Discovery Education presents new resources to inspire a love of writing

To help schools observe National Storytelling Week, global edtech leader Discovery Education is offering teachers a host of new digital resources to inspire pupils’ love of writing and build confidence. Available via Discovery Education’s award-winning Espresso and DoodleEnglish, the high-quality content is closely mapped to the National Curriculum for English in UK primary schools.

Taking place from 1^st to 9^th February 2025, National Storytelling Week is an annual celebration of the power of sharing stories. The theme of this year’s event is ‘Reimagine Your World’, and Discovery Education’s resources will empower teachers to ignite pupils’ natural curiosity for storytelling, helping them to reimagine the world around them.

Discovery Education’s National Storytelling Week resources include:

• Mini Lessons: interactive ‘National Storytelling Week’ lessons to inspire story creation, differentiated by Key Stage – in Espresso
• Literary Genre Films: a new series for KS2 pupils, exploring literary genres including fantasy, mystery and autobiography – in Espresso
• Interactive SPAG Exercises: exploring language in a fun, approachable way to build children’s writing confidence – in DoodleEnglish
• Fun Literary Games: personalised reading and comprehension practice, tailored to individual pupil needs – in DoodleEnglish
• STEM Storytelling: exciting video stories, featuring animated characters Finn, Goldie and Cam – in Espresso
• Fable Cottage: magical fairy stories and traditional tales retold using modern language – in Espresso
• Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls: animated videos about the achievements of women in history, including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Ada Lovelace and Beatrix Potter – in Espresso

Lizzy Lambley, Discovery Education’s UK Head of Production said:

“Discovery Education is proud to support National Storytelling Week by providing teachers with resources to inspire a love of writing. Creative writing has many benefits for young learners. It boosts confidence and imagination, raises attainment and even supports pupil wellbeing by empowering children to share their stories.”

The National Storytelling Week resources are available to schools that subscribe to Espresso by Discovery Education and DoodleEnglish by Discovery Education. 

Explore Discovery Education’s award-winning digital learning services at www.discoveryeducation.co.uk.

Find out more about National Storytelling Week here.