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Say it before you write it
Read with an adult. You can say, point, draw or write your answer.
1 · Learn
A story needs ideas that fit together. Decide who it is about, where it happens and what problem appears. Think of an ending that deals with the problem.
Say your story aloud first. Simple pictures can help you keep the events in order. Your plan is a helper, not the whole finished story.
2 · Worked example
I plan: a child at a park loses a ball, looks behind a bench and finds it. The ending solves the lost-ball problem.
3 · Your turn
In that plan, what is the problem and how is it solved?
Check your answer
The ball is lost. The child finds it behind a bench.
4 · Apply your learning
Make your own three-picture story plan. Tell it to someone before writing sentences.
Adult guidance and safety
Read instructions and shared texts aloud when needed. Independent reading must match taught sound-spelling knowledge; do not ask children to guess unknown words from pictures. Accept spoken answers before writing and revisit with more books and examples.
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Write, draw or show your working. Use a mouse, pen or finger. This pad is not a submitted answer.
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Clear the drawing? Your typed notes will stay. You can undo this action.
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Open a UTF-8 TXT file from this device, up to 40 KB and 10,000 characters. It stays in this browser. Opening can be undone until you type again. Downloads keep a new copy; they do not change the file you opened.
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