Write Templates

There are a range of templates freely available to use with each of the five applications in the Early Essentials pack. The Write program is designed to support a range of writing activities.

Here, you can view the templates supporting the Write application, and read suggestions about how they can be used by you in your classroom.

Artwork Here children can draw their own picture and add a title. You could start a picture for them and the children could finish the scene.		Double Text and Picture Children can draw two pictures and write a few words under each picture. Use this template for words that rhyme or think about beginning and end.
Envelope Use the word bank with this template to focus on addressing a letter to Father Christmas or to Grandma in the Red Riding Hood story.		Four Pictures and Labels Ideal for sequencing a story, a series of events, or an 'opposite' activity. Also suitable for rhyming words where children complete the boxes.
Picture and Text Draw a picture and ask children to colour it in, adding a few words about it. This screen is also suitable for a simple cloze activity.		Poem Here children can write a poem or complete one that you have started for them.
Postcard Send a postcard from the seaside to a friend, relation or story character. Use the Word bank, for example, to send a postcard to the Bear from Goldilocks.		Posters The poster templates can be used for a range of activities including posters to publicise school events, a topic poster, things we can do and certificates.
Reports The report templates are designed to provide you with a series of structures for factual text. For example a newspaper report or report on a series of events.		Write a story Here children can write the beginning, middle and end of a story. You could get the class to work on this as a project together using an Interactive Whiteboard.
Story 2 Children can draw a book cover or topic folder cover and add their name or title.		Text and Picture 1 Put a headline in the text box. Children then draw a picture and write about the event. Children could draw themselves and write about their likes/dislikes or write about a favourite story character.
Text and Picture 2 Write a book review – set the template up with headings for the children to use, or sentences to complete.		Two Pictures and Labels What happens next? Use this drawing for writing the beginning and end of a story.