Literacy Calendar 2025 by MrMurphy https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal Collaborative calendar for literacy events and activities, please comment on the posts with quality texts that relate to that event. en-us 2024-03-27 09:34:25 UTC 2024-12-27 08:20:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5d3.png 6th World Book Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935204919 Annual celebration of authors, poets and illustrators

https://www.worldbookday.com

]]> 2024-03-27 09:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935204919 3rd - 8th National Careers Week Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935207722 Read about what you want to be when you grow up

]]> 2024-03-27 09:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935207722 8th International Womens Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935209076 Read about important women from present to past

]]> 2024-03-27 09:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935209076 13th Wicked Writers: Be The Change Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935210461 Writing comp from the musical Wicked

]]> 2024-03-27 09:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935210461 21st Red Nose Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935211616 Read for laughs or for the serious subjects this charity tackles

]]> 2024-03-27 09:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935211616 22nd Earth Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935216555 Explore fiction and non-fiction around preserving the environment

]]> 2024-03-27 09:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935216555 27th London Marathon Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935218570 A good opportunity to explore Ancient Greece, Famous Athletes and the human body

]]> 2024-03-27 09:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935218570 12th Empathy Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935219939 Find a selection of texts that embrace empathy

]]> 2024-03-27 09:59:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935219939 2nd Read Across America Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935222034 A great opportunity to explore fiction and non-fiction that travels across North and South America

]]> 2024-03-27 10:01:33 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935222034 2nd International Childrens Book Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935223231 Linked to Hans Christian Anderson

]]> 2024-03-27 10:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935223231 1st - 30th National Poetry Month U.S. Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935224597 A great chance to explore some American poets?

]]> 2024-03-27 10:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935224597 4th Star Wars Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935589134 2024-03-27 15:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935589134 30th Draw a Dinosaur Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935592687 Read about dinosaurs then attempt to draw one ]]> 2024-03-27 15:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935592687 4th World Laughter Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935594365 2024-03-27 15:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935594365 25th National Writing Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935595822 2024-03-27 16:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935595822 16th - 22nd Refugee Week Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935596984 2024-03-27 16:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935596984 1st to 30th Pride Month U.K. Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935598052 2024-03-27 16:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935598052 1st onwards Summer Reading Challenge Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935599602 2024-03-27 16:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935599602 24th International Fairy Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935601085 2024-03-27 16:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935601085 1st to 31st Pride Month U.S. Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935604151 2024-03-27 16:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935604151 1st to 31st Transition Month U.K. Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935605605 2024-03-27 16:10:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935605605 31st Harry Potter’s Birthday Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935607824 2024-03-27 16:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935607824 21st National Ice Cream Day U.S. Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935608745 2024-03-27 16:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935608745 1st to 31st October Black History Month Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935745327 2024-03-27 18:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935745327 6th - 12th Libraries Week Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935747290 2024-03-27 18:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935747290 3rd National Poetry Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935748244 2024-03-27 18:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935748244 10th World Mental Health Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935749634 2024-03-27 18:46:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935749634 31st Halloween Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935750296 2024-03-27 18:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935750296 9th National Book Lovers day U.S. Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935751564 2024-03-27 18:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935751564 12th International Youth Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935756311 2024-03-27 18:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935756311 9th - 24th Edinburgh International Book Festival Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935758219 2024-03-27 18:57:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935758219 8th International Literacy Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935759842 2024-03-27 19:00:02 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935759842 13th Roald Dahl Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935760580 2024-03-27 19:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935760580 26th National Poetry Day U.K. Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935761464 2024-03-27 19:02:17 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935761464 1st to 9th National Story Telling Week U.K. Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935763081 2024-03-27 19:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935763081 11th Remembrance Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935765347 2024-03-27 19:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935765347 20th Diwali Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935766428 2024-03-27 19:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935766428 6th St Nicholas Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935768498 2024-03-27 19:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935768498 1st to 30th National Non-Fiction November Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935770148 2024-03-27 19:14:33 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935770148 5th Bonfire Night Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935770727 2024-03-27 19:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935770727 25th Christmas Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935771757 2024-03-27 19:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935771757 14th - 22nd Hanukkah Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935772656 2024-03-27 19:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935772656 1st New Years Day Reading Resolutions Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935778213 2024-03-27 19:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935778213 29th National Puzzle Day U.S. Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935779214 Read a mystery]]> 2024-03-27 19:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935779214 5th World Read Aloud Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935781352 2024-03-27 19:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935781352 14th Valentines Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935782024 2024-03-27 19:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935782024 29th Chinese New Year Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935782411 2024-03-27 19:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935782411 UKLA Book Awards Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935792301 2024-03-27 19:47:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2935792301 27th Thanksgiving U.S. Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936377726 Share stories of gratitude, research the history of North America ]]> 2024-03-28 07:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936377726 11th St Martins Day Iceland Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936379477 2024-03-28 07:33:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936379477 24th Jólabókaflóð Iceland Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936381414 2024-03-28 07:35:49 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936381414 28th Feb - 30th March Ramadan Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936384017 2024-03-28 07:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936384017 30th - 31st Eid al Fitr Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936385812 2024-03-28 07:41:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936385812 6th Eid al Adha Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936386618 2024-03-28 07:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936386618 20th Easter Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936388767 2024-03-28 07:44:29 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936388767 30th Mothers Day U.K. Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936393722 2024-03-28 07:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936393722 15th Fathers Day U.K. Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936395192 2024-03-28 07:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936395192 7th Tanabata Japan Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936396789 Japanese tradition of writing wishes on strips of paper and hanging them from bamboo branches, also associated with reading wishes too. ]]> 2024-03-28 07:55:07 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936396789 5th Kodomo no Hi Japan Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936398773 Celebrating children with book gifting and sharing traditional stories ]]> 2024-03-28 07:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936398773 23rd St Georges Day England Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936401196 Traditionally celebrated by giving roses (white and red of course) and gifting books]]> 2024-03-28 08:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936401196 30th St Andrews Day Scotland Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936402885 2024-03-28 08:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936402885 1st St David’s Day Wales Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936403446 2024-03-28 08:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936403446 17th St Patrick’s Day Ireland Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936404581 2024-03-28 08:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2936404581 3rd Free Comic Book Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2938324940 2024-03-31 15:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2938324940 25th International Comic Book Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2938325827 2024-03-31 15:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2938325827 5th James Bond Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2938326497 2024-03-31 15:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2938326497 28th National Superhero Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2938326937 2024-03-31 15:22:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2938326937 3rd - 9th Children’s Mental Health Week Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2938930872 2024-04-01 07:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2938930872 22nd - 24th Rosh Hashanah Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2939000061 2024-04-01 09:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2939000061 1st - 2nd Yom Kippur Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2939000681 2024-04-01 09:15:47 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2939000681 1st Harvest Festival (Britain) Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2939002316 2024-04-01 09:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2939002316 4th-10th World Space Week Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2939002777 2024-04-01 09:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2939002777 13th-17th Anti-Bullying Week Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2939003439 2024-04-01 09:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2939003439 25th - Burns Night Scotland Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2939004236 2024-04-01 09:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2939004236 11th Safer Internet Day 2025 Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2939004751 2024-04-01 09:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2939004751 1st - Yorkshire Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940143831 2024-04-02 08:01:25 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940143831 4th - Owl Awareness day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940145311 2024-04-02 08:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940145311 6th - Hiroshima Peace Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940146529 2024-04-02 08:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940146529 8th - International Cat Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940147865 2024-04-02 08:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940147865 10th World Lion Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940148480 2024-04-02 08:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940148480 12th - World Elephant Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940149061 2024-04-02 08:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940149061 19th - International Orangutan Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940149825 2024-04-02 08:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940149825 23rd - International Slavery Remembrance Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940151082 2024-04-02 08:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940151082 26th - International Dog Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940151880 2024-04-02 08:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940151880 23rd Nottinghill Carnival Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940152298 2024-04-02 08:11:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940152298 1st World Letter Writing Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940155013 2024-04-02 08:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940155013 6th National Read A Book Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940155941 2024-04-02 08:15:55 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940155941 12th National Video Game Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940157190 2024-04-02 08:17:11 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940157190 19th Talk like a Pirate Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940158645 2024-04-02 08:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940158645 26th European Day of Languages Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940159627 2024-04-02 08:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940159627 15th World Art Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940163007 2024-04-02 08:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940163007 24th International Bat Night Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940163999 2024-04-02 08:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940163999 24th - 30th Shakespeare Week Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940165261 2024-04-02 08:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940165261 29th International Dance Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940165959 2024-04-02 08:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940165959 30th International Jazz Day Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940166786 2024-04-02 08:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2940166786 3rd - 8th Cheltenham Literature Festival Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2945502847 2024-04-07 07:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/2945502847 7th We Wonder Our Blue Planet Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/3272304056 Competition focused on STEM reading end in March


https://literacytrust.org.uk/resources/we-wonder-our-blue-planet/

]]> 2024-12-26 18:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/3272304056 15th - Diverse Book Award Winner Announced Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/3272607820 Celebrates books written celebrating diversity whether its cultural diversity or neurodiversity


https://www.thediversebookawards.co.uk

]]> 2024-12-27 07:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/3272607820 28th - SLA Information Book Childrens Choice Award Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/3272608894 Non-Fiction books voted for by children


https://www.sla.org.uk/iba

]]> 2024-12-27 07:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/3272608894 1st - Laugh Out Loud Book Award Winners Announced Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/3272609576 A great way to find the funniest books of the year


https://shop.scholastic.co.uk/lollies

]]> 2024-12-27 07:50:11 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/3272609576 1st - Waterstones Childrens book of the year announced Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/3272610114 Always well worth a look at this choice


https://www.waterstones.com/the-waterstones-childrens-book-prize

]]> 2024-12-27 07:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/3272610114 8th - Royal Young peoples Book Award Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/3272610594 This award focuses on STEM books


https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/young-peoples-book-prize/

]]> 2024-12-27 07:53:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/3272610594 19th - Yoto Carnegies Winners Announced Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/3272612150 Two categories, great to keep an eye on.


https://carnegies.co.uk/medals/

]]> 2024-12-27 07:57:47 UTC https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/3272612150 26th - Sparks Book Awards Winners Announced Readingnation https://padlet.com/Readingnation/LitCal/wish/3272612549 Awards that schools get to vote on


https://www.sparkbookawards.co.uk

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