📋 How to Use This Sheet

WALT: Plan and tell or write a simple story with a clear start, middle, and end — and share it kindly with others.

Use this sheet to observe and record each student during the lesson. Tick Yes or Not Yet for each criterion. Add notes in the space provided. This is a formative tool — no grades needed.

🌈 Dyslexia-Friendly Reminder: Accept oral responses, drawings, and dictated stories as valid evidence of learning.

👤 Student Observation Records

Complete one row per student. Use the notes column for differentiation observations and support needed.

Student 1: ___________________________

✅ Used a story map to plan their character and setting

Yes

Not Yet

With Support

✅ Story had a clear beginning, middle, and end

Yes

Not Yet

With Support

✅ Used describing words or dialogue

Yes

Not Yet

With Support

✅ Used time/order words (e.g. first, then, next)

Yes

Not Yet

With Support

✅ Shared their story clearly (told, read aloud, or showed drawings)

Yes

Not Yet

With Support

✅ Gave and received kind feedback

Yes

Not Yet

With Support

📝 Notes (support needed, differentiation used, next steps):

Student 2: ___________________________

✅ Used a story map to plan their character and setting

Yes

Not Yet

With Support

✅ Story had a clear beginning, middle, and end

Yes

Not Yet

With Support

✅ Used describing words or dialogue

Yes

Not Yet

With Support

✅ Used time/order words (e.g. first, then, next)

Yes

Not Yet

With Support

✅ Shared their story clearly (told, read aloud, or showed drawings)

Yes

Not Yet

With Support

✅ Gave and received kind feedback

Yes

Not Yet

With Support

📝 Notes (support needed, differentiation used, next steps):

Student 3: ___________________________

✅ Used a story map to plan their character and setting

Yes

Not Yet

With Support

✅ Story had a clear beginning, middle, and end

Yes

Not Yet

With Support

✅ Used describing words or dialogue

Yes

Not Yet

With Support

✅ Used time/order words (e.g. first, then, next)

Yes

Not Yet

With Support

✅ Shared their story clearly (told, read aloud, or showed drawings)

Yes

Not Yet

With Support

✅ Gave and received kind feedback

Yes

Not Yet

With Support

📝 Notes (support needed, differentiation used, next steps):

🔍 Class Overview & Teacher Reflection

Which success criteria did most students achieve today?

Which criteria need more teaching next lesson?

Which students need extra support? What type? (e.g. oral storytelling, drawing, 1:1 time, movement breaks)

Which students showed extension potential? (e.g. added feelings, extra events, helped classmates)

📌 Differentiation Key — tick what was used today:

Colour-coded sentence starters

Drawing instead of writing

Oral storytelling / dictation

Speech-to-text / typing

Visual word cards

Movement breaks provided

Quiet space offered

1:1 teacher support

Peer support / buddy pairing

Audio recording used

💛 School Values observed today — Relationship | Responsibility | Resilience

Story Craft Assessment Sheet

Story Craft Assessment Sheet

📋 How to Use This Sheet

👤 Student Observation Records

🔍 Class Overview & Teacher Reflection

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