Story Starters Teaching Resources for Year 1
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Narrative Sentence Starter Worksheets
Use our printable narrative writing prompt worksheets to boost your students' imaginative writing skills.
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Easter Writing Prompts - Differentiated Worksheets
Inspire your early year students to get writing with these easy to use Easter writing prompts.
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Easter Writing Prompts for Narrative Writing
Inspire creativity and build writing stamina with these engaging Easter-themed Writing Prompts for Narrative Writing.
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Easter Diary Writing Activity
A cute diary entry writing activity.
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Story Ideas – Character, Setting, and Complication Cards
Help your students choose a topic to write about with this set of 36 character, setting and compilation task cards.
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Narrative Prompts Posters
A set of 20 posters to display as narrative story prompts for students.
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Fairy Tales Settings Posters
A set of 6 fairytale story settings background posters.
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Sentence Strip Activity Cards - Simple Sentence Starters
Encourage conversation and writing with our Printable Sentence Starter Prompts for Early Years.
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Narrative Setting Prompts Posters
A set of 2 posters giving ideas for the setting of a narrative.
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My Monster Story Template
Use this simple story template to get your students writing simple narratives based on a sequence of events.
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Roll to Create a Silly Book Title – Differentiated Writing Activity
Print a differentiated literacy activity using dice and a chart to create a silly book title and storybook.
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Alphabet Characters Story Generator Cards
A set of cards using alphabet-related image prompts for writing.
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Story Leads To Hook Your Readers
How to hook your reader: 11 techniques to open your story with a bang and grab your reader's attention!
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Narrative Writing Poster
A poster to encourage your students to think about narrative writing.
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Grandparents' Day Writing Prompt - The Very Best Day
Surprise Grandma and Grandpa with a special story telling about the Best Day Ever with a Grandparents’ Day writing prompt.
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Objects in the Sky – Writing Prompts
Describe objects in the sky, such as the clouds, moon and sun, with this set of 8 space science writing prompts.
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Happy Mother's Day Writing Prompt - Super Mum Craft Template
Celebrate the women in your students’ lives with a Happy Mother's Day Writing Prompt and Craft to show them just how “Super” they really are!
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Halloween Writing Prompts - Bats
Differentiated writing activity using bats as a writing prompt.
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'If I Were a Bowerbird...' Writing Stimulus
Get students thinking and writing about what they would collect, or what they would do if they were a bowerbird.
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Christmas Writing Prompt Dice Game - Roll-a-Story
Roll a Christmas Writing Prompt and write a fun Christmas story with our printable writing worksheets.
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Christmas Character Writing and Craft Templates
Choose between four adorable Christmas writing templates for your Early Years students.
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Insect-Themed Flashcards and Writing Prompts
Inspire young entomologists to read and write about insects with minibeast writing prompts and word wall cards.
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Farm-Themed Flashcards and Writing Prompts
Build vocabulary and writing skills with this ocean-themed writing activity.
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Adorable Animal Finger Puppets Template
Download a set of 12 animal finger puppets to use when teaching poetry, creating narratives and more.
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Pirate Themed Mini Story Book Template
Students can use this template to create their own pirate themed mini story book.
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Gingerbread Man Disguise Project
Design a Gingerbread Man disguise to save Gingie from getting eaten by Santa with a printable Gingerbread Man Disguise project.
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Halloween Writing Template - Big Mouth Mummy Craft
Inspire spooky story writing with a printable ‘Big-Mouth Mummy’ Halloween writing craft.
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Halloween Words - Vocabulary and Writing Centre
Stretch your students’ vocabulary and writing skills with a devilishly-delightful Halloween Vocabulary and Writing Centre.
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Write About It! Recycling Writing Prompt Worksheets
Differentiate writing instruction in primary grades with informational writing prompts about recycling and conservation.
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Spring Writing Prompts
Celebrate Spring with Spring writing worksheets for the early years.
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Christmas Writing Prompts for Beginning Writers
Celebrate Christmas time and practise those writing skills with your beginner writers.
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Valentine's Day Vocabulary Cards and Writing Center
Build a Valentine’s Day writing station with a printable word wall and writing prompt worksheets.