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The Book of Lost Spells

The Book of Lost Spells

Fantasy

The Book of Lost Spells is a free, NAPLAN-aligned fantasy writing resource for Australian primary students. It includes a story starter, complication, tiered vocabulary and scaffolds mapped to the Australian Curriculum (AC9).

Elara flipped through the pages of the ancient book, her fingers tracing the golden letters that shimmered under the warm glow of the library’s enchanted lamps. Dust swirled in the air as the words on the parchment shifted and rearranged themselves. She had heard whispers about this book—the Book of Lost Spells, hidden for centuries in the heart of the Arcanum Library. But as she read the first spell aloud, the floating orbs of light flickered, and the ground beneath her chair trembled. Something had awakened.

The complication

  1. The spell Elara read was forbidden, and now the library itself is changing around her.
  2. A mysterious voice whispers from the book, offering her power—but at what cost?
  3. The library doors slam shut—she is trapped inside with magic she doesn’t yet understand.

What's in the full resource

  • Complications
  • Brainstorming Prompts
  • Vocabulary Support
  • Sentence Starters
  • Dialogue Prompts
  • Writing Challenges
  • Sentence Variety
  • Creative Twists
  • Writing Checklist
  • Reflective Questions
  • Collaborative Writing Ideas
  • Printable teacher and student PDFs

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