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National Literacy Trust and Build-A-Bear Storywriting Competition
2 Mar 2011
The National Literacy Trust is working with interactive entertainment retailer Build-A-Bear Workshop® on an exciting nationwide storywriting competition for Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils.
The beginning of a story has been written exclusively by the author of the popular Angelina Ballerina series, Katharine Holabird. Key Stage 1 and 2 children (aged 5 to 11) are being challenged to write the rest of the story. Submitted stories must be no longer than 500 words.
Download Katharine’s story (PDF)
The overall winner will receive a party in a Build-A-Bear Workshop® for themselves and five friends as well as a story-reading visit from Bearamy at their school at a time agreed between the local Build-A-Bear Workshop® store and the participating school. Two runners up will receive a Turner Owl plus a £15 voucher to spend at Build-A-Bear Workshop®.
Teachers can access a free lesson plan, designed especially by experts at the National Literacy Trust so they can integrate the storywriting competition into their lessons.
Download the free lesson plan (PDF)
All entries must be emailed to buildabear@literacytrust.org.uk by 8 April 2011.
For more information about the competition, or if you have any questions, please contact Anna Lindsay, Public Relations Officer on 020 7820 6256 or email Anna.Lindsay@literacytrust.org.uk.
For more information about Build-A-Bear please contact Sasha Mattus at Publicasity - smattus@publicasity.co.uk or 020 7632 2454.
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