Elmer Day
From Andersen Press
Resource type: Event
Price band: Free
Key stage: KS1, EYFS
Region(s): All of UK
Elmer Day is a chance to celebrate the importance of friendship, kindness and inclusivity, themes that run through all 30 of the Elmer picture books created by David McKee. The official date for Elmer Day 2024 is 25th May but schools can celebrate at any time that works for them with the help of the free Resource Pack (released in April).
Cost: Free.
About Elmer: Elmer the Patchwork Elephant remains one of the most iconic children’s book characters. Created by acclaimed author and illustrator David McKee, the first Elmer book was published in 1989 by Andersen Press. Since then, Elmer books have been translated into more than 50 languages and enjoyed by young children around the world.
Further resources:
- Explore the full range of Elmer books.
- Listen to readings of Elmer books by David McKee, Joseph Coelho and Mama G.
- Find further reading suggestions to celebrate kindness and empathy from CLPE’s Corebooks, Book Trust and Best Books for Schools.
- Find ideas for whole-school, class or group activities to celebrate kindness from Kindness UK.
- Explore the free teaching resources from 52 Lives School of Kindness, including lesson plans for KS1 and KS2, circle time activities and Kindness Award packs. Or apply for a free Kindness Workshop.
- Encourage pupils to think of others and promote reading for pleasure by running a Readathon sponsored read to raise money to provide seriously ill children in hospital with books and storytelling events.
- Other opportunities to celebrate friendship, kindness and inclusion through the Literacy Year include A Day of Welcome, School Diversity Week, Anti-Bullying Week and World Kindness Day.
- Find further book recommendations and other resources to support mental wellbeing in the Mental Health and Empathy section of the website.
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