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World Book Day Activities for Kids at the Elementary Level in 2024

These activities are very popular for World Book Day, but they can be used any time of the school year. They provide fun and engaging learning experiences to help you celebrate World Book Day with your class. Check out all of the World Book Day activities for kids below!

World Book Day activities for elementary students

3 World Book Day Activities for Kids

Below are our favorite activities for celebrating World Book Day.

1. Read Aloud a Picture Book

Our Starts With a Story Collection includes book companions for more than 550 high quality picture books. Each of them includes tons of printable and digital resources, so they can be used in school or assigned for homework. Some of our favorites that would be great for World Book Day are Library Lion, Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré, and Madeline Finn and the Library Dog.

2. Start a Genre Unit

Consider using today as an opportunity to kick off a genre unit. These genre posters, activities, lessons, games, and reading printables are a great way to encourage your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students to read more books from a variety of reading genres. This is so important because introducing your elementary students to different genres and encouraging them to read a variety of books will strengthen their reading, vocabulary, and writing skills. It can also inspire and motivate your reluctant readers to explore books and discover their love of reading. It’s a great resource for teaching genres to elementary students. Learn more about this printable resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

3. Host Book Buddies in Your Classroom

Collaborate with a teacher a few grades away from you, your teacher partner next door, or implement it just in your classroom to facilitate book buddies. Check out these book buddy resources to help you organize it in your classroom and make the most of this learning experience!

In closing, we hope you found this list of World Book Day activities helpful! If you did, then you may also be interested in these other related posts:

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