Free scaffolds to print at home or in the classroom.
Imaginory helps children turn imagination into written stories. These two sets of Cognitive Anchor Sheets give them a head start before they chat with Quill — especially helpful for children who like to think on paper first. Download individually or grab both together.
Don't know where to begin? Ink doesn't always know either!
Roll his colourful Story Dice for free ideas, then make your own story, or let Quill write a surprise one.
A dinosaur who only wears red pants and refuses to discuss it
Something is missing and there is a very obvious hole where it used to be
At dawn, when the world is still quiet and misty
A seaside fish & chip shop
Because something important was lost long ago
By following a trail of glowing breadcrumbs
Logged in as a writer? Spin and send a surprise story to Quill →
Parents and other trusted adults
Who, What & Where — a pre-session planner for story ideas.
Print and discuss the who, what and where before a writing session. Each page gives your child a gentle scaffold for thinking about characters, events, and setting — so when they sit down with Quill, the ideas are already bubbling.
6 pages · PDF · © Imaginory — free for classroom & home use
Parents and other trusted adults
Extra Who, What & Where planners — extend the scaffold.
The second set of cognitive anchor sheets. Use on its own or alongside Set 1 for more practice and variety. Bundle both sets together for a complete pre-writing toolkit (print and keep in the same folder).
6 pages · PDF · © Imaginory — free for classroom & home use
We're designing more printable scaffolds — phonemic-awareness exercises, story mountains, and more. Watch this space.
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