Michael Rosen Live – World Book Day

Scottish Booktrust are launching this unique project on World Book Day (4th March) with two events (one for primary and one for secondary) with the hilarious children’s poet Michael Rosen.

Michael will be telling stories from his childhood as well as performing a selection of his catchy and funny poems.

You can watch a small teaser of Michael in action as well as him talking about the event here.

Event Details
Date: 4th March 2010 (World Book Day)
P3-P7 session (CfE Levels First and Second): Morning, time to be confirmed
S1-S3 session (CfE Levels Third and Fourth): Afternoon, time to be confirmed
Venue: your classroom! This event will be broadcast live over the internet.
Cost: Free

How to take part: Please register on the Scottish Book Trust website at these links and they will send you more details as soon as they are available:
Primary Session
Secondary Session

On the day of the event, all you need to do is click on the link Scottish Booktrust will send to you and Michael Rosen will appear in your classroom or assembly hall to entertain the pupils (and you). They will also provide a link to a Teacher Resource pack to accompany the event that ties in with CfE.

You will be able to test your connection before the event. Please note the quality of the broadcast will depend on your school’s/organisation’s available bandwidth.