The Dragon’s Campfire

Year 3 · Fantasy

The Dragon’s Campfire is a free, NAPLAN-aligned fantasy writing resource for Year 3 students. It includes a story starter, complication, tiered vocabulary and scaffolds mapped to the Australian Curriculum (AC9).

Year 3 AC9E3LE05 AC9E3LA06 AC9E3LA10 AC9E3LA11 AC9E3LA04 AC9E3LY06

Supports the Year 3 achievement standard (creating written texts).

Australian Curriculum content descriptions © ACARA. Writesy is not affiliated with or endorsed by ACARA.

The dragon's fiery breath lit up the night sky. It made a perfect ring of flames on the cold stone ground. Clara and Ethan stood close to each other. They held their marshmallows on long sticks. The fire was bright and warm. An ancient castle stood behind them. They both felt safe with the enormous creature beside them. He was their friend, and they were not afraid.

The complication

  1. Suddenly, a loud rumbling noise echoed from the castle, making Clara and Ethan wonder if something was lurking inside.
  2. A group of villagers, frightened by the dragon's fiery display, approached with torches and pitchforks, demanding that the dragon leave.
  3. The dragon's flames unexpectedly flicker out, leaving Clara and Ethan in darkness as they hear strange noises coming from the shadows.

Sentence starters

  1. Later that night, Clara whispered to Ethan about their plans for an adventure in the castle.
  2. The dragon flapped his enormous wings and let out a joyful roar that echoed through the valley.

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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

NAPLAN writing criteria this resource targets

Audience Text structure Ideas Character and setting Vocabulary Cohesion Paragraphing Sentence structure Punctuation Spelling

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