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Isadora Moon: Guide to creative writing

Tips, tricks and activities on creative writing from Harriet Muncaster.

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Kitty: Creative writing guide

Author Paula Harrison shares her tips to help you create your own story.

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BBC 500 Words: Story idea generator

Pick a type or genre of story, character and setting and put them together to think up a story idea. You can pick and mix from every category or even throw your own ideas into the mix.

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BBC 500 Words: Character profile

Complete this character profile to collect ideas about the lead character in your story. Try to answer every question to find out what makes your character tick.

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BBC 500 Words: Story buddies

Sometimes a fresh pair of eyes can help you to spot how to make your story even more awesome! Team up with a friend to swap your stories. Use the checklist to note down your thoughts about their story and suggest any improvements.

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Roald Dahl: Answer sheet

Answers to the Roald Dahl Thesaurus activity sheets.

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Roald Dahl: GIANT crossword

Find all the gobblefunk words in this Roald Dahl crossword.

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Roald Dahl: Giant wanted

Draw a picture of a murderful giant and label its body parts – from its foulsome teeth to its thirstbloody eyes…

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Roald Dahl: Guess the origin

Learn about etymology by guessing which words come from which origins.

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Roald Dahl: Hidden creatures

Circle the names of all the extra-usual creatures from Roald Dahl's stories.

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Roald Dahl: Odd word out

Can you spot the odd one out in these lists of related words?

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Roald Dahl: Propsposterous plants

Can you invent your own extra-usual tree, plant or flower?

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Roald Dahl: Redunculous recipes

The BFG has a surplus of snozzcumbers! Can you create a new recipe to help him use them up?

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Roald Dahl: Spliffling speech

Can you fill in each of the blanks with a synonym of 'said'?

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Roald Dahl: Weather for Wonka

Can you predict the weather for Willy Wonka and write a forecast?

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