Sentence strips can be used to develop story writing skills with pupils who have difficulty constructing sentences themselves.

They can also support story sequencing and story structure.

Sentence strips:

• allow pupils to be more independent in literacy
• reinforce story structure - beginning, middle and end
• help to develop sequencing skills through visual clues

Can be use with individuals or groups

What are sentence strips?

Sentence strips are a way of constructing stories using colour coding and visual prompts. They allow pupils to make their own story without having to generate or record the language.

Sentence strips for a story will include:

• a set of colour coded symbolised sentence strips that tell a story.
• One colour for the beginning part of the story and others for the middle and end.
• A background board with a symbolised framework for the story to sequence the strips on.

Sentence Strips | Using Sentence Strips | Making Sentence Strips | Activity Outcomes