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Pizzazz!...Chain Stories
Young scholars compose a short story working with partners. They create a beginning, middle, and an ending. Students brainstorm with their partners and create a creative short story.
Starfall
Paul Gauguin
For this language arts instructional activity, students read a story starter, write a story and illustrate it. The topic is where students would like to live if they could live anywhere.
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Journal Writing Ideas
Students choose a topic from a list to write a journal entry about. In this journal writing lesson, students use one of the ideas included in the comprehensive list of ideas when they cannot think of a topic to write about. They write...
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Crazy Critters Creative Writing
Students brainstorm animals with unusual characteristics such as a giraffe with a short neck or a zebra without stripes. They write paragraphs about their animals and work in peer editing groups to refine their stories.
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Which Way? Ordering Story Events
In this ordering events activity, learners read a 3 paragraph story, then correctly order a set of 6 events. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Writing Bug: New in School
In this writing prompt worksheet, students write on the prompt, "Tomorrow is the big day! It will be your first day attending a new school. You're thinking about..."
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A Special Gift for a Special Friend : Writing Prompt
In this writing worksheet, students will write about a special gift they would like to give a friend and tell why they would choose that friend. Lines for writing are provided.
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Time for a Change: Writing Prompt
In this writing worksheet, students will write about one thing they would change about themselves if they could and tell why. Writing lines are provided.
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Write It, Read It, Solve It
Writers create an original mystery and have a chance to put it into movie format. The classic elements of a mystery must be present: the crime, the suspects, the motive, the solution and clues. Use iPhoto and Quicktime Movie to integrate...
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Demystifying Mood in Creative Writing
Pupils discover how writing is affected by mood and emotions. They learn proper mood descriptors and read sample pieces of writing to better explain mood.
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Picture Prompt: Cottage In The Woods
In this picture prompt worksheet, students write a story after being shown a picture prompt of a cottage in the woods. Students choose a variety of words to write their original stories.
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Picture Prompt: Penguins And Christmas Tree
In this picture prompt worksheet, students write an original story after being shown a picture prompt of penguins and a Christmas tree. Students choose from a variety of word banks to write their original stories.
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Picture Prompt: Birds And Kite
In this picture writing worksheet, learners practice writing a short story from a picture prompt of birds and a kite. Students choose a few of their words from a word list generated by the teacher.
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Picture Prompt: The Ark
In this picture writing worksheet, students practice writing their own short stories from a picture prompt of the ark. Students choose a variety of their words from a word bank generated by the teacher.
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Picture Prompt: Kids By The Creek
In this picture prompt worksheet, students write an original story after being shown a picture prompt of kids by the creek. Students choose a few of their words and phrases from a word bank generated by the teacher.
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Picture Prompt: Girl Holding Cardinal In Snow
In this picture prompt learning exercise, students write an original short story after being shown a picture prompt of a girl holding a cardinal in the snow.
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Picture Prompt: Valentine Mice
Students write the story after seeing the picture of one mouse giving a Valentine to another mouse. They provide the title, as well as the beginning, middle, and end of the story. A text box allows teachers to type in preferred words,...
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Picture Prompt: Kids by the Creek
Students finish the story in this picture prompt, which shows two kids fishing by a creek. The prompt lends well to creative writing, as well as autobiographical writing. A word box allows teachers to type words that they want students...
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The Letter N: Alphabet Picture Prompts
In this letter N worksheet, students write their own story using the printable worksheet the teacher creates for the alphabet letter N.
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Alphabet Picture Prompts: The Letter D
In this letter N learning exercise, students write their own story using the printable learning exercise the teacher creates for the alphabet letter D.
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Alphabet Picture Prompts: The Letter X
In this letter N activity, students write their own story using the printable activity the teacher creates for the alphabet letter X.
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Alphabet Picture Prompts: The Letter M
For this letter N worksheet, learners write their own story using the printable worksheet the teacher creates for the alphabet letter M.
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Picture Prompt: Walrus-2
In this language arts worksheet, students are given an illustration of two walruses on ice bergs. They write a story based on the picture. The worksheet includes a space for the teacher to include a word list.
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Picture Prompt: St. Patrick's Day Kids
A picture of two leprechauns with a pot of gold prompts students to finish the story. Students provide the title of the story, as well as the beginning, middle, and end. The prompt includes a text box for teachers to type in preferred...