Summary

  • Click watch & listen to watch the Live Lesson

  • All aboard for a Live Lesson on World Book Day 2026, hosted by Vick Hope and Joel M

  1. Join us for the next Live Lesson on Monday, 9 Marchpublished at 13:18 GMT 5 March

    Join us during British Science Week for a Horrible Science inspired lesson.

    Help us make a movie starring the Moon from CBBC's Horrible Science.

    During the lesson for 7-11 year-olds, pupils will investigate light energy and learn about the Moon and our Solar System to ensure their final script is science fact, rather than science fiction.

    Astronaut Tim Peake will also make a special guest appearance sharing facts about the Moon.

    The 30 minute Live Lesson will be available to watch on Monday 9 March 2026 at 11:00 on the CBBC channel and from 09:00 on this page.

    Image of characters from the CBBC series Horrible Science, with the title in the foreground
  2. That’s a wrap on our reading road trip, thanks to everyone who tuned in 🛣️published at 13:16 GMT 5 March

    • Kinnaird Primary School, Falkirk
    • Offmore Primary School, Kidderminster
    • Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School, Huddersfield
    • Beeston Hall, Norfolk
    • Singleton CofE School, Chichester
    • Heron Hill Primary School, Kendal
    • St Brendan’s in Glasgow
    • Oasis New Oak, Bristol
    • Pipers Corner School, Buckinghamshire
    • Nyewood Junior School, Bognor Regis
    • Samuel Lucas Primary School, Hitchin
    • Sturry Primary School, Kent
    • Journey Education Group, Doncaster
    • Comely Park Primary in Falkirk
    • Preston Tower Primary School, Preston
    • Blackthorns Community Primary Academy, Sussex
    • Owls Class at Thornhill Primary School in Southampton
    • Year 2 at St Wilfrid's Primary School in Longridge
    • Mill View Primary School in Chester
    • West Park Academy, Darlington
    • 3 Collinge at Alleyn’s Regent's Park in Camden
    • Corpus Christi Primary School, Glasgow
    • Drury Primary School, Drury
    • Mowmacre HIll Primary School, Leicester
  3. Thanks for joining today's Live Lesson!published at 13:16 GMT 5 March

    • Pitfour Primary, Peterhead
    • Lairdsland PS, Kirkintilloch
    • East Crompton St James Primary School, Oldham
    • Hazel Class at Arunside School, Horsham
    • Crawley Down Village C of E School, West Sussex
    • Woodhall Primary School, Sudbury
    • Goldington Green Academy, Bedford
    • St Martins School, Shropshire
    • Baring Primary School, London
    • St Paul's at St Joseph's Catholic School, Pudsey
    • Heron Hill Primary School, Kendal
    • St Edmund Campion, West Bridgford
  4. Thanks to everyone who has messaged us...what a ride! 🚌published at 13:10 GMT 5 March

    • Miss Barber and Mrs Heeks class at Haslington Primary Academy, Haslingdon
    • St Andrews Primary School, Dundee
    • St Nicholas School, Radstock
    • Hedgehogs at Reedley Primary School, Burnley
    • 5AH at Otford Primary School, Kent
    • Year 3 Owl Class at Westfield Primary School
    • Stanton Road Primary school, Wirral
    • Primary 3B from Cramond Primary School in Edinburgh
    • 5 Wren at Boughton Leigh, Rugby
    • 5C and their teachers Ms Mallek, Ms Bensar and Ms Cropper from Chalkhill Primary School in Wembley
    • Oldway Primary School in Torbay
    • Manor Way Primary Academy, Halesowen
    • Kings Pre-Prep in Rochester
    • Kibworth Primary school in Leicestershire
    • Class 1 and all the other children at Consett Junior School, Consett
    • Edith Neville Primary School in King's Cross, London
    • P3 at Maisondieu Primary School in Scotland
    • St Aloysius Catholic Primary School in Liverpool
    • 3C at The Sir Donald Bailey Academy, Newark
    • Young Oaks class at Brook School, Kent
    • Year 6 Class at Reydon Primary School, March
    • Miss Smith here at the Rainbow Room in Southmuir Primary School in Kirriemuir
    • Field End Junior School, Ruislip
    • Class 7 at Beechwood Primary School in Leeds
    • Year 5 at St Josephs in Castleford
    • P7b at Mosspark Primary, Glasgow
    • Foxglove class to Highfields Primary School in Manningtree
    • P6/5 Clyde Primary in Glasgow
    • St John Bosco Primary School in West Bromwich
    • 4/3 at Wibsey Primary School, Bradford
    • Rood End Primary in Oldbury
    • 5TM at Bramley St.Peter’s in Leeds
    • Brunel class in year 4 at Chesterfield Primary School in Enfield
    • Primary 3B from Cramond Primary School in Edinburgh
    • Year 5 at Silver Tree Primary School in Durham
  5. Love it! 🐕🐶🐕‍🦺🐩published at 13:03 GMT 5 March

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    Class 3 at Fitzjohn's Primary School have been celebrating books all week! We've dressed up today, and have shared our favourite books this morning. We also created a lovely art display.

    Class 3 at Fitzjohn's Primary School in Hampstead

    Class 3 at Fitzjohn's Primary School in HampsteadImage source, Class 3 at Fitzjohn's Primary School in Hampstead
  6. Final shout-outs...published at 13:02 GMT 5 March

    Thanks for being part of our lesson today

    • St Teresa's Catholic Primary, Aspley, Nottingham
    • Year 3 at Heatherlands Primary School in Poole
    • Vicarage Primary School, East Ham
    • Langley Park Primary School, Kent
    • Holton-le-Clay Junior School, Grimsby
    • Oldway Primary School in Torbay
    • Year 3 at Clowne Junior School, Chesterfield
    • P3/4 and P4 Collydean Primary in Fife
    • Room 6 P4 at Glenlee Primary in Hamilton
    • St Patrick's Primary in Kilsyth
    • Red Kites class from Juniper Hill School in Flackwell Heath
    • Canberra Class from Merrywood Education, Tadworth
    • Earle Class Year 3, Evendons Primary School, Wokington
    • Simmondley primary school, Glossop
    • Class 8 at Throston School, Hartlepool
    • Year 4 at Mowlem Primary, London
    • Dunton Bassett Primary School, Lutterworth
    • 'Primary 5/6 from Balcurvie Primary School in Windygates, Fife
    • Edinburgh Class at Malmesbury Park Primary School in Bournemouth.
    • Miss Watson and p5 at Stane Primary School, North Lanarkshire
    • Stuthers Primary School in Ayrshire
    • Primary 3’s from Baljaffray Primary in Bearsden
    • Reedings Junior School in Sawbridgeworth
    • Great Chart Primary School in Ashford
    • Class 5JDC at Castlewood Academy in Gainsborough
    • Year 6 at Hillingdon Primary School, Uxbridge
    • Summerfield Primary School in Birmingham
    • St Margaret’s CE, Plumstead
    • Southgate Primary School, Crawley
    • Owls and honeybees at Kingsmoor Lower School, Bedford
    • Mr Jukes and all the children in 4J at St Edmund Campion, Nottingham
  7. Balgreen Primary School are enjoying World Book Day 👋published at 12:55 GMT 5 March

    Balgreen Primary School, EdinburghImage source, Balgreen Primary School, Edinburgh
  8. Insect bolognese...I don't fancy that! 🪳🕷️🦗🪲published at 12:54 GMT 5 March

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    Our class has dressed up as our favourite book characters. Our teacher dressed up as Renee from 'The cafe at the edge of the woods'- we even have our own Glumfoot with Insect Bolognese.

    3 Wicks Summerswood Primary School, Borehamwood

    3 Wicks Summerswood Primary School, BorehamwoodImage source, 3 Wicks Summerswood Primary School, Borehamwood
  9. Our shout-outs book is its final chapter 📖published at 12:50 GMT 5 March

    A big hello to...

    • Young Oaks at Brook Primary school in Kent
    • P5DS at The Community School of Auchterarder
    • Indigo Class at Bishop Rawle CE Primary School in Cheadle
    • Long Toft Primary School in Stainforth
    • Pine Class at Kingsbridge Primary School in Kingsbridge
    • Year 6 at Lorenden Prep, Painter's Forstal
    • Westwood First School, Leek
    • Miss Eustices Y4 class at Greenhill Primary School in Bury
    • Mr Tomlinson and Mr Christopholus' Year 5 classes at St John's in Wythenshawe
    • Year 5 at Bromley High School, Bromley
    • Year 6 at The Whartons primary in Otley
    • Miss Lonsdale’s class at Glynwood Primary School, Gateshead
    • Lord Scudamore Primary School, Hereford
    • 4B in Bolton School Junior Boys, Bolton
    • Year 3 at Manston Primary School, Leeds
    • Manor way Primary Academy in Halesowen
    • Year 6 at Poppleton Ousebank Primary School, Nether Poppleton
    • Adders Class Y5/6 from Bentley CEVC Primary School near Ipswich
    • Arbirlot primary school, Arbroath
    • Dewi class at Hendy Primary, Carmarthenshire
    • Room A8 at Strandtown primary, Belfast
    • Oak Class at Wanborough Primary School, Swindon
    • Nantwich Primary Academy, Nantwich
    • 3J at Smitham Primary School, Croydon
    • Year 4 from St Joseph's, Darlaston
    • Year 3 at Bushey Manor Junior School, Bushey
    • Year 3 at Firs Primary School, Birmingham
    • P4 in St Therese of Lisieux Primary in Belfast
    • 5CM at Booker Avenue Junior School, Liverpool
    • 2JB at Stalham Infant School, Stalham
    • Whale Hill Primary School, Middlesborough
  10. Great to see Little Sutton working away!published at 12:50 GMT 5 March

    Little Sutton Primary, Sutton ColdfieldImage source, Little Sutton Primary, Sutton Coldfield
  11. Loving the costumes!published at 12:49 GMT 5 March

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    A massive hello from Year 5 at St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary Academy. We are all loving WBD2026. Just had our fantastic parade. Reading is great. Here are our amazing teacher’s getting in the spirit.

    Year 5 at St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary Academy, Kent

    St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary Academy, KentImage source, St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary Academy, Kent
  12. We've loved seeing all your shout-outs coming inpublished at 12:49 GMT 5 March

    Thanks for taking part!

    • Year 5 at Llanyrafon Primary School in Cwmbran
    • Eyton Church In Wales Primary school in Wrexham
    • Holly Class from Braywick Court School, Bray
    • St Bernard's PS in Belfast
    • 5C and Mrs Mallek and Ms Bensar at Chalkhill Primary, Wembley
    • Penguins class at Sturry CE Primary, Kent
    • Year 4 tiger class at Grange Park Primary School, Enfield
    • Royal Russell School, Surrey
    • Year 5 at Thorpe Lea Primary School, Surrey
    • Aqueduct Primary Academy, Telford
    • 5BL and 5AW at Mowmacre Hill Primary school in Leicester
    • Year 4 at The Willows Primary school, Essex
    • Young Oaks class at Brook Primary, Ashford
    • P5/6MW at Crombie School, Westhill, Aberdeenshire
    • 4H class at Whyteleafe school, Whyteleafe
    • Year 3 with Mrs Hampton at St Michael's Primary, Oxford
    • 4S at Blessed Sacrament Primary School in Liverpool
    • Year 6 at Thomas Bullock Primary, Shipdham
    • Primary 5 at Avenue End Primary in Glasgow
    • Year 5 at Rookwood School, Hampshire
    • P3 at ST Maria Goretti in Glasgow
    • Year 4 at Woodthorpe Primary School, Birmingham
    • Primary 3B from Cramond Primary School in Edinburgh
    • to P2 at Ratho Primary School, Scotland
    • Year 6 at St Nicholas School, Radstock
    • Caledonia Primary School, Saltcoats
    • Malvin's Close Academy in Blyth
    • Year 5/6 Willow Class at The Glenvale C of E Primary School in Wellingborough
    • P3/4 class in All Saints' Primary School in Tattysallagh, Omagh
    • Orca class at Lyde Green Primary School, Bristol
    • KS2 children at St Swithun Wells in Ruislip
    • Keldmarsh Primary School in Beverley
    • Melkids Home Ed, Preston
    • Class 6, at Appleton Thorn Primary in Cheshire
    • Holy Trinity Primary School in Taunton
  13. What a mix 👨‍🍳🖼️🪡published at 12:44 GMT 5 March

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    At Outwoods Primary School, we are diving deep into the world of non-fiction! Children at school have come dressed up as something from their favourite factual book or inspirational figures from non-fiction texts. In Year 6 we have lots of amazing costumes including and Gordon Ramsay, Vivienne Westwood, Frida Kahlo and a dinosaur!

    Outwoods Primary School in Atherstone

  14. More shout-outs for all these wonderful schools who took part in today's lesson 😁published at 12:43 GMT 5 March

    • Year 1 at Wybunbury Delves, Nantwich
    • Elberry Cove 5/6 at Oldway Primary School, Paignton
    • Y2 owls at Marsh Green Primary School, Wigan
    • Primary 6 at St Angela's Primary School, Glasgow
    • Primary 6 and Primary 7 in Edenderry Primary School, Banbridge
    • Heyhouses Primary School in St Annes
    • Primary 5/4 and Miss Stuart at Balornock Primary school in Glasgow
    • Primary 3B from Cramond Primary School in Edinburgh
    • St Andrews primary school, Dundee
    • Thames Primary Academy in Blackpool
    • Haberdashers' Castle House School in Shropshire
    • Annalong Primary School, County Down
    • Samuel Lucas Primary School in Hitchin
    • P5 at Thornton Primary School in Fife
    • Key Stage 2 and 3 at St Barnabas CE School in Drakes Broughton
    • Squrrels class at Exeter Primary School, Corby
    • Ivy House School, London
    • Year 3 and Year 4 at St Joseph's Primary School, Gateshead
    • Year 5 at St Joseph's in Castleford
    • Primary 4 in Moorfoot Primary School, Gourock
    • Owls Class, and all the pupils at Ludham Primary School in Norfolk
    • Churnet View Middle School in Leek
    • 5Hares at Upton Junior School, Dorset
    • St John's Primary in Lincoln
    • Foxglove class to Highfields Primary School in Manningtree
    • Thorntree Primary School in Charlton
    • St Thomas Class at St Paul's School, Portsmouth
    • Year 3 at the Winchcombe school in Newbury
    • Stanton Drew Primary School, Bristol
    • Primary 5 and 6 class at Knockahollet Primary school, Ballymena
    • Long Lee Primary School, Keighley
    • South Hampstead Junior School, London
    • 4EB at The Winns Primary School, Walthamstow
    • Year 2 at Bigyn Primary School, Llanelli
  15. What a journey! Thanks for riding along this World Book Day 🚌🚏published at 12:37 GMT 5 March

    • Kirkhope Primary, Ettrickbridge
    • Ballywalter Primary School, Ballywalter
    • Brompton Westbrook Primary School, Gillingham
    • Riverbank Primary School, Glasgow
    • Heswall Primary School, Wirral
    • Parsons Green Primary School, Edinburgh
    • Florendine Primary School, Tamworth
    • Bedwell Primary School, Stevenage
    • Illogan School, Cornwall
    • Holy Trinity RC Primary, Brierfield
    • Ysgol Penyffordd, Flintshire
    • West Park Academy, Darlington
    • Old Rayne School, Aberdeenshire
    • Gillespie Primary School, London
    • Sycamore Short Stay School, Dudley
    • Griffins Class at E-ACT Merchants' Academy Primary in Bristol
    • Exhall Grange School, Exeter
    • Nola and Reggie who are home educated in Whittington
    • Moulsham Junior School, Chelmsford
    • St Edmund’s Catholic Primary School, Bungay
    • Millennium Primary School, Greenwich
    • St. George's Preparatory School, Jersey
    • Lake Farm Park Academy, Hayes
    • Smitham Primary School, Croydon
    • St Michael’s Primary, Lichfield
  16. 📚 A tale of thousands! So many schools have been watching - hello to all of youpublished at 12:27 GMT 5 March

    • Waddesdon Village Primary School, Waddesdon
    • St Paul’s Junior School, Shepton Mallet
    • Ysgol Y Ddwylan, Carmarthenshire
    • Woodthorpe Junior & Infant School, Birmingham
    • Allesley Hall Primary School, Coventry
    • Little London Academy, Leeds
    • Dyce Primary School, Aberdeen
    • St Margaret's C of E Primary School, Horsforth
    • Newfield Primary School South Lanarkshire
    • The Whartons Primary School, Leeds
    • Hamd House Primary - Birmingham
    • Inkpen Primary School, Hungerford
    • Primary 4 at Knoxland Primary School in Dumbarton
    • Moorlands School in Bath
    • Year 5 at St, Michael's in Lichfield
    • Saint Constantine's Primary School, Govan
    • Iveson Primary School in Leeds
    • Drayton Park Primary in Islington
    • 4 Griffin class at Great Chart Primary School in Ashford
    • Year 5 at St Boniface Primary School Salford
    • Year 3 at Hornsea Community Primary School, Hornsea
    • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Canterbury
    • Beecholme Primary School in Mitcham
    • Dahl Class at Bowman Academy in Leicestershire
    • Boddam Primary School, Peterhead
  17. Thanks for getting in touch, we hope we've inspired future storytellers and readers! ☺️published at 12:17 GMT 5 March

    Shout-outs to:

    • Year 4 at Meadow Park Academy, Reading
    • Oak Class at Old Sodbury School, Bristol
    • 5A and 5B at Princethorpe Junior School, Birmingham
    • Newton Road Primary School in Rushden
    • Lapworth School in Kingswood
    • Peakirk-cum-Glinton Primary School in Glinton
    • Duncombe Primary School, North London
    • 3C from Fairchildes Primary in New Addington
    • Year 2 at Auckland College, Liverpool
    • Ramsgate Arts Primary School in Ramsgate
    • Year 4 at Dovery Academy, Leighton Buzzard
    • Pitmaston Primary School in Worcester
    • Darwin Class at Wylye Valley Primary School
    • Year 5 at Ricky Park School, Rickmansworth
    • Year 5 at Mundella primary school in Folkestone
    • Mill O' Forest Primary in Stonehaven
    • Year 4 at North Walkden Primary school in Salford
    • St Thomas' Primary Academy in Kilnhurst
    • St Luke’s Primary School, Mayfield
    • Year 5 at Europa School in Oxfordshire
    • Year 5 teachers at Downview Primary, Bognor Regis
    • Year 4 at New Swannington, Leicestershire
    • Wellsprings Primary School in Somerset
    • Year 3 at The Cathedral School, Salford
    • Quek's class at Greenpark Academy in King's Lynn
    • Tiptoe Priomary in the New Forest
    • Year 4 in Harold court Primary, Harold Wood
    • P5 from Knocknagoney Primary in Belfast
    • Poppleton Ousebank Primary in York
  18. Sounds like you have been busy 🐝published at 12:13 GMT 5 March

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    Can you please give a shout out to the Year 6 children at Marlborough Primary School? They have been such eager readers and have been loving celebrating World Book Day so far this morning! We're wearing comfortable clothes and pyjamas, and we're about to write a crossover story with characters from different books meeting in one setting and exchanging information! We are so excited!

    Year 6 children at Marlborough Primary School, Chelsea

  19. 📖 You’re all part of our story - thanks to these amazing schools for taking part! 💥published at 12:13 GMT 5 March

    • Townhill Junior School, Southampton
    • Beenham Primary, Berkshire
    • Blockley Primary School, Gloucestershire
    • Crosshouse Primary and Communication Centre, East Ayrshire
    • Seer Green Church Of England School, Seer Green
    • Myrtle Park Primary School, Bradford
    • Glengowan Primary School, South Lanarkshire
    • Headlands Primary School, Northampton
    • St Fergus RC Primary, Dundee
    • Annick Primary School, Irvine
    • Our Lady of Lourdes, Arnos Grove
    • Birkenhead High School Academy, Birkenhead
    • All Saints Primary School, Tattysallagh
    • Christ the Redeemer, Belfast
    • Shincliffe Cof E Primary, Durham
    • St Oswalds class 5NM, Liverpool
    • South Wellfield First School, Newcastle Upon Tyne
    • Trannack School, Helston
    • Frances Olive Anderson Primary School, Gainsborough
    • Stiperstones and Norbury, Shropshire
    • The Laurels Primary School, Worthing
    • Capel-le-Ferne Primary School, Folkestone
    • Ramona who is home educated in Leicester
    • Maidens Primary, Ayrshire
    • Leigh Academy Hartley, Kent
    • Saint Rose of Lima, Glasgow
  20. Teachers from years 3 and 4 at Burnt Ash Primary did a theme of Peter Pan! Lots of our children are pirates too! Let’s hope there’s not a mutiny…published at 11:59 GMT 5 March

    Burnt Ash Primary school in BromleyImage source, Burnt Ash Primary school in Bromley