Story Writing with Picture Prompts

Year 1 EnglishWriting2 pages

About this worksheet

At playtime a glowing door appears on the playground wall. It was never there before. That is the prompt for this two-page Year 1 writing task. Pupils answer three planning questions about who goes through, where it leads and what happens next. A word bank holds eight words, including magic, bright and opened. Pupils write their story, saying each sentence first, and draw what lies beyond the door. The notes show what to look for, such as finger spaces. It follows England National Curriculum composition.

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Curriculum objectives covered

Writing - composition

โ€œSaying out loud what they are going to write aboutโ€

The three planning questions get pupils talking about their story before they write it.

Writing - composition

โ€œComposing a sentence orally before writing itโ€

Question 4 reminds pupils to say each sentence out loud before writing it down.

Writing - composition

โ€œSequencing sentences to form short narrativesโ€

The planning questions give a start, middle and end, and the model answer shows four sentences in order.

What's inside this worksheet

Plan Your Story

Three short questions: who comes with you, where the door leads and what happens next.

Words You Could Use

Eight words to borrow: magic, door, playground, playtime, bright, opened, inside and friend.

Write Your Story

Lined space for the story, a reminder to say each sentence first, and a box to draw the other side of the door.

How teachers use it

Hook for the lesson

Stick a paper door on the classroom wall before the pupils come in. Then hand out the sheet.

Shared planning

Answer the three plan questions as a class once, then let pupils make their own choices.

Marking guide

Use the notes for question 4 when you mark. They list finger spaces and phonetic spelling as the points to check.

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