EnglishYear 3Writing

Plan and structure writing

Discuss and record ideas for planning, using structures from reading (e.g. story maps, planning frames) before writing

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine building a LEGO castle 🏰 — you need a plan before you start! Planning your writing is like drawing a map of your story.

  2. 2

    Why do we plan our writing?

  3. 3

    Here is a story mountain 🏔️ — it shows the beginning, middle and end of a story.

  4. 4

    Let's plan a story about a lost puppy 🐶.

  5. 5

    Now plan YOUR story about a magic tree 🌳. Drag the parts into the right order.

  6. 6

    What part of the story comes in the MIDDLE?

  7. 7

    Which of these is a good plan for a story?

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