Water is the source of life. It appears in poetry in both peaceful and torrential descriptions; it appears in earth science in its liquid, gaseous, and solid states. Combine these interpretations of our planet's most precious and...

Students enjoy the excitement in the short story, Cook-A-Doodle-Doo! In this Cook-A-Doodle Doo! lesson plan, students work to tell the difference between fact and fiction, learn vocabulary, and compare and contrast different stories.

Dander from the show Twisted Whiskers and characters from My Little Pony are featured in this three part lesson that explores using story pyramids to scaffold ideas, adding sensory details to enrich writing, and editing using common...

Sarah Stewart’s The Gardener and Food from Farms by Nancy Dickmann display the importance of community farms. After reading these short picture books, class members draw connections between farms and the food we eat each day. As a...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

Great during the Christmas season, this prompt gives students a picture of an elf in the North Pole Village to inspire students to begin and end the story. A word box provides teachers the opportunity to add words from a spelling or...

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...

Prompted by a picture of two white arctic hares, students complete the story based on their own creative ideas. This writing template could couple with a winter unit, an animal unit, or even as simple writing practice. A text box allows...

In this story starter worksheet, learners complete the worksheet their teacher created for the letter H. Students write their own story based on the picture, sight words, spelling, or vocabulary words the teacher included.

In this letter N worksheet, students write their own story using the printable worksheet the teacher creates for the alphabet letter N.

In this letter N worksheet, learners write their own story using the printable worksheet the teacher creates for the alphabet letter D.

In this letter N activity, students write their own story using the printable activity the teacher creates for the alphabet letter X.

In this letter N worksheet, students write their own story using the printable worksheet the teacher creates for the alphabet letter M.

In this story starters activity, students write their own stories using the printable activity their teacher made for letter K pictures, sight words, spelling, or vocabulary words.

In this story starters worksheet, students write their own stories using the printable worksheet their teacher made for letter U pictures, sight words, spelling, or vocabulary words.

In this story starters learning exercise, students write their own stories using the printable learning exercise their teacher made for letter R pictures, sight words, spelling, or vocabulary words.

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...

Given a picture of reindeer by a snowy cottage, students begin and complete a story that is inspired by the picture prompt. Teachers can add desired words in a word box before printing.

Learners are introduced to the various types of dinosaurs and write in their journals about their favorite one. After listening to a story and watching a filmstrip, they color a few pages in their Dinosaur Friends Book. They also examine...

Use artwork to illicit responses in a writing journal, and then present your class with the short list of key terms provided. Can your learners add any of their own key terms? Segue for a second, and read tales such as Peter Pan or...