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Story Starter: The Cat and the Fishbowl
For this story starter: the cat and the fishbowl worksheet, 1st graders look at the picture and write a story about it on the lines below.
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Story Starters For Historical Fiction Story
Students author their own historical fiction stories. In this writing skills lesson, students use the 10 provided story starters to write fiction stories that incorporate facts from history.
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Pirate Adventure: Story Starter
In this creative writing worksheet, learners first read a short story starter about a pirate adventure. Students finish the story on the lines provided.
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Wonderfully Wild Unit
Students explore the ethics of 'fair' in regards to humans relationship with wildlife. In this wildlife study instructional activity, students read the story starters about wildlife and then discuss how to finish the story. Students...
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Alphabet Picture Prompts: The Letter J
For this story starter worksheet, students complete the worksheet their teacher created for the letter J. Students write their own story based on the picture, sight words, spelling, or vocabulary words the teacher included.
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Alphabet Picture Prompts: The Letter V
In this story starters worksheet, students write their own stories using the printable worksheet their teacher made for letter V pictures, sight words, spelling, or vocabulary words.
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Alphabet Picture Prompts: The Letter L
In this story starters worksheet, learners write their own stories using the printable worksheet their teacher made for letter L pictures, sight words, spelling, or vocabulary words.
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Down By Two With Minutes Left
In this story starter worksheet, students read the sentence that will begin their story about a close game in ice hockey. Students write the rest of the story on the lines.
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In Goal for the Rockets
In this narrative writing worksheet, students complete a story that has already been started for them. Students create the middle of the narrative and the closing. There is space to write a two-page story.
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The Monster Match
In this creative writing activity, students read the story starter and then use their imagination to craft their own middle and end to complete the story.
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The Door Under the Stones in the Woods
In this story starter worksheet, students create their own story on the lines provided as they read the 3 sentences regarding a door under the stones in the woods and add to the story to make it their own.
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Picture Prompt: Skunk And Bunny
In this picture prompt worksheet, students practice writing their own short story from being given a picture prompt of a skunk and a bunny. Students choose a few of their words from a word bank generated by the teacher.
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Picture Prompt: Penguins and Christmas Tree
What happens when penguins put up a Christmas tree? Only your students know for sure, since they're the ones writing the story! A picture of penguins around a Christmas tree is sure to inspire even your most reluctant writers to begin,...
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Printable Story Starter: The Missing Valentines
A writing prompt about a classroom's missing Valentines allows students to finish the story with their own endings, and to provide their own titles. The lesson comes with a picture and the beginning of the story to full prompt students...
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Picture Prompt: Skunk
In this writing worksheet, students examine a picture prompt showing a skunk and some garden friends. Students write a story about the picture.
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Picture Prompt: Birds and Kite
In this writing worksheet, students first examine a picture of 2 birds in a nest and a purple kite overhead. Students write a story about the picture. There is an empty box for a word list at the top.
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I'm Afraid of the Dark
In this writing learning exercise, students read a story starter which asks them to recall a time they were afraid of the dark. Students write the story telling of their experience.
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My Hiding Place
For this writing worksheet, students read a story starter that asks if they have a special hiding place. Students write the story and illustrate it.
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My Shadow
In this writing instructional activity, students read a story starter which asks them to recall a time they saw their shadow. Students write the story and illustrate it.
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My Pretend Friend
For this writing worksheet, learners read a story starter which asks them to tell about a real or pretend friend. Students write the story and illustrate it.
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Who Has Seen the Wind?
For this writing learning exercise, students read a story starter which asks them how they know if the wind is passing by. Students write the story and illustrate it.
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If I Could Touch the Sky
In this writing worksheet, learners read a story starter which asks them who they would give the stars to (if they could) and why. Students write the story and illustrate it.
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Make a Silly Story
In this literacy worksheet, students create a story using the words given in the word bank. They are to create an illustration also.
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Ernie Barnes
For this language arts instructional activity, students write a story about a time they have tried hard to get better at something. There is a story starter provided. Students illustrate the story.