Imagine If… Changing Settings Worksheets

Support your Year 2 students as they explore how changing a story’s setting can transform characters, events, and outcomes. Each worksheet presents a fun “Imagine if…” prompt, from Rapunzel in the desert, Cinderella in a rainforest and Goldilocks on a spaceship, to the Three Little Pigs on the moon or Sleeping Beauty on a pirate ship. Students think creatively about what would happen, what might change, and how the new environment shapes the story.

These open‑ended tasks encourage imaginative thinking, narrative exploration, and deeper comprehension as students consider how setting influences plot and character behaviour.

How to Teach Changing Settings

Changing the setting of a familiar tale is a powerful way to help young learners understand story structure. These worksheets guide students to compare the original version with a re‑imagined one, prompting them to infer, predict, and justify their ideas.

Teachers can model thinking aloud, highlight how environment affects challenges and solutions, and encourage students to use descriptive language when explaining their new version of the story. Prompts such as “What would her world be like?” or “What might happen?” support rich discussion and creative writing.

Download and Explore Creative Storytelling

Download the Imagine If… Changing Settings Worksheet Set to inspire imaginative storytelling, build comprehension skills, and add a playful twist to your literacy lessons. With a wide range of familiar characters and unexpected settings, this pack is perfect for writing rotations, whole‑class warm‑ups, or early‑finisher activities.

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

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