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Winter Fun Writing

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this writing worksheet, students look at the picture titled Winter Fun about kids building a snowman and write a story about it. Students have 6 lines to write a story.
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Journal Writing-Pets

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a writing journal. In this journal writing lesson, students discuss what to write in a journal and why it is fun to keep a journal. Students start their journal by writing about a pet and use the entry to write a short...
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Narrative Writing

For Students 8th
In this writing worksheet, 8th graders fill out an outline for writing a story with multiple sections. Students fill in 8 sections for their story.
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Home Tour

For Teachers 4th - 6th
For this exchange student lesson, students create a story about an exchange student. Students draw a map to show the location of community buildings and practice providing directions from location to location.
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Writing A Story

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write a story about past events and translate it into English. In this story writing lesson plan, students watch video clips, look at examples of stories, and write ones themselves.
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Pirate Adventure: Story Starter

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this creative writing learning exercise, students first read a short story starter about a pirate adventure. Students finish the story on the lines provided.
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Revise and Edit Writing

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders write, revise, and edit a letter and a story. In this revising and editing lesson plan, 7th graders learn the differences between revising and editing by doing the two to a letter and eventually a story.
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Mrs. Perkins Dolch Words: #10 Create a Story

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students write their stories. In this sight words and writing instructional activity, students examine a list of 20 teacher-provided dolch words and use them to write their own stories. Students share their stories with their...
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The Human Organism

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss human emotions and mental health. In this mental and emotional health instructional activity, students write a short story regarding the "think and share" choice. Students include emotion, the connection between...
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Telling a Story

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a story about a picture. In this writing lesson, students select a picture and write a story about what happened in the picture. Students are encouraged to write a story with a beginning, middle, and end.
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My Virtual Adventure

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write a story. In this adventure story lesson, students discuss various destinations they would like to travel to. Students think about the reasons people take adventures, what they would need to bring, who they would take and...
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Story Endings

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this story endings learning exercise, learners read six 2-sentence illustrated stories. Students decide if the ending seems logical and write "yes" or "no" under each story.
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Writing A Story: Batman Superhero Family

For Students 3rd
In this story writing activity, 3rd graders examine a picture of Batman, his wife and son in full superhero costume. Students write a creative story about the picture.
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Humorous Story Featuring Clowns

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils write stories that feature funny clowns. In this creative writing lesson, students follow the outline for a story in order to write their own humorous story set at a circus.
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Historical Fiction- Thanksgiving

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars write a story. In this historical fiction lesson, students research how Thanksgiving began. Young scholars write a fictional story where they are a main character of this time period.
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Down By Two With Minutes Left

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this story starter worksheet, students read the sentence that will begin their story about a close game in ice hockey. Students write the rest of the story on the lines.
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Minutes to Go and Down by Two

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this creative writing instructional activity, students practice their language arts skills as they complete a writing prompt that begins with a team behind with minutes to go in a game.
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Write a Story 5

For Students 4th - 6th
In this creative writing activity, students put their language skills to use as they write a 600 word story that begins with the sentence, "It's enormous!"
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Creative Writing: Writing a Story

For Students 6th - 10th
In this creative writing prompt activity, students respond to a writing prompt that requires them to include the 4 specific details that are listed and are inspired by the picture on the page.
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Story Solutions

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Reading and writing are like peanut butter and chocolate, they just work better together. Stimulate those budding authors with a fun instructional activity that requires them to read three story starters. The stories have been left...
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Finding Muffin: Writing Practice

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this finish the story activity worksheet, learners read a 3 paragraph story entitled "Finding Muffin". Students use the lines provided to finish the story as they wish.
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Which Way?: Writing Practice

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this finish the story activity worksheet, students read a 8 paragraph story entitled "Which Way?" and use the lines provided to finish the story as they wish.
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The Zoo: Writing Activity

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this finish the story activity learning exercise, students read a 5 paragraph story entitled "The Zoo". Students use the lines provided to finish the story as they wish.
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The Troublemaker: Writing Practice

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this finish the story activity worksheet, students read an unfinished short story entitled "The Troublemaker". Students use the lines provided to finish the story as they wish.