Free National Storytelling Week classroom resource for KS1/P2-3
Supported by Amazon, we have created a fun, interactive storytelling project for National Storytelling Week with former Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho, for pupils aged 5 to 7 (KS1/P2-3), inspired by his picture book Our Tower (illustrated by Richard Johnson, Frances Lincoln Children's Books). The classroom resource is based on the theme ‘Reimagine your world’ and it is designed to inspire a love of story creation.
Alongside a week-long series of classroom activities, we ran live storytelling workshop with Joseph Coelho on Thursday 6 February 2025. If you missed it, watch the live recording below to inspire your students' stories.
What are the Key stage 1/P2-3 classroom resources?
Our National Storytelling Week classroom resources for key stage 1/P2-3 provide a week-long learning sequence for you to deliver, which supports students to create stories inspired by Joseph’s creative process.
You may like to consider taking time out of your normal timetable to deliver the project, or to build it into your literacy and English focus for the week. The learning sequence is developed with the national curriculum in mind, and the curriculum links can be found at the end of the resource.
We also have a free family resource for pupils to complete, full of fun activities for storytelling at home.
Download links can be found below on this page. To access the links you'll need to be logged in as a member, or to sign up for free.
Watch the workshop
If you missed it, or simply want to revisit key moments, watch the recording of Joseph's storytelling workshop below, alongside the week's storytelling activities.
Supporting video materials
We have three videos made by Joseph Coelho which accompany the classroom resource. Please find them below, and follow the instructions in the resource pack for how to use them alongside the classroom activities.
If you have any questions about National Storytelling Week 2025, please email young.writers@literacytrust.org.uk.