New from literacy expert Pie Corbett, the Story-writing Teacher’s Guide for Early Years and Key Stage 1 will help you get the most out of your budding story-writers! Packed full of top tips and activities for individual, group and whole-class work, this supportive guide makes teaching story-writing simple.

The Teacher’s Guide takes you through the process of teaching story-writing from start to finish:

Imitate! Get practical advice on how to tell stories to your class. From there, help children tell their own versions with a range of activities.

Innovate! Use 25 different stories at a range of levels for children to listen to, retell and innovate. Support them as they write down their stories – choosing vocabulary, checking punctuation and using connectives.

Invent! Combine ideas and resources to help children invent their own stories.

Write! Pointers for improving writing and adding a little sparkle!

Top tip! Use the planning grid included to find the areas of the English curriculum that can be covered by story-writing for each year group, from Nursery to Year 2.

Please note, this Story-writing Teacher’s Guide for Early Years and Key Stage 1 supports Pie Corbett’s Story-Writing Box: Early Years and Key Stage 1, and is included with every box.