Octopus's My Story – Writing Worksheet (IB PYP Grade 1 Language)

About This Worksheet

Tell your own story with the octopus: order events, use first, next, then and last, and write about your day. This colourful, printable IB PYP Grade 1 Language worksheet gives young learners focused practice with writing, with a friendly octopus to guide them. It has a name, class and date box for students, the mindtested.com header and a score box, and page 2 is a ready-to-use answer key for teachers and parents.

What Questions Are in This Worksheet?

There are 4 activities worth 14 marks in total:

• Activity A: Putting story sentences in order.
• Activity B: Sequence words and story sentences.
• Activity C: Writing about your day.
• Activity D: Drawing a story.

What Your Child Will Practise

• Order events in a story
• Use first, next, then, last
• Write about your day
• Draw a story idea

How to Use This Worksheet

1. Print the PDF on A4 paper (colour is best, but black and white works too).
2. Read each instruction aloud together before your child starts.
3. Let your child try every activity independently first.
4. Check with the answer key on page 2 and talk through any mistakes.

Tip: five to ten minutes of regular practice works better for Grade 1 learners than one long session. Colour in the octopus when the worksheet is finished as a small reward.

Ideal for classroom use, homework, tutoring or home learning in IB PYP Grade 1 Language (Writing). Answer key included.