Safe Place Descriptive Writing

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📍 Part 1: Planning Your Safe Place

1. Choose the type of safe place you want to describe:

A room in your home

An outdoor location

A special building or place

An imaginary place

2. Which sensory details will you include? (Tick all that apply):

What you can see (colours, shapes, lighting)

What you can hear (sounds, music, silence)

What you can smell (scents, fresh air, food)

What you can feel (textures, temperature, comfort)

What emotions you experience there

3. Complete this sentence starter about your safe place:

I feel safe when ________________________________________________

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4. Describe what you can see in your safe place:

Around me, I can see __________________________________________

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✍️ Part 2: Descriptive Writing Draft

5. Write your first draft paragraph describing your safe place. Use the sentence starters and sensory details from Part 1 to help structure your writing. Include at least three different senses in your description.

6. Add one simile or metaphor to enhance your description:

My safe place is like _________________________________________

OR: ______________________________________________________

7. Choose three powerful descriptive words from this word bank to improve your paragraph:

Word Bank: tranquil, cocooned, crisp, echoing, warmth, serene, gentle, peaceful, comforting, sheltered, glowing, hushed, enveloping, soothing, secure

My three chosen words: _________________, _________________, _________________