--- title: "Year 3- English-Use questions to open a story." url: "https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2024-03-01-year-3-english-use-questions-to-open-a-story" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # Year 3- English-Use questions to open a story. ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/activitymore-9D6E9E46-9B13-465D-8B79-B21331326F4B.png) 1 March 2024 Before starting their new writing unit, Year 3 were given a fun challenge. Working together in groups, they were tasked with using their imagination to construct something from the objects available to them, such as elastic bands, wood, hoops, sticks and canvas. The children were guided through a series of questions to help them brainstorm ideas for their story's opening paragraph. They were encouraged to imagine their creation as something enormous, suddenly appearing in an unexpected location of their choosing and for example, envisioning an immense car stranded on a remote beach or a colossal metal house situated on a zebra crossing in the heart of London. ![](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/images/news/activitymore-9D6E9E46-9B13-465D-8B79-B21331326F4B.png) [Year 3](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/year-3) [English](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/english) [Design Technology](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/design-technology) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/9F001FA9-AA8D-4BD4-849C-9C2454254C04.jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2024-02-29-our-school-art-gallery) Previous ### [Our School Art Gallery](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2024-02-29-our-school-art-gallery) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/activitymore-250E1C74-254E-49A0-975B-C5DFBA53429E.png)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2024-03-04-mad-science-after-school-club-optical-illusion) Next ### [Mad Science After- School Club- Optical illusion](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2024-03-04-mad-science-after-school-club-optical-illusion) ### Personal Development - [News](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/events) - [Photo Gallery](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery) - [Calendar](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/calendar) - [School Council](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Fundraising](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/fundraising) - [Extra Curricular Clubs](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/clubs) - [Little Leaders](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/little-leaders) - [Visits and Visitors](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/visits-and-visitors) - [British Values](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/british-values) - [Protected Characteristics](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/protected-characteristics) ##### Location Knowlesly Road Darwen Lancashire BB3 2JA ##### Contact Us 01254 702996 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabasce/) - [X](https://twitter.com/stbarnabasce) © Copyright 2021–2026 St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)