Writing a whole story that flows logically and successfully can be extremely challenging. In this article, we consider how simple journey stories can act as models for young writers.

A hugely popular article considering story structure and how understanding it, can help children with their own writing.

A selection of teaching ideas for The Polar Express to get you and your class feeling Christmassy.

A hugely popular article looking at voyage and return (sometimes called home-away-home) stories. The article refers to well-known children’s stories and films and shows that knowing the structure of these stories can support children with their own narrative writing.