StoryScape: 52 Captivating Visual & Narrative Prompts

Discover StoryScape, a groundbreaking collection of striking images coupled with imaginative story beginnings designed for pupils in Key Stages 2 to 3. Crafted to kindle creativity, refine writing abilities, and prompt deeper thought, this resource is your all-inclusive toolkit to captivate and inspire young learners!

Free Preview:

A free preview of two of the 52 images, example paragraphs and questions can be found here.

Inside the Pack:

• 52 Carefully Chosen Images: Each image is handpicked to enthuse creativity and set pupils’ imaginations alight.

• Compelling Story Openings: Fuel your pupils’ creativity with captivating starters across a variety of genres and topics.

• Exemplary Sample Paragraphs: Propel the writing journey with sample continuations for each narrative beginning.

• Intriguing Thought-Provoking Questions: Foster deep contemplation, reflection, and group discussions, allowing pupils to delve into a myriad of narrative avenues.

Available Formats:

• Google Slides Presentation
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• PDF format

Why Opt for StoryScape?

Suitable for a Range of Abilities: This toolkit caters to various aptitude levels and learning preferences, ensuring a consistent challenge.

Multifunctional Resource: Effortlessly adaptable for distinct year groups, making it usable both in-class and remotely.

Aligns with Key Learning Objectives: Whilst championing free-form creativity, the prompts also resonate with pivotal writing and reading comprehension competencies.

How We Use this Resource:

"I have primarily used this (with children between the ages of 7 and 11) as a morning activity and as an online lesson during lockdown, with the children trained to come in, look at the board where the image and story starter sentence is displayed and are then free to discuss with fellow students or start writing their own descriptive paragraph or short narrative. They became brilliant at it and the frequent practice led to fantastic progress in their longer form creative writing.

We would sometimes read the example paragraph together, before, during or after they write. It was fun to identify similar themes to their own stories.
If we had time, or if they were struggling, we’d look at the questions together and see if pair, group or class discussion helped them get started."

Ideal For:

• Creative Writing Tasks
• Classroom Debates
• Invigorating Starter Activities
• Thoughtful Journaling Prompts
• Homework Tasks

The slides give further details on 10 different ways you can use this resource in the classroom.

Dive into the world of StoryScape and watch as your pupils’ creativity soars. This pack is a must-have for educators eager to nurture a passion for writing and narrative exploration.