Supported by Amazon, we have created a fun, interactive storytelling project with award-winning children’s author Tọlá Okogwu, for pupils aged 7 to 11 (KS2/P4-7). It is based on the theme ‘Reimagine your world’ which supports this year’s National Storytelling Week activity and it is designed to inspire a love of writing.
Alongside a week-long series of classroom activities, we are running a free, live storytelling workshop with Tọlá Okogwu at 10am to 10.50am on Monday 3 February 2025. Students will create a story with Tọlá, actively participating in her story-writing process. The workshop will be a source of inspiration for their own stories and is a crucial part of the week-long storytelling project.
What happens if my class cannot attend the live workshop?
If you are unable to attend, a recording of the workshop will be available on YouTube and uploaded to this page.
Key stage 2 classroom resources
- KS2/P4-7 resources, and family resources, will be live on this page from Monday 6 January 2025.
Our classroom resources provide a week-long learning sequence for you to deliver, which supports students to create stories inspired by Tọlá’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/English scheme of work. 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 will also have family resources for children to complete at home.
We'd love to see your students' writing
At the end of the week’s activities, please submit your students’ work to us for the opportunity to have it published in the National Storytelling Week Anthology and to receive individual feedback from Amazon.
Submission instructions will be live on our website closer to the time.
If you have any questions about National Storytelling Week 2025, please email Young Writers: young.writers@literacytrust.org.uk
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