A picture says a thousand words, or so the saying goes more or less.
And there is something to that for sure – we all know it.
We have all experienced it – looking at a striking image which immediately conjures up a story in our mind.
So let’s take advantage of our extremely visual brains, and use a range of very different images to inspire the creative process, and get interesting unique stories started in no time at all!
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Your students can explore this collection of weird and wonderful places, to help inspire their spoken stories and writing – and encourage some future budding authors along the way no doubt!
I’ve created these 10 picture prompts for you to use for free with your classroom. There are many ways to make use of them.
You can view them here on the website, or download the PDFs and print – or put on the big screen for your class.
Children often have vivid imaginations, but give them a photo of an interesting animal and watch how quickly they can build a story around it!
This makes animal picture prompts a fantastic teaching resource. We can use them as highly engaging story starters – even for children who aren’t usually enthusiastic writers or story tellers.