Lesson Plans & Resources
Immersive Curriculum-Based Storymaking Plans
Bring Storymaking into Your Classroom
Our storymaking lesson plans are ready-to-use journeys that bring history, geography, science, myth, and imagination to life. Each pack is designed primarily for KS2 and blends drama, storytelling, and cross-curricular links to English, History, Science, PSHE, and the Arts.
Written by author and educator Daniel Ingram-Brown, many of these plans have been developed with the Story Makers Company at Leeds Beckett University. Each lesson is structured as a storymaking script, guiding you step-by-step through the role of teacher-in-role and teacher-as-facilitator, so you can lead immersive story experiences with your class — no drama experience required.
Whether you want a stand-alone creative lesson or a multi-session journey, these plans offer your pupils a memorable, story-rich experience while keeping planning light for you.
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Free when you subscribe. What happens when the natural world cries out for help? In this environmental drama, pupils take action to protect animals under threat. Using role-play, storytelling, and creative problem-solving, they explore ecosystems, citizenship, and the power of collective action. A perfect blend of science and PSHE, this workshop encourages pupils to imagine a future where humans and animals thrive together.
Step into the Compass Room, open the Great Eye, and let the Box of Fortune guide a five-session adventure. Pupils meet a king who wants to “rule the light,” journey into the Black Forest, and stage a mirror-and-light rescue. Blending science (light and reflection) with storytelling and drama, the journey explores power, fairness, belonging, and how we share light with others.
A four-part storymaking journey set in a familiar supermarket built over a Roman encampment. Pupils encounter a Roman centurion and a Celtic villager — ghosts who ask the class to uncover what happened here and help heal old conflicts. Blending history, archaeology, and storytelling, children investigate artefacts, a Roman road, and finally create a fair exhibition that lets the ghosts rest.
Free with your first order. Set at a lively Summer Fair, pupils enter the Great Plant Growing Competition, inventing fantastical plants and exploring what roots, stems, leaves and flowers need to thrive. When their plants mysteriously wither while Granny Bloom’s flourishes, the class investigates evidence, debates fairness, and decides how the story ends. Blending biology (plant structure, growth & decay) with storytelling and drama, the session finishes with news-report writing.
A secret society gathers around the eternal fire. Part science, part storytelling, part imagination — pupils become alchemists, experimenting with the mysteries of the world. This resource blends literacy, creative writing, and scientific curiosity, inspiring children to see themselves as explorers and experimenters. A rich, cross-curricular journey that sparks wonder and celebrates invention.
Pupils step into Norse myth at the foot of Yggdrasil, becoming gods who travel the tree’s three roots — sea, land, and sky. They meet Ratatoskr the messenger squirrel, face a sea dragon’s warning of Vikings, explore an Anglo-Saxon village, and consult the Great Eagle about many afterlives. Blending science (classification & habitats) with storytelling and drama, this three-session journey explores belief, perspective, and how stories shape history.
Teacher CPD & Resources
Original Ink doesn’t just create books for children — it also supports teachers to bring storymaking into the classroom.
Daniel has worked with schools across Bradford, Doncaster and beyond, leading immersive workshops with children and delivering CPD sessions for teachers. He has trained teachers to use the same pedagogical tools that underpin his own workshops — tools that can be adapted across different areas of the curriculum to spark creativity and deepen learning.
As well as school-based training, Daniel has spoken at national and international conferences, including the UKLA Conference, the National Association of Writers in Education Conference, and events for networks of schools across the UK.
Free Download: Animal Alert – Environmental Storytelling Lesson Plan
A ready-to-use resource pack for teachers exploring environmental storytelling and action through storymaking and drama. This three session lesson plan invites pupils to imagine a world where animals are under threat and to work together to find creative solutions. It supports learning in science, PSHE, and English, encouraging empathy, teamwork, and real-world problem-solving.
The bundle includes:
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Three session lesson plan script
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A planning document with inquiry questions and curriculum links
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