The School Bush Camp – Writing Prompt Bundle

Immerse your students in The School Bush Camp today!

The School Bush Camp – Writing Lesson Bundle
Bring the magic, adventure, and atmosphere of an Australian bush camp straight into your classroom with this engaging writing lesson bundle. Whether your students have camped before or are imagining it for the first time, this resource will spark their creativity and extend their writing skills.

Designed with realistic, non-fiction, and imaginative writing in mind, The School Bush Camp includes:

• A vivid image prompt to immerse students in the camp setting.

• Sentence starters for both factual recounts and creative narratives.

• A word bank of rich, topic-specific vocabulary.

• Connectives and conjunctions to improve sentence fluency.

• Planning questions to guide and structure ideas.

• A model text for inspiration, with discussion questions for analysis.

• VCOP-focused editing challenges to uplevel vocabulary, openers, connectives, and punctuation.

Your students will explore the smells of eucalyptus, the crackle of the campfire, and the thrill of unexpected nighttime sounds, while practising key writing techniques that boost confidence and skill.

Whether you’re running a complete writing lesson, building towards a Big Write session, or simply want a fresh, high-interest prompt for your literacy block, The School Bush Camp will capture imaginations and support quality writing outcomes.

Perfect for:

• Narrative, recount, or report writing tasks

• Linking to outdoor education or camp experiences

• Supporting VCOP and Big Write classrooms

• Inspiring reluctant writers with a relatable, exciting topic