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Picture Prompt: Polar Bears

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
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

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these language arts worksheets, students are presented a picture and a space is provided for the teacher to type a word list for the students to use in the story. Students synthesize a story using the given word list related to the...
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Picture Prompt: Plants

For Students 1st - 2nd
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: Plants

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these language arts worksheets, learners are presented a picture and a space is provided for the teacher to type a word list for the students to use in the story. Learners synthesize a story using the given word list related to the...
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Picture Prompt: Pilgrim Boy And Turkey

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these language arts worksheets, students are presented a picture and a space is provided for the teacher to type a word list for the students to use in the story. Students synthesize a story using the given word list related to the...
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Picture Prompt: Penguins

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these language arts worksheets, students are presented a picture and a space is provided for the teacher to type a word list for the students to use in the story. Students synthesize a story using the given word list related to the...
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Picture Prompt: Kids And Watermelon

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these language arts worksheets, students are presented a picture and a space is provided for the teacher to type a word list for the students to use in the story. Students synthesize a story using the given word list related to the...
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Picture Prompt: Valentine Gift

For Students K - 2nd
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...
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Picture Prompt: Frog And Dog

For Students 4th - 6th
In this prompt writing worksheet, students practice writing an original short story after being given a picture prompt of a frog and a dog. Students choose a few of their words from a word band generated from the teacher.
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Immigration for Grades 6-8

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore immigration.  In this immigration instructional activity, students research the topic and compare immigration of the past to the present.  They create a decade long timeline of immigration.
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And Tomorrow's Forecast Is...

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create original short stories that feature distinctive weather phenomena, such as rainbows, snowstorms, tornadoes, thunder and/or lightning. They use a story map, imbedded in this plane, to help them organize their story.
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Tales From The Tummy

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use creative writing in order to review the digestive system and other various parts of the human body. They write a creative story about a hamburger and the journey it takes during digestion. The lesson includes key words that...
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Sequencing Events

For Students 6th - 8th
In this sequencing events worksheet, learners complete 6 sentence starters and write a story using one of 3 provided titles. In small groups students share their work.
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Summarizing

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze and summarize the main aspects of a news story. They find the "Who, What, Where, When and Why in a particular news story.In addition, they answer six questions over a particular story and then write a news story from...
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Printable Poem Starter: If You Were an Ornament

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Students have the opportunity to finish a Christmas-themed poem about an ornament hanging on a tree. The first two lines establish a simple rhyme scheme that students can follow as they finish the poem. The worksheet includes a picture...
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Transitioning Between Scenes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a chart to reference when writing new scenes in fiction stories.  In this fiction writing lesson plan, students are exposed to various ways to transition between scenes in their writing.  There is a Word...
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Dog Drawing

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this animal coloring worksheet, students color a large picture of an adult dog with a collar. No directions are given. This could be used for a story starter in a creative writing setting.
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Past Events

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this recognizing past events worksheet, students change present tense verbs to the past simple of regular verbs, write a simple narrative of past events, and turn interrogative sentences into past tense statements Students write...
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ESL Storyboards

For Students 1st - 12th
In this ESL literacy worksheet, students examine each individual board and then use them to tell and write a story about the events.
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The Power Of Possessives

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
The whole class with get when to use an apostrophe after this activity. They use apostrophes to show possession or ownership. This activity includes a discussion starter, a practice exercise, a story activity, and a practice...
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Picture Prompt: Fawns Playing In Snowy Woods

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this picture prompt worksheet, learners practice writing their own short stories from a picture of fawns playing in snowy woods. Students write their stories from a word list generated by the teacher.
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Picture Prompt: Valentine Mice

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this teacher friendly creative writing worksheet, there is a space for teachers to write and print a word list for students to use with the picture prompt of Valentine mice. Students write 1 story.
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Picture Prompt: Island Kids

For Students 4th - 6th
In this picture writing worksheet, learners practice writing a short story on their own after being given a picture prompt of island kids. Students choose a few of their words from a word bank generated by the teacher.
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Picture Prompt: Reindeer By Cottage

For Students 4th - 6th
In this picture writing worksheet, students practice writing their own short stories from a picture prompt of a reindeer by a cottage. Students choose a few of their words from a word list generated by the teacher.