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Create Your Own Book Workshop

Duration
1.5 hours
Year level
F–2
3–4
Cost
$210 per class
Capacity
25 students per class

Be immersed in the world of books and stories in this interactive workshop and storytelling session. In this cultural experience students participate in a storytelling session, see historic texts in the World of the Book exhibition and respond to their experience by making their own book.  

This program is available Tuesday-Thursday during term time at 10.00am and 12.30pm. A maximum of two classes can be allocated to one booking time.

Students will:

  • develop an appreciation of reading and storytelling for enjoyment 
  • make their own book to take home
  • participate in a guided tour of the Library’s unique heritage spaces, including the World of the Book exhibition
  • consider how libraries contribute to our community. 

This program links to the Victorian Curriculum and helps students to

  • understand that texts can take many forms (VCELA141)
  • respond to texts drawn from a range of cultures and experiences (VCELY185)
  • explore ideas, experiences, observations and imagination, and express them through subject matter by creating visual artworks (VCAVAE021). 

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More information

For more information about the program, please email [email protected] or call 03 8664 7478.

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