Use these images to provide ideas and inspiration for writing in your classroom.
They could be used as a lesson starter to develop the children's imaginations, or as part of writing activities in the main part of your lessons.
1001 Brilliant Writing ideas
This book offers teachers endless ideas and inventive suggestions, opening up new opportunities for creative writing lessons. With over 1000 different 'story-starters' across a vast range of genres and narrative styles, this versatile book provides food for thought for pupils of a wide range of ages and abilities.
Just Imagine: Creative Ideas for Writing
Aimed at Key Stages 2 and 3, "Just Imagine" presents a wide range of resources as stimulus material for creative writing - from text by popular children's authors to photographs, illustrations and paintings as well as instrumental music and soundscapes.
Links to other sites:
The Night Zookeeper - A Literacy, Art and ICT project which asks children to investigate what animals dream about.
Story
Writing 101 - Find a huge collection of tips
and advice for everyone interested in writing.
Highly recommended.
Creative
Writing - Useful tips and advice for those
interested in creative writing.
Once
upon a website - Use these museum objects
as inspiration for written work in your classroom.