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We've borrowed the opening line from Enid Blyton's Five Find-Outers story, the Mystery of the Invisible Thief. Use the printable to spark your child's imagination and see what sort of story they come up with. Why not then read the original book and compare?
This "surfer boy" story starter worksheet asks children to look at the boy in the picture and make notes about him - then write a story. As a second writing activity we ask children to do some research into surfing and decide whether they would like to have a go...
Encourage reluctant writers to put pen to paper with this sunny day story paper. We've started off telling a fun tale set on a sunny day, so all the kids have to do is write about what happens next...
What flavour would your kids invent if they were trying to enter a competition like the one Matty's local ice cream parlour is running? And what would be the consequences if they won, I wonder?
