The Whole StoryLondon Grid for Learning

Most stories have core ingredients. These ingredients can help shape the creative process.

What are CATS? – Click to find out

Using the structure provided by the idea of 'CATS' can help children construct unusual and imaginative narratives. Using the CATS approach, you can even use a set of unrelated images to inspire the different elements of a completely unrelated narrative?

  • What ideas can we provide for our learners for each element of CATS?
  • What stories don't seem to follow the CATS principle?

Click on the different parts of diagram for advice on each element:

Download Appendix 1 - How stories help us learn

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