teaching resource

Adventure Story Starter Task Cards

Updated: 16 Jul 2025

Print and use these Adventure Story Starter Task Cards to inspire adventurous narrative writings during Book Week.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 2 - 5

Curriculum

ACELY1671

Create short imaginative, informative and persuasive texts using growing knowledge of text structures and language features for familiar and some less familiar audiences, selecting print and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose...
ACELT1601

Create imaginative texts based on characters, settings and events from studentsâ own and other cultures using visual features, for example perspective, distance and angleElaborationsdrawing on literary texts read, viewed and listened to for insp...
ACELT1607

Create literary texts that explore studentsâ own experiences and imaginingElaborationsdrawing upon literary texts students have encountered and experimenting with changing particular aspects, for example the time or place of the setting, adding ...
ACELT1794

Create literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settingsElaborationscollaboratively plan, compose, sequence and prepare a literary text along a familiar storyline, using film, sound and images to convey setting, characters and points o...
ACELY1694

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language featuresElaborationsusing re...
ACELT1612

Create literary texts using realistic and fantasy settings and characters that draw on the worlds represented in texts students have experiencedElaborationsusing texts with computer-based graphics, animation and 2D qualities, consider how and why par...
ACELT1798

Create literary texts that experiment with structures, ideas and stylistic features of selected authorsElaborationsdrawing upon fiction elements in a range of model texts - for example main idea, characterisation, setting (time and place), narrative ...
ACELY1704

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audienceElaborationsusing research from print and digital resources t...

AC9E2LY06

Create and edit short imaginative, informative and persuasive written and/or multimodal texts for familiar audiences, using text structure appropriate to purpose, simple and compound sentences, noun groups and verb groups, topic- specific vocabulary, simple punctuation and common 2-syllable words
AC9E3LE05

Create and edit imaginative texts, using or adapting language features, characters, settings, plot structures and ideas encountered in literary texts
AC9E4LE05

Create and edit literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings
AC9E4LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, using visual features, relevant linked ideas, complex sentences, appropriate tense, synonyms and antonyms, correct spelling of multisyllabic words and simple punctuation
AC9E5LE05

Create and edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters and settings from texts students have experienced
AC9E5LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts whose purposes may be imaginative, informative and persuasive, developing ideas using visual features, text structure appropriate to the topic and purpose, text connectives, expanded noun groups, specialist and technical vocabulary, and pu

VC2E2LY11

Create short narrative, informative and persuasive texts for familiar audiences using simple text structures, topic-specific vocabulary and multimodal elements as appropriate
VC2E3LE05

Create texts, using or adapting language features, characters, settings, plot structures and ideas from literary texts they have encountered
VC2E4LY10

Create narrative, informative and persuasive texts, written and spoken, using relevant, linked ideas for a range of audiences and using multimodal elements as appropriate
VC2E5LE05

Create texts, experimenting with vocabulary, figurative language, storylines, characters and settings from literary texts they have encountered
VC2E5LY10

Create different types of texts, written and spoken, with relevant, elaborated and sequenced ideas, using text structure appropriate for topic, purpose and audience, and multimodal elements as appropriate

teaching resource

Adventure Story Starter Task Cards

Updated: 16 Jul 2025

Print and use these Adventure Story Starter Task Cards to inspire adventurous narrative writings during Book Week.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 2 - 5

Print and use these Adventure Story Starter Task Cards to inspire adventurous narrative writings during Book Week.

Let’s Write an Adventure! Story Starter Task Cards

Get your students’ imaginations rolling with this printable Adventure Story Starter task card pack! This resource is the perfect way to support narrative writing in the classroom, featuring 24 unique adventure-inspired writing prompts filled with excitement, mystery, and daring possibilities.

Each adventure story starter sets the stage for a gripping tale, helping students dive straight into the world of adventure writing.

Adventure Writing Prompts That Inspire Young Authors

These adventure writing prompts are designed for primary school students and come in colour and black-and-white versions. They are perfect for laminating, projecting, or printing for use in writing centres, journals, and early finisher activities.

Whether your students are writing about a jungle quest, a pirate treasure map, or a secret door in the school library, they’ll have endless inspiration at their fingertips.

Adventure Story Prompts in Multiple Formats

This set of Adventure Story Prompts is available in various formats to suit your classroom needs.

Click the dropdown arrow on the download button to choose from a quick-print PDF or an editable Google Slides version. We have also included full-colour and black-and-white printing options.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.

Resources to Pair With Your Adventure Story Writing Prompts

These adventure story writing prompts are perfect for engaging reluctant writers, strengthening writing stamina, and helping students explore key story elements like character, setting, and conflict. But don’t stop with these prompts; make sure you check out a few more of our printable resources for writing inspiration.

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Curriculum

ACELY1671

Create short imaginative, informative and persuasive texts using growing knowledge of text structures and language features for familiar and some less familiar audiences, selecting print and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose...
ACELT1601

Create imaginative texts based on characters, settings and events from studentsâ own and other cultures using visual features, for example perspective, distance and angleElaborationsdrawing on literary texts read, viewed and listened to for insp...
ACELT1607

Create literary texts that explore studentsâ own experiences and imaginingElaborationsdrawing upon literary texts students have encountered and experimenting with changing particular aspects, for example the time or place of the setting, adding ...
ACELT1794

Create literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settingsElaborationscollaboratively plan, compose, sequence and prepare a literary text along a familiar storyline, using film, sound and images to convey setting, characters and points o...
ACELY1694

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language featuresElaborationsusing re...
ACELT1612

Create literary texts using realistic and fantasy settings and characters that draw on the worlds represented in texts students have experiencedElaborationsusing texts with computer-based graphics, animation and 2D qualities, consider how and why par...
ACELT1798

Create literary texts that experiment with structures, ideas and stylistic features of selected authorsElaborationsdrawing upon fiction elements in a range of model texts - for example main idea, characterisation, setting (time and place), narrative ...
ACELY1704

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audienceElaborationsusing research from print and digital resources t...

AC9E2LY06

Create and edit short imaginative, informative and persuasive written and/or multimodal texts for familiar audiences, using text structure appropriate to purpose, simple and compound sentences, noun groups and verb groups, topic- specific vocabulary, simple punctuation and common 2-syllable words
AC9E3LE05

Create and edit imaginative texts, using or adapting language features, characters, settings, plot structures and ideas encountered in literary texts
AC9E4LE05

Create and edit literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings
AC9E4LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, using visual features, relevant linked ideas, complex sentences, appropriate tense, synonyms and antonyms, correct spelling of multisyllabic words and simple punctuation
AC9E5LE05

Create and edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters and settings from texts students have experienced
AC9E5LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts whose purposes may be imaginative, informative and persuasive, developing ideas using visual features, text structure appropriate to the topic and purpose, text connectives, expanded noun groups, specialist and technical vocabulary, and pu

VC2E2LY11

Create short narrative, informative and persuasive texts for familiar audiences using simple text structures, topic-specific vocabulary and multimodal elements as appropriate
VC2E3LE05

Create texts, using or adapting language features, characters, settings, plot structures and ideas from literary texts they have encountered
VC2E4LY10

Create narrative, informative and persuasive texts, written and spoken, using relevant, linked ideas for a range of audiences and using multimodal elements as appropriate
VC2E5LE05

Create texts, experimenting with vocabulary, figurative language, storylines, characters and settings from literary texts they have encountered
VC2E5LY10

Create different types of texts, written and spoken, with relevant, elaborated and sequenced ideas, using text structure appropriate for topic, purpose and audience, and multimodal elements as appropriate

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