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Story Starters

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Here you will find a set of brilliant story starters which can be used to give children ideas for a story. There are ten story starters all together, and each one of them should tickle the imagination of your young writers. Sometimes, a good story starter can lead to an incredible output of writing from your pupils!

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4th - 6th
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English Language Arts
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