Book Week writing that lets your students step into the story — and write their way out of it.
This Book Week Writing Template is a creative and engaging printable resource for Australian primary school students in Years 2–5. Designed to celebrate the joy of reading during Book Week, this template gives students a themed writing scaffold to tell their own story, review a favourite book, or write from the perspective of a beloved character. It's the perfect literacy activity for a week that already has students buzzing with excitement about books.
Aligned to the Australian Curriculum English strand and available as a no-prep instant download ready to use straight away.
Why teachers love it:
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Book Week ready — designed specifically for Australia's favourite literacy celebration
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Motivating context — students love writing when it's connected to books they've chosen themselves
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Clear scaffold — the template guides writing without stifling creativity
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Zero prep — instant download, print and go
Perfect for:
- Years 2–5 Australian primary classrooms
- Book Week literacy and writing activities
- Reading response and creative writing tasks
- English literacy rotations and independent writing
What's included:
A printable Book Week writing template with guided prompts and space for student writing. Designed for individual student use on A4 paper.
Print and go — your Book Week writing lesson is sorted. 🖨️
SPECIFICATIONS
Format: PDF, set up for A4 paper. Exactly what's inside is listed above.
Editing: This download is not editable. The PDF is flattened to protect the design and the artists' work we license.
Printing: Open the file in a PDF reader and choose 'Fit to page' or 'Actual size'. Do a test page on plain paper first — card, colour and black-and-white all print well.
Licence: One classroom, one teacher. Please don't share, resell or post the file online; buy an extra licence for each colleague who wants their own copy.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
You'll need a PDF reader on your device — the free Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most reliable. Double-click the downloaded file to open it.
If a page shows on screen but won't print properly, open it in Acrobat Reader, choose Print → Advanced → tick 'Print as image'.
Stuck? Contact us and we'll sort it out.
OUR HAPPINESS GUARANTEE
We want you to love every Mrs Edgar resource. If something isn't right, contact us within 30 days and we'll make it right. Because this is a digital file we can't refund a download that has already been opened, but we will always help you get it working. See our Returns Policy.
FAQS
Where is my download?
Check your inbox (and junk folder) for the email from Mrs Edgar with your link. You can also log in to your account at mrsedgar.com.au and download it from your order.
It came as a ZIP file — how do I open it?
On a Mac, double-click it. On Windows, right-click and choose 'Extract All'. Your PDFs will be inside.
Can I print in colour or black and white?
Yes. Our resources are designed to work both ways; black-and-white versions look great on coloured card.
The download won't start on my school computer.
Some school networks block downloads. Try again at home, or right-click the link and choose 'Save link as'.
