Sports Writing Prompts for the 11 Plus Exam

Description

Get sports-loving children excited about writing with our ‘Sports Writing Prompts’ workbook!

If your child lights up when talking about football, cricket, tennis or athletics but loses interest when faced with a blank page, this workbook is exactly what they need. The ‘Sports Writing Prompts’ workbook channels their enthusiasm for sports into confident, creative writing. It turns their favourite topic into a powerful tool for building imagination, structure and vocabulary.

Filled with 30 sports-themed writing prompts, this engaging resource helps children practise descriptive, narrative and persuasive writing in a way that feels fun and relevant. Each activity encourages them to think creatively, write freely and develop the key writing skills needed for success in school and beyond.

Why parents love the ‘Sports Writing Prompts’ Workbook

• Perfect for reluctant writers: Ideal for children who struggle to engage with traditional writing topics but come alive when talking about sport.

• Encourages creativity through familiarity: Uses sporting themes and situations children can relate to, helping ideas flow more naturally.

• Builds strong writing skills: Develops story structure, descriptive detail and persuasive techniques in a fun, low-pressure way.

• Great for 11 Plus and Key Stage 2–3 students: Helps improve writing confidence and fluency for exams and classroom assignments.

• Versatile for home or tutoring use: A printable digital download that fits easily into weekly writing practice.

What’s inside the workbook

The ‘Sports Writing Prompts’ workbook includes:

• 30 original prompts based on real and imagined sporting scenarios.

• Ideas for multiple genres, including creative, descriptive and persuasive writing.

• Opportunities for planning and reflection, so children can structure their ideas effectively.

• Writing tips and reminders to support vocabulary building and sentence variety.

• Ample writing space for children to complete stories or responses directly in the workbook.

Prompts include:

• Inventing a brand-new sport or game.

• Writing a newspaper report about a school tournament.

• Creating a diary entry from the perspective of a professional athlete.

• Describing the tension of a last-minute goal.

• Imagining what it would be like to meet their sporting hero.

Each activity helps children connect emotionally with their writing and express their ideas clearly, using language that reflects the excitement of real sporting moments.

How this workbook builds writing confidence

The ‘Sports Writing Prompts’ workbook helps children:

• Develop storytelling skills using topics they already love.

• Strengthen descriptive writing with active, energetic language.

• Plan and structure writing effectively with clear beginnings, middles and endings.

• Use persuasive techniques when explaining opinions about sports and teamwork.

• Gain confidence in writing independently and creatively.

Writing about familiar interests helps children focus less on finding ideas and more on improving their technique. This approach transforms writing practice from a chore into an enjoyable, confidence-building exercise.

Perfect for home, classroom or tutoring use

This workbook is ideal for:

• Home learning and weekly writing practice.

• Tutoring sessions focused on creative or descriptive writing.

• School classrooms to encourage more reluctant writers.

• Sports-themed learning projects or literacy clubs.

It’s a digital download, so you can print it at home or use it on a tablet. Children can complete one prompt per week or work through the activities at their own pace.

Turn passion into progress

The ‘Sports Writing Prompts’ workbook helps children see that writing can be just as exciting as playing their favourite sport. By connecting creativity with their personal interests, they learn to express ideas vividly and write with energy, enthusiasm and confidence.

Download your copy today and watch your child transform their love of sport into a passion for storytelling with the ‘Sports Writing Prompts’ workbook.