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Picture Prompt: Elf at the North Pole Village
Great during the Christmas season, this prompt gives students a picture of an elf in the North Pole Village to inspire students to begin and end the story. A word box provides teachers the opportunity to add words from a spelling or...
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Picture Prompts: Arctic Hares
Prompted by a picture of two white arctic hares, students complete the story based on their own creative ideas. This writing template could couple with a winter unit, an animal unit, or even as simple writing practice. A text box allows...
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Picture Prompt: Bee in a Jar
Allowing students to choose the point of view of a bee or of a baby, this assignment prompts students to respond to a picture of a bee in a jar by writing a short story about it. This assignment could be used for multiple grade levels...
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Short Story Inspiration
Tenth graders write an original story using a picture of a scene inspiration. In this short story lesson, 10th graders write short stories using a picture.
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Techno Author
Here is a great way to explore language arts by completing a computer activity with classmates. Youngsters read a fairy tale in class and analyze where the beginning, middle and end are. They create their own story using clip art and...
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Andy Runton Owly And a Rabbit Friend
In this owl coloring cartoon worksheet, students see and color a detailed picture of a cartoon owl and his forest friends. No directions are given.
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Create Your Own Easter Story
In this Easter worksheet, students look at a picture of a bunny and a basket full of eggs. Students write an Easter story based on the picture.
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Snowy Day Story Starter
In this creative writing worksheet, students study a picture of a child in a snowy scene. Students read the first sentence which is provided, then finish writing the rest of the story.
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Pith Helmet Story
In this pith helmet story starter worksheet, students color a large drawing of a pith helmet. Students then write a rain forest adventure story on the provided lines.
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Wonderful Words for Writing!
Twenty slides make up a set of festive, May-themed writing prompts designed to grab scholars' attention and warm-up their writing skills. Prompts include story starters, holidays, research questions, the five senses, and more!
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Ocean Word Cards
Dive into ocean vocabulary with a set of 29 picture word cards. Each card presents a picture of an animal or item from the ocean in vivid color, as well as its name.
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A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
Young scholars, after reading the book, "Esperanza Rising," create a virtual display by combining different story elements into a visual representation. They choose the setting and characters of a scene that will act as a springboard of...
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Learning to Look, Looking to Learn - Peeling Onions
Lilly Martin Spencer's "Peeling Onions" is the subject of a series of exercises that model for learners how to use the elements of art to read a painting. A series of worksheets focus viewers' attention on how Spencer uses...
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Learning to Look, Looking to Learn - Sunday Morning
Jerome Myers' depiction of the urban landscape in "Sunday Morning" is the focus of a series of activities that asks viewers to examine how an artist uses the elements of a painting to tell a story. The resource packet includes an...
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Picture Prompt: The Letter G
For this writing prompt worksheet, students examine a picture of things that begin with the letter g and then use the space provided to write a story regarding the picture. Teachers may add details the word list box before they provide...
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Picture Prompt: The Letter T
In this writing prompt worksheet, students examine a picture of a turtle and tiger and then use the space provided to write a story regarding the picture. Teachers may add details the word list box before they provide copies of the...
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Picture Prompt: The Letter S
In this writing prompt instructional activity, students examine a picture of objects and items that begin with the letter s and then use the space provided to write a story regarding the picture. Teachers may add details the word list...
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Picture Prompt: The Letter Q
In this writing prompt worksheet, students examine a picture of objects and items that begin with the letter q and then use the space provided to write a story regarding the picture. Teachers may add details the word list box before they...
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Picture Prompt: The Letter P
In this writing prompt worksheet, students examine a picture of things that begin with the letter p and then use the space provided to write a story regarding the picture. Teachers may add details the word list box before they provide...
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Picture Prompt: The Letter Y
In this writing prompt worksheet, learners examine a picture of things that begin with the letter y and then use the space provided to write a story regarding the picture. Teachers may add details the word list box before they provide...
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Picture Prompt: the Treasure
These language arts worksheets present a picture and a space for the teacher to type a word list for the learners to use in the story. Students write using the given word list related to the picture.
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Picture Prompt: Polar Bears
In this writing worksheet, students look at the picture of the polar bears and write a story or report based on the picture. There is a box labeled "Word Box" for the students to write a word bank.
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Picture Prompt: Plants
In this writing activity, students study a picture of garden and forest trees and flowers and then write a story pertaining to the picture. There is a word box labeled for students to create a word bank.
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Picture Prompt: Valentine Gift
In this writing prompt worksheet, students examine Valentine's Day picture and then use the space provided to write a story regarding the picture. Teachers may add details the word list box before they provide copies of the worksheets to...