Discovering Children’s Books: Creative Campaigns
From British Library
Resource type: Projects, programmes and workshops
Price band: Free
Key stage: KS2
Region(s): All of UK
Every term, the team from Discovering Children’s Books at the British Library runs a creative literacy project designed to spark a love of reading, writing and drawing in young people. The project is supported by a range of resources drawn from the British Library’s collection and created by current children’s authors and illustrators.
The autumn term project is a Comics and Creatures challenge. Pupils will learn about some of the features and techniques used in comics and be guided to design their own fantastical creatures so that they can go on to create their own comic strip story. Supporting resources include:
- A free online workshop for pupils aged 7-11 on 6 November led by author / illustrators Thiago de Moraes and Viviane Schwarz to kickstart the project.
- Teaching notes and adaptable lesson plans.
- Creative writing prompts and model texts to share with pupils.
- Completion certificate.
Cost: Free
About the British Library: The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. Its collection holds over 170 million artefacts from every age of written civilisation, with around three million new printed and digital publications added to the archive every year.
Further resources:
More from the British Library
- Schools will be able to celebrate pupils’ work by uploading it onto a digital platform entitled The British Library Handmade Zoo by 11 December with the chance to win book tokens worth £50 and a letter from the authors.
- Find more creative writing activities and supporting resources to inspire primary-aged children to see themselves as authors on the Discovering Children’s Book padlet.
- Explore the full Discovering Children’s Books playlist on YouTube. The playlist features leading children’s authors, illustrators and poets as they introduce a range of book-related and writing activities for primary aged children.
- Find out more about the British Library’s Learning Programme of workshops, curated exhibitions and interactive tours to support primary and secondary educators.
Reading recommendations
- Find graphic novel recommendations for Key Stage 2 pupils on the Graphic Novels padlet created by teacher and graphic novel enthusiast Richard Ruddick.
More to explore on Literacy Hive
- Sign up for this year’s Excelsior Award to give pupils aged 9+ an opportunity to vote for their favourite graphic novel and manga.
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