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Picture Prompt: Girl Holding Cardinal In Snow
In this picture prompt learning exercise, learners 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: Frog And Dog
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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Creating A Story
Second graders practice the necessary steps that should be taken in order to create a story from scratch. They brainstorm as a class in order to come up with different ideas. Students write a story that includes a plot, characters, and...
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Picture Prompt: Squirrel and Skunk
This story starter provides students with a picture of a skunk and a squirrel, which they can use to write a story. The title, beginning, middle, and ending is up to the student. Additionally, the worksheet includes a text box for...
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Picture Prompt: Squirrel
In this story starter, a picture of a squirrel surrounded by falling leaves prompts students to think of a story idea. Students can then write the story, practicing a beginning, middle, and ending. The worksheet includes a word box area...
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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: Frog And Dog
In this story starter worksheet, students write a story after being shown a picture prompt of a frog and a dog. Students choose a few of their words and phrases from a word bank generated by the teacher.
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Picture Prompt: Sharing Easter Eggs
In this story starter worksheet, students write a story after being shown a picture prompt of sharing Easter eggs. Students choose a few of their words and phrases from a word band generated by the teacher.
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Picture Prompt: Bunnies
An excellent Easter or springtime activity, this prompt includes a picture of bunnies by a meadow, inspiring students to write a story based on the picture. Teachers can includes words from a spelling or vocabulary list in the text box...
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Picture Prompt: Pilgrim Boy and Turkey
In this writing worksheet, students study a picture of a Pilgrim boy and a turkey. Students write a story about the picture. There is a word list box provided so that students can create a word bank.
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Picture Prompt: Penguins
In this writing worksheet, students examine a picture of 3 penguins before writing a story about the scene. Students may use a labeled word list box to create a word bank.
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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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Writing From Mythological Narratives
Students compose a short piece of creative writing based on a painting depicting a mythological narrative. In this creative writing lesson plan, students create a short piece of writing and then learn more about the mythological scene in...
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Romeo and Juliet
High schoolers study Romeo and Juliet. In this language arts instructional activity, students read the play and complete a series of activities. High schoolers choose the activities to complete. Students write a summary, draw a poster or...
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Fictional Narrative Writing in Mathematics
Fifth graders discuss variety of fictional writing genres and connect each to familiar story that has been read, use creative and analytical skills to develop original piece of fictional writing that incorporates math skill, and share...
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Home Spelling Practice
In this spelling worksheet, students practice their spelling words that include short u words, short vowel words, and short sight words that writers use. Students practice 25 words.
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Creative Caribbean Story
Students read stories about the Caribbean. They write about the Caribbean lifestyle. Students write their own stories of the Caribbean, using facts and researched information.
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Fun with Summarizing
Students practice summarization by creating a story map. After reading Freckle Juice, students working in groups, create a story map of the main events of the story. Groups use their story maps to summarize a chapter of the story and...
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Writing Fiction lesson plan
Students compose a opening paragraph that sets the scene and foreshadows events. In this writing fiction lesson, students write an opening paragraph about a mugging and describe the scene in a way that foreshadows something bad is...
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Alphabet Picture Prompts: The Letter J
In this story starter worksheet, learners 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 learning exercise, students write their own stories using the printable learning exercise 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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A Couple of Kooks and Other Stories About Love
Students read an article about teenage pregnancy and the story, "A Couple of Kooks and Other Stories About Love," making notes about how the pregnant teens are characterized. They then compare and contrast the views of pregnant teens in...
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Outlining Essays (Grades 3-6)
Students brainstorm story idea in preparation of writing an expressive essay. They study how to outline essays to assist them in writing an expressive essay. Each students conclusion should summarize their main idea and restate their...