Foundation Narrative Writing Unit | 11 Lessons | Story Writing

Teaching Foundation students to write a narrative can feel like a BIG job.

Where do you start? How do you explain beginning, middle and end? How do you get students from a simple idea to an actual story? And what are you supposed to model along the way?

This Narrative Writing Unit breaks the whole process down into manageable, step-by-step lessons.

 

Please check out the PREVIEW here. 

 

PLEASE NOTE

This Narrative Writing Unit is included in my Term 4 Writing Unit.

If you already own the Term 4 Writing Unit, you already have this resource and do not need to purchase it separately.

If you don't own the Term 4 Writing Unit, you can purchase this Narrative Writing Unit on its own. If you'd like the complete writing program, check out my Term 4 Writing Unit!

 

Take the guesswork out of teaching narrative writing

Instead of asking students to sit down and “write a story”, this unit builds their skills gradually.

Students first learn about the key parts of a narrative:

SETTING • CHARACTERS • BEGINNING • MIDDLE • END

They then use included modelled books to explore these parts in real stories before moving on to writing each part themselves.

From there, students plan their own narrative and work through the beginning, middle and end one step at a time.

By the end of the unit, students have planned, written and shared their own narrative.

No trying to work out what to teach next. No jumping straight from “here's a story” to “now write one”.

Just a clear teaching sequence that takes students from exploring stories to creating their own.

 

What's included?

11 DONE-FOR-YOU LESSONS

The lessons take students through:

1. Drawing a setting
2. Drawing characters
3. Exploring beginning, middle and end
4. Writing the beginning
5. Writing the middle
6. Writing the end
7. Planning a narrative
8. Writing the beginning of their own story
9. Writing the middle of their own story
10. Writing the end of their own story
11. Sharing their narratives

 

MODELLED BOOKS & NARRATIVE EXAMPLES

The modelled books are included and are used throughout the lessons to help students explore how narratives work before they write their own.

 

DONE-FOR-YOU TEACHING MATERIALS

You'll receive:

• 11 detailed lesson plans with suggested teacher language and modelling
• Digital learning intentions PowerPoint — editable so you can make it work for your classroom
• Student resources for the lessons
• Modelled books and narrative examples
• Writing and planning activities
• Support and extension ideas throughout the lessons

The lesson plans, student resources and book examples are ready to use and not editable. The learning intentions PowerPoint is editable.

 

A gradual approach that makes narrative writing achievable

Students don't have to write an entire story in one sitting.

They learn the parts.

They see them in action.

They practise writing each part.

They plan their own story.

Then they put it all together.

One step at a time.

So instead of staring at a blank page wondering what to write, your students have a clear structure to follow.

And instead of having to create the whole teaching sequence yourself, it's already planned for you.

 

Ready to make narrative writing feel a whole lot more manageable?

11 lessons. All resources included. A clear path from first idea to finished narrative.

 

This resource is PERFECT for you if:

·        You are new to teaching Foundation/Kindergarten and are unsure how to teach your students how to write

·        You are a graduate teacher, feeling a little unsure because your university didn’t teach you how to teach writing

·        You are a seasoned teacher but you are sick of planning and want your weekends back! 

 

Frequently asked questions:

Q: I live outside of Australia. Is this resource right for me?

This resource has been made with Australian teachers in mind. It uses the British/Australian spelling of words (e.g. colour, favourite) and is designed for Foundation classrooms.

 

Term 4 Writing Unit

As mentioned above, this narrative unit is taken directly from my Term 4 Writing Unit. In addition to narrative writing, it also covers Informative Writing, Poetry and more. You can check out the full unit here.

 

Additional information

Please note: This is a downloadable, digital file that you can access immediately after purchase. To open the PDF files, you will be required to have a PDF Reader such as Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer. To use the PowerPoint Learning Intentions, you will need access to PowerPoint on your computer.

 

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