This creative writing KS3 lesson uses inspiring images and sticky notes to get learners producing some truly creative writing.
Often students will say ‘I don’t know what to write’. The format of this lesson eradicates that barrier to learning and creativity. Use it to teach this important skill to students of all abilities (including your mixed-ability groups).
The collaborative nature of this lesson (students read what the person before them has written) means they learn from and inspire each other.
It’s a kinesthetic creative writing KS3 lesson. Students move around using a range of resources. The strict timing element means it’s extremely fast-paced.
While getting students moving around the classroom (especially in classes where behaviour is challenging) can be daunting, the speed of the task keeps students focused. It results in students producing some fantastic work without too much teacher talk or instruction needed.
You do need some resources, but for all the coloured sticky notes required, it is well worth the effort.
You can adapt this lesson to other subjects. This idea can even be a revision tool, where the pictures you pass around represent different topics students have already studied.
Noga Verber has taught English and drama at Chestnut Grove Academy in South London for three years. She is also a head of house and the director of the school musical. Browse more free KS3 English reading and writing lesson plans and KS3 creative writing resources for teaching plot and setting.
