teaching resource

Narrative Sentence Starter Worksheets

Updated: 17 Sep 2024

Use our printable narrative writing prompt worksheets to boost your students' imaginative writing skills.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 48 Pages
Years: 1 - 3

Curriculum

ACELA1453

Compare different kinds of images in narrative and informative texts and discuss how they contribute to meaningElaborationstalking about what is ârealâ and what is imagined in texts, for example âThis is the section about platypuses i...
ACELT1584

Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and explore some features of characters in different textsElaborationsexamining different types of literature including traditional tales, humorous stories and poetry (...
ACELT1591

Discuss the characters and settings of different texts and explore how language is used to present these features in different waysElaborationsdescribing features of text settings including time, colours used to portray year, season, and place (count...
ACELT1601

Create imaginative texts based on characters, settings and events from studentsâ own and other cultures using visual features, for example perspective, distance and angleElaborationsdrawing on literary texts read, viewed and listened to for insp...

VCELA180

Compare different kinds of images in narrative and informative texts and discuss how they contribute to meaning
VCELT208

Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and compare some features of characters in different texts
VCELY230

Create short imaginative, informative and persuasive texts using growing knowledge of text structures and language features for familiar and some less familiar audiences, selecting print and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose
VCELT264

Create imaginative texts based on characters, settings and events from studentsâ€™ own and other cultures including through the use of visual features
VCELT265

Create texts that adapt language features and patterns encountered in literary texts
VCELY266

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose
VCELT313

Identify aspects of literary texts that convey details or information about particular social, cultural and historical contexts
VCELY329

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audience

teaching resource

Narrative Sentence Starter Worksheets

Updated: 17 Sep 2024

Use our printable narrative writing prompt worksheets to boost your students' imaginative writing skills.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 48 Pages
Years: 1 - 3

Use our printable narrative writing prompt worksheets to boost your students' imaginative writing skills.

Keep Students Writing With Printable Narrative Story Starter Worksheets

Encouraging kids to write daily, even just for a few minutes, can have many benefits. Not only does it help them come up with creative ideas and stories, but it also improves their language skills. Writing is an excellent way for kids to express their feelings and share fantastic ideas straight from their imaginations. When kids write daily, they learn the value of imaginative thinking and its possibilities. This year, we encourage you to get your students into a daily writing routine with these fun narrative writing prompt worksheets from Teach Starter!

Narrative Writing Prompts, Word Banks, and More!

This download includes a whopping 24 brand-new narrative writing prompts in an easy-to-use, no-prep worksheet format. We’ve included a wide variety of story starters that you can pick and choose from to engage and encourage your students to write. Each narrative prompt also includes a visual stimulus and a bank of words for students to pull from when writing their stories.

Each worksheet has space for a short story, but we have also included an additional sheet of lined paper for each worksheet in case your students write longer texts. Here are just a few of the fun narrative prompts you’ll find in this download:

Buried Treasure
A Cheeky Monkey
Visiting the Dinosaur Zoo
My Robot Friend
A Midnight Visitor
And more!

Download and Print!

This resource is available as an easy-to-use Google Slides or Printable PDF Resource file. To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button to select your preferred file format. Make your copies, pass them out to your students, and you’re ready to begin!

Note: If you prefer the double-sided version, we recommend first printing the whole pack in 2-sided format and then making copies of the individual worksheets.

This resource was created by Samantha Rose, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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Curriculum

ACELA1453

Compare different kinds of images in narrative and informative texts and discuss how they contribute to meaningElaborationstalking about what is ârealâ and what is imagined in texts, for example âThis is the section about platypuses i...
ACELT1584

Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and explore some features of characters in different textsElaborationsexamining different types of literature including traditional tales, humorous stories and poetry (...
ACELT1591

Discuss the characters and settings of different texts and explore how language is used to present these features in different waysElaborationsdescribing features of text settings including time, colours used to portray year, season, and place (count...
ACELT1601

Create imaginative texts based on characters, settings and events from studentsâ own and other cultures using visual features, for example perspective, distance and angleElaborationsdrawing on literary texts read, viewed and listened to for insp...

VCELA180

Compare different kinds of images in narrative and informative texts and discuss how they contribute to meaning
VCELT208

Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and compare some features of characters in different texts
VCELY230

Create short imaginative, informative and persuasive texts using growing knowledge of text structures and language features for familiar and some less familiar audiences, selecting print and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose
VCELT264

Create imaginative texts based on characters, settings and events from studentsâ€™ own and other cultures including through the use of visual features
VCELT265

Create texts that adapt language features and patterns encountered in literary texts
VCELY266

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose
VCELT313

Identify aspects of literary texts that convey details or information about particular social, cultural and historical contexts
VCELY329

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audience

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