school courses are packed with interactive learning which you can do at home. You can read through everything, reflect on your own experience, view slideshows of examples and build your display skills by putting book covers on virtual shelves. The practical tasks at the end of each course ask you to try out activities with students in the library so those will have to wait until schools re-open. But you could take the time now to plan how you might use them when you go back. There are great activities for different age-groups, supported by attractive print materials you can download. You could have a lot of fun planning how to use these in your own school. You’ll then be ready to jump in with fresh ideas to engage your students right away and re-establish your library at the heart of the school!
Courses are not time-limited so you can drop in and out as suits your circumstances.
Getting children talking about books
There’s no better way of getting the word out about a book than a group of readers talking to each other, spreading the news and creating a buzz. This course is full of inventive ways to capture and release this kind of excitement around books and reading in your school.
- Intermediate
- Primary schools
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Helping children choose independently
Choosing books isn’t easy at any age – what if it’s boring or too difficult or I just don’t like it? This course provides you with lots of different activities to build children’s confidence in an easy, active and enjoyable way.
- Intermediate
- Primary schools
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Give your library a facelift
Does your library or book corner look exciting and tempting? Making the activity of reading attractive starts with creating the right environment – and our course brings you tips from design professionals. Even the youngest children are familiar with retail-style product presentation so it’s worth developing your display skills to keep your books looking good!
- Intermediate
- Primary schools
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