Wet Break Story Starters — 25 Prompts
25 quick story starters for children to write or tell aloud during indoor break — covering mystery, fantasy, sci-fi and adventure.
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Page count: 7. Print-ready PDF — letter / A4 friendly. Click image to see all pages.
Learning objective
Provide creative writing prompts for indoor break time.
About this resource
- Subject: Wet Break & Indoor Play
- Type: Activity Pack
- Grade levels: Grade 2 (ages 7-8, ≈ Year 3), Grade 3 (ages 8-9, ≈ Year 4), Grade 4 (ages 9-10, ≈ Year 5), Grade 5 (ages 10-11, ≈ Year 6), Grade 6 (ages 11-12, ≈ Year 7)
- Pages: 7
- Date added: 2026-07-16
- Credit: Qualified primary teacher
Books on creative writing and storytelling
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For children
- T The Bumper Book of Storytelling into Writing — Pie Corbett
- D Doodle-a-Day: A Story Starter Sketchbook — Chris Riddell
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