Warning Tale, Don’t go Outside, it’s Dark! - KS1 Text Types: Writing Planners and Model Texts

Explore warning stories in KS1 using this text type resource pack. Young writers will learn a simple story structure by reading the model text ‘You can’t go outside - it’s dark!’, a short story where a character is warned not to do something. This simple narrative can be told by pupils in KS1, acting out ideas to help sequence the story. The resources are based on a model text with planning sheets to support pupils to retell or write their own version of a warning tale.

There are also opportunities to teach or revisit how question sentences are formed and using the past tense, including the past progressive.

This KS1 warning tale writing resource includes:

• Model text: Don’t go Outside – it’s dark! - This model text is a simple warning tale where characters are told not to do something. The model text can be used to learn the structure of a warning tale. A list of features to look for is included at the bottom of the page.
• Warning tale writing sheet - This contains a success criteria list as well as information on how questions are written and examples of words written in the past tense on the worksheet, including the past progressive.
• Warning tale idea cards - Pupils can use the image cards to help orally retell the two fables in the model texts. These could then be used for planning their own versions of the story.
• Warning tale planning sheet - This worksheet allows pupils to plan their own fables, sequencing events for their stories.
• Writing paper - The themed writing paper can be used for pupils to present their work.

National Curriculum English programme of study links:

Year 1

• Pupils should be taught to write sentences by saying out loud what they are going to write about
• Pupils should be taught to write sentences by composing sentences orally before writing
• Pupils should be taught to write sentences by sequencing stories to form short narratives
• Pupils should begin to punctuate sentences using ... question mark ...

Year 2

• Pupils should be taught to develop positive attitudes and stamina for writing by writing narratives ...
• Pupils should be taught to develop positive attitudes and stamina for writing by considering what they are going to write before beginning by planning or saying out loud what they are going to write about
• Pupils should be taught to develop positive attitudes and stamina for writing by writing down ideas and / or key words, including new vocabulary
• Pupils should be taught to learn how to use the present and past tenses correctly and consistently including the progressive form
• Pupils should learn how to use sentences with different forms: ... questions ...

This resource is part of the WAGOLL: text types writing packs collection.
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• Model text: Don't go Outside – it’s dark!
• Warning tale writing sheet
• Warning tale idea cards
• Warning tale planning sheet
• Writing paper
• Teacher notes