Use a story mountain to help plot your story. You have to write the First step- climax,Second step-complete for the struggles/ problems,Third step-goals,Fourth step-setting and characters,Sixth step- resolution to the problem and the last step is End.
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Story mountains and story maps are often based on the famous story structure of the Hero’s Journey.
The Hero’s Journey is a common template for story-telling. It was first described by the anthropologist Edward Burnett Tylor in 1871, who studied a number of classic folk tales, myths and stories. He found that many of these followed a similar pattern of events.
The Hero’s Journey template can be applied to any story in which the protagonist embarks upon an adventure, wins a victory and then returns transformed.
Story Mountain
How to teach using a Story Mountain
There are a number of ways that you can use Story Mountains with your class.
A story mountain is a nice visual way to teach younger children about how stories are structured. Enabling them to visualise the six different sections of a story plot in the shape of a mountain will help them to understand and remember them.
KS2 Story Mountain Display resource
There are lots of downloadable Story Mountain resources available online to enable your class to plan the structure of their own stories. Ignite their creativity by permitting them to let their imaginations run wild while still working within a set framework.
Story Mountains are useful for independent and creative writing exercises and will help support lessons in creative writing, literacy, English, and handwriting. They are a wonderful way for your English students to plan and plot out a story before they begin writing, giving them a framework to guide them as they go.
This is known in many classrooms as the ‘Beginning, Middle and End’ story planning rule. According to this rule, you should not begin writing a story unless you have a beginning, middle and end in mind.
Story mountains help students to decide on the essential points of a story before they begin to write. This can help prevent students from getting blocked and frustrated as they write.
More ways to teach using a Story Mountain
Story Mountains can also be used to evaluate reading comprehension. Ask your students to plot out the main points of a book they have read, during group reading or independently. Using the story mountain, you can see how well they understand the book and if they can follow the story effectively.
If you are looking to expand the lesson to include some cross-curricular learning or for differentiation, you can also ask them to illustrate their Story Mountain, helping them to visualise and develop their written ideas.
However you choose to use them, it’s so easy to get started using story mountains. Simply print out some of our handy story mountain worksheets and see just how creative your class can get!
Story Mountain teaching resources
Story Mountain Template Worksheet
This handy teacher-made story mountain worksheet template will help enable KS1 children to plan their fantasy story. Featuring each of the key stages of story structure as clearly labelled boxes for students to fill in, the worksheet can be downloaded in a range of ready-to-print formats to suit your needs. A mountain in the background helps to illustrate the structure of a story, while the colourful fantasy illustrations will appeal to their imaginations.
We have also created Story Mountains activity worksheets for incorporating into your seasonal class topics like our A Festive Feast: KS1 Story Mountain Differentiated Worksheet, as well as a whole range of other story planning resources for all stages and abilities.
There are also editable versions of many of our activity sheets so that you can adjust them for different abilities or learning aims. Or if you’re worried about using lots of ink, try our super eco ink-saving colour versions.