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Struggling with story ideas? Help your class develop their story building skills. You can play this animation, just one in a writing series, in class or at home to help children write a gripping story.

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We have up to five animations to develop children's' 500 Words stories, why not use one a day? Coming up next is 'Wonderful Words and Phrases'.

Teacher Notes

Teachers can use this video with pupils to link it to thinking about the worst, best or most surprising thing that has happened to them.

Ideas generated from this could be used to look at the ‘middle’ part of their story.

For more able pupils access 7-11 version.

Curriculum Notes

This video is suitable for use with pupils aged 5-7. It is designed primarily for support with the 鶹Լ 500 Words competition but could also support the teaching of English and Literacy for this age range.

This links directly to the English Programmes of Study at KS1 (England), 1st Level (Scotland), Foundation Phase (Wales) and Foundation Stage/KS1 (Northern Ireland).

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Back to 500 Words

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Back to 500 Words

Interactive story starters

Children can use these interactive story starters in the classroom or at home.

Interactive story starters

The top 50 finalists of 2023/24. audio

Read or listen to the top 50 stories that made it to the 2023/24 final.

The top 50 finalists of 2023/24