World Book Day Silly Story Sentence Activity – EYFS & KS1

Make storytelling fun, interactive and full of giggles with this engaging World Book Day Silly Story Sentence resource! Perfect for EYFS and KS1, this hands-on activity encourages children to build simple sentences by selecting character, action and setting cards to create their own funny story combinations.

Ideal for continuous provision, literacy lessons, small groups or independent learning.

Linked to the celebration of World Book Day, this activity supports early writing, sentence structure, reading and oral storytelling skills in a playful, memorable way.

How It Works
Children use the story-themed sentence mat and select one card from each area

Who?

• Red Riding Hood
• The Wolf
• The Wizard
• The Troll
• The Dragon
• The Frog

What?

• is on
• is up
• is at
• is in

Where?

• a tree
• a ship
• a bus
• a car
• the swings
• the shop
• the grass
• a tent

Children then read or write their silly sentence, for example:
The Dragon is in a tent.
Red Riding Hood is on a bus.
The Troll is at the shop.

Skills Covered
✔ Sentence structure (who + verb + where)
✔ Capital letters and full stops
✔ Oral storytelling
✔ Reading fluency
✔ Vocabulary development
✔ Imaginative thinking

What’s Included

• Story sentence mat
• Printable “Who”, “What” and “Where” cards
• Easy-to-print format
• Ideal for laminating and reusing

Perfect For:

• EYFS continuous provision
• KS1 literacy lessons
• World Book Day activities
• Small group intervention
• Early writers
• Childminders and home learning

This simple but powerful resource encourages creativity, laughter and confidence in early writers — while reinforcing key grammar and sentence-building skills.

Instant digital download – print and use straight away!

Bring storytelling to life this World Book Day and let the silly sentences begin!