Story prompts for creative writing An alternative to story cubes, I have created a set of boards which can be used with a dice. Children record each word they land on and build sentences to create a story. Recording sheet, Story Plan worksheet and instructions included. For more useful seaside activities, please check my set of worksheets and PowerPoint in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

This Bingo set is designed to reinforce the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and provides lots of opportunities for teachers and children to talk about characters and story plot as they play! Enables to identify and match different parts of the story and captions with pictures. There are 3 different picture boards with matching sets of pictures and captions. Captions and speech bubbles will need to be cut separately to create flash cards. Boards and flashcards can be laminated for durability if you wish to. For additional resources based on the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, please check my PowerPoint and worksheets. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Set of worksheets to learn about characters and story structure based on the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Activities include oral retelling, sequencing events, identifying different parts of the story, describing characters & setting, and creative writing. Set includes: • Tell The Tale – story pictures for sequencing and oral retelling • What Happens Next? –cut and paste pictures and text • Story Map - complete a map with captions • Story Structure – list characters, settings, events and resolution • Story Sequence – blank sheet for writing • True or False - identify which sentences are true or not and rewrite the false sentences so that they are true • Character Portrait – illustrate and describe one character • Describing Characters – use adjectives word bank • Different Words! – Synonyms - Identify words from word bank that have the same meaning • Describing Settings – list adjectives for the woods; describe a walk in the woods • Treats for Grandma!! – write a list of foods • Wanted Poster For additional resources based on the story of Little Red Riding Hood, please check my PowerPoint and Bingo Game. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Based on story of Little Red Riding Hood. A Bingo game that will encourage a lot of discussions as you play :) Enables to identify and match different parts of the story and captions with pictures. There are 3 different picture boards with matching sets of pictures and captions. Captions and speech bubbles will need to be cut separately to create flash cards. Boards and flashcards can be laminated for durability if you wish to. For additional resources based on the story of Little Red Riding Hood, please check my PowerPoint and worksheets. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Suitable for KS1 - 6 parts PowerPoint that can be used over 6 lessons (objectives, teaching task and plenary each) Part 1 – Storytelling To know the beginning, middle and end of the story To retell the story orally Includes diagram of elements of a traditional tale; the story of Goldilocks and The Three Bears; prompt for oral storytelling Part 2 – Sequence To sequence the main events of the story To match text with pictures Activities prompting children to order story pictures and to match text with pictures; complete sentences with missing words using word bank Part 3 – Sentence Starters To know how to start sentences differently To retell the story orally using sentence openers Includes looking at different sentence openers for each part of the story; think of a good sentence opener for each picture Part 4 – Characters To talk about the characters in the story and say what you think about each one To describe each characters using adjectives Includes adjectives for each character, asking children to explain why; complete sentences with best adjectives Part 5 – Settings To talk about the settings in the story To describe settings using adjectives Includes adjectives for each setting; describe how it feels like walking through a forest; complete a sentence using different adjectives Part 6 – Story Plot To know the different parts that makes a story To give some reasons why things happen Includes story plot diagrams; a question for each part of the story For follow up / matching activities worksheets, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

• Text - about the origin of the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and its significant authors • Questionnaire – from the text • Book Review – to compare 2 different versions of the same story • Different Stories! – To briefly write about the version just read, and write what would happen in the story if one of the characters was changed. For additional resources based on Goldilocks and the Three Bears, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

This Bingo set is designed to reinforce the story of Hansel and Gretel and encourages children to • read captions and match with a picture from the story • read captions and match with pictures • read speech bubbles and match with pictures Provides lots of opportunities for teachers and children to talk about characters and story plot as they play! For additional resources based on the story of Hansel and Gretel, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources :) For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Set of posters for introducing different groups of animals from the African Savannah including mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, amphibians and insects – show on IWB For more useful activities, please check my other African Savannah Animals resources in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Writing prompts – to look at non-fiction text and layout and to write sentences using the information from a fact sheet. Links to animal classification – includes a fact sheet of an animal from each category – mammal, reptile, bird, fish, amphibian, insect For additional resources based on Amazon Rainforest Animals, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Set of posters to introduce and learn about key features of insects and non- insects. For more useful activities, please check other Minibeasts resources in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Useful word mats with names of minibeasts, classification groups and features, verbs and adjectives – could be put back to back and laminated together to create one lasting document. For more useful activities, please check other Minibeasts resources in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Storytelling Picture Prompts – whole class/ group Enables children to create a story with a mix of characters, settings and objects based on the traditional stories of Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and Hansel and Gretel – includes some time connectives and speech/thinking bubbles. Includes instructions for using them different ways. Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so. For additional resources based on Traditional Stories, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Storytelling Boards Game – up to 6 players Enables children to create a story with a mix of characters, settings and objects based on the traditional stories of Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and Hansel and Gretel – includes some time connectives and speech/thinking bubbles. You will need set of boards for each pair or group, a dice and a worksheet each to record answers. Instruction sheet included. For more writing prompts, please check my Storytelling Mats Bundle based on the same stories, with sentence starters, verbs and adjectives. Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so. For additional resources based on Traditional Stories, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

I have created a set of art activities that can be used with work undertaken in the Literacy Hour. They are designed to introduce the children to a range of tools, techniques and materials as well as to create pictures as a stimulus for storytelling and creative writing. Each activity is linked to a passage of the story to encourage children to respond imaginatively and for describing characters, settings and events. I have used this method many times in KS1 and the writing produced by the children is always remarkable! Use the PowerPoint for each part of the story: • as a starting point - images can be used to encourage descriptions and use of adjectives. • to see list of equipment • to follow instructions for the art activity Follow up activities: • The children write a passage of the story that relates to each picture (use writing sheets template if needed). The set includes 1 x PowerPoint with introductions, list of art equipment and instructions for each art activity, planning with examples of each art work and Art Curriculum Teaching Objectives and Learning Outcomes, captions, blank writing sheet, story sequencing and story plan worksheets. Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so. mariesteachingresources@gmail.com For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

A Bingo game that will encourage a lot of discussions as you play :) Can be used as a way to assess children’s knowledge. There are 2 different boards, each with matching sets of pictures of dinosaurs with names; group names (carnivore, herbivore); and descriptions. Playing: Children attempt to match each picture with a dinosaur; match additional sets of cards, wherever it is a carnivore or herbivore; and then guess the dinosaurs when reading the description cards. Children can check their answers - answer sheet for each bingo board included. I have also created worksheets and posters that can be used as a starting point (sold separately). https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dinosaurs-posters-12663937 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dinosaurs-worksheets-11534907 For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Fact sheets - for reading activities and independent research with clear information about most popular dinosaurs – use them as visual display resources in a Reading Corner, Writing Corner or on Topic Board. If you would like follow-up activities, please check my set of Dinosaurs Worksheets (sold separately). https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dinosaurs-worksheets-11534907 For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

A set of posters to learn about dinosaurs, dinosaur groups, time line, size, their diets (predator or prey) and types of food they ate. A lot of useful information that can be used for independent research and for display. If you would like follow-up activities, please check my set of Dinosaurs Worksheets and Word Mat (vocabulary) for independent writing (sold separately). https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dinosaurs-worksheets-11534907 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dinosaurs-word-mat-11652200 For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)