Beauty and the Beast Creative Writing | Fairy Tale Story Planning & Writing Pack

Suggested ages: 6–10. Younger or less confident writers can develop ideas through discussion, drawing and adult-supported writing.

Help children write an original story by innovating a well-loved tale!

This Beauty and the Beast creative writing pack guides children through six connected story stages. Using the familiar tale as a starting point, pupils change the characters, setting, special object and magical ending to create a fairy tale of their own.

Who takes something special from a frightening stranger? Who takes their place? How does an unexpected friendship grow—and what finally breaks the spell?

Original-story examples, illustrated suggestions and supportive prompts help children develop their ideas before telling and writing their stories.

What’s included:

• Illustrated examples showing the original story in six stages

• Suggested story changes, with “My own idea” spaces

• A “Gather your ideas” planning page

• A six-part storyboard with guiding questions

• A completed Beauty and the Beast storyboard

• An alternative storyboard with sentence starters

• Story-writing pages, including space to illustrate a scene

• A pupil checklist covering story structure, description, feelings and punctuation

• Teacher’s notes and terms of use

A flexible resource for different writers

Children can discuss, draw, rehearse sentences aloud, dictate to an adult or write independently. Use the sentence starters for additional support, or encourage confident writers to develop descriptions, dialogue and character feelings.

Ideal for fairy tale topics, story innovation, shared writing, oral storytelling and independent creative writing.

Format: 12-page printable PDF. A4 portrait activity pages and landscape storyboards. Print the pages your pupils need.

Please note: This is a digital download containing a printable PDF. No physical product will be sent.

Which pack should I choose?

Read & Sequence

Choose this for reading practice: read illustrated story sections, match text to pictures and put the events in order. An optional make-a-book activity provides further reading practice.

Reading & Comprehension

Choose this for understanding the story through questions, vocabulary work and other reading activities. See the individual listing for the reading and question levels included.

Retell, Sequence & Write

Choose this for picture sequencing, story mapping and retelling the original story aloud and in writing, with picture prompts and captions for support.

Story Innovation / Creative Writing — this pack

Choose this for changing characters, settings or events, then planning and writing a new version of the story.

Each pack is sold separately and can be used on its own. You do not need to buy all four. Check the shop for the packs currently available for your chosen story and read each listing for its exact contents.