The Truck Cat | Book Companion | National Simultaneous Storytime 2025

Ever felt unsure how to make National Simultaneous Storytime meaningful and aligned to the curriculum?

This resource is designed to support Foundation to Year 4 teachers with ready-to-go activities that are purposeful and engaging. Whether you're joining in for the first time or looking for fresh ideas that don’t require hours of prep, this book companion brings structure and spark to your National Simultaneous Storytime celebrations.

What’s Included:

⭐️ 20 differentiated reading and writing activities

⭐️ Vocabulary and comprehension tasks to deepen understanding

⭐️ Teaching slides in PowerPoint with editable options

⭐️ PDF activity sheets

Activities Included

• Discussion Questions
• Meet the Characters
• Vocabulary
• Making Connections
• I See, I Think, I Wonder...
• Book Review
• Favourite Memory
• Tinka's Homes
• Design a New Book Cover
• Puppets
• Retell
• My Favourite Part
• Write a Sentence
• Letter to the Author
• Write a Sequel
• Diary Entry
• Maze
• Word Find
• Boggle
• Scattergories

*Also includes ideas for art activities.

Why Teachers Love It:

• Helps reduce planning time
• Engages students in a whole-school event
• Easy to differentiate

Perfect For:

✔️ Foundation to Year 4

✔️ Teachers wanting purposeful, time-saving NSS activities

✔️ Whole class learning during National Simultaneous Storytime

Save time, feel confident, and bring your literacy block to life — all with this one easy-to-use resource!

More Book Week companion packs are coming!

• One Little Dung Beetle
• We Live in a Bus
• Don't Worry Felix
• The Garden of Broken Things
• Afloat
• A Leaf Call Greaf
• The Wobbly Bike
• How to Move a Zoo: The incredible true story
• Spiro

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