Primary School Workshops

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Primary School, Poetry, Narrative, One-Off Workshop, Years 3-4, Characterisation, Fiction, Description, Drawing activity, Stage 2 Story Factory Digital Programs Primary School, Poetry, Narrative, One-Off Workshop, Years 3-4, Characterisation, Fiction, Description, Drawing activity, Stage 2 Story Factory Digital Programs

Monster Under the Couch

Student imaginations run wild when they learn that there is a hungry monster living under their couch. Armed with the poetic devices of simile and repetition, they will create a narrative poem describing their first encounter with the fearsome creature.

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Primary School, Three Week Series, Years 3-4, Stage 2, informational text, Narrative, Genre, Personal Interest Text, Fiction, hybrid texts, Characterisation Story Factory Digital Programs Primary School, Three Week Series, Years 3-4, Stage 2, informational text, Narrative, Genre, Personal Interest Text, Fiction, hybrid texts, Characterisation Story Factory Digital Programs

Planetology

Planetologists, prepare for lift-off into the outer reaches of the solar system to discover and name a new world! In this program students engage in deep worldbuilding to invent their planet's environment, focusing on hyper-detailed descriptions and poetic techniques. They'll practice character development by creating an alien species, crafting reports and survival-critical care guides. Students will blend informative and imaginative speculative writing to document their exhilarating cosmic encounters.

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Primary School, One-Off Workshop, Characterisation, Years 5-6, Fiction, Narrative, Drawing activity, Description, Stage 3 Guest User Primary School, One-Off Workshop, Characterisation, Years 5-6, Fiction, Narrative, Drawing activity, Description, Stage 3 Guest User

Robot Bird

The wonder of nature meets the mechanised 21st Century in one of Story Factory’s most popular workshops. Watch your students take flight as they are immersed in an imaginative coming-of-age story that inspires them to pen the tale of meeting their own fantastical robot bird. Special guest writing techniques in the workshop include onomatopoeia, simile and narrative structure.

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Primary School, One-Off Workshop, Poetry, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Content, Picture Books, Symbol, Characterisation, Australian Literature, Drawing activity, Years 5-6, Stage 3 Story Factory Digital Programs Primary School, One-Off Workshop, Poetry, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Content, Picture Books, Symbol, Characterisation, Australian Literature, Drawing activity, Years 5-6, Stage 3 Story Factory Digital Programs

Freedom Machines

In this workshop, students are introduced to the fantastical picture book,The Incredible Freedom Machines by Kirli Saunders, a proud Gunai woman with ties to the Yuin, Gundungurra, Gadigal and Biripi peoples. Students examine their ideas of freedom, and begin writing a one stanza prose poem about their very own freedom machine. The students explore what their machines look like, how it moves and where it would take them. This workshop produces heart-warming and surprising writing full of delight and wonder.

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Primary School, Poetry, One-Off Workshop, Years 3-4, Characterisation, Fiction, Description, Stage 2, Picture Books Story Factory Digital Programs Primary School, Poetry, One-Off Workshop, Years 3-4, Characterisation, Fiction, Description, Stage 2, Picture Books Story Factory Digital Programs

Robots and Recipe Machines

Students document their experiences befriending their very own robot as they engage with the playful world of renowned paper cut artist and picture book author, Chihiro Takeuchi. They will develop skills in poetry writing and worldbuilding as they concoct a whimsical recipe where tipping a basket of strawberries into a cup of imagination might just create a new robotic bestie.

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Primary School, Three Week Series, Years 3-4, Stage 2, Personal Interest Text, Fiction, hybrid texts, Characterisation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Content, Poetry, Visual Art Story Factory Digital Programs Primary School, Three Week Series, Years 3-4, Stage 2, Personal Interest Text, Fiction, hybrid texts, Characterisation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Content, Poetry, Visual Art Story Factory Digital Programs

Art Alive

Be bright, be bold, be brave with your word choices! Students explore the artworks of contemporary culturally diverse Australian artists including Kaylene Whiskey and Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran, penning poetry inspired by their quirky and colourful pieces. They will learn to unpack visual art and expand their vocabulary, bringing art to life by reimagining the stories and characters behind the works.

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Primary School, Three Week Series, Years 3-4, Stage 2, Characterisation, Narrative Story Factory Digital Programs Primary School, Three Week Series, Years 3-4, Stage 2, Characterisation, Narrative Story Factory Digital Programs

Bug’s Eye View

Think narrative and characterisation…but smaller. Bug sized. In this workshop students will explore narrative writing through the perspective of their very own hybrid bug character. Students will engage in characterisation and worldbuilding, creating sensory descriptions and looking at everyday objects from an extremely different perspective. 

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One-Off Workshop, Poetry, Primary School, Characterisation, Fiction Story Factory Digital Programs One-Off Workshop, Poetry, Primary School, Characterisation, Fiction Story Factory Digital Programs

#FaceGame

In this workshop students will write snappy short stories, creating their own unique characters during this one- off narrative workshop. Students will attain expert facial recognition skills and a new appreciation for their everyday life as they transform inanimate objects into imaginative characters bursting with personality. 

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