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Beanie Friend Vacation Stories

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars write an adventure story about their vacation with a Beanie friend. They select a city, research its vacation possibilities and write about the places that they would like to visit.
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Telling A Story

For Teachers Pre-K
Students discover that every story has a start, middle and end. In this literature lesson, the teacher models using a picture to show the parts of the story. Students each take a picture and tell a story using start, middle and end.
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Alphabet Picture Prompt: The Letter A

For Students K - 2nd
In this teacher friendly instructional activity, teachers write a word list, short statement, or question and the children use those with the letter "Aa" and pictures of an alligator, ant, and apples as prompts for creative writing....
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Retell the "Tail" of the Tale

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore story structure. In this multicultural literacy activity, students discuss common elements of folk tales and then listen to the story Tiger and the Big Wind: A Tale from Africa. Students identify the problem and solution...
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Story Quilts

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students listen to Tar Beach, by Faith Ringgold, and create story quilts.
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My Time Book

For Teachers 1st
First graders write a time book. In this writing and telling time lesson, 1st graders learn about the concept of time using a Judy clock. Students read a book about a ladybug and look closely at the time on the clock.  Students then...
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Nasreddin and the Smell of Soup

For Students 4th - 5th
In this online interactive story building worksheet, students recognize the sequence of events. Students click on the sentence that will come next in the order of story events. Students complete all sentences in order to correctly finish...
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New Year's Etymology and Writing Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate the history and etymology of New Year's Day. They listen to a teacher-led lecture about the background of New Year's Day, design an image of Janus, and write a story in the first person telling what Janus might say...
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Writing Magic

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students write a story. In this writing lesson plan, students are given a series of prompts to promote them in writing a story. The prompts include writing a free write, writing about characters, writing about a setting, writing about...
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Willie and Friends: Overcomers in the Land Stories by Faith Ringgold

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use puppets and plays to examine the role of African Americans throughout history. After being read a story by a puppet, they respond to each one in writing. Individually, they write a story about a place they have wanted to...
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Story Starter-- Penguin Crossing

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this writing worksheet, students examine a colorful picture of penguins crossing the street. Students read the story starter and finish the story on the lines provided.
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Women in History: Research for Expository Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
After reading an excerpt from Amelia Earhart's autobiography, The Fun of It, learners explore various nonfiction resources about her life and write a short newspaper article on a specific event. They then develop a longer piece of...
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Children's Book

For Teachers 6th
A great way to publish students' stories is by having them create a picture book using Pages. This simple lesson has them take a short story they have written and create a book with a title page and dedication. After they have printed...
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Stories of Our Lives!

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students write their own books based on a life experience that they have had. In this life experiences lesson plan, students practice the writing process along with illustrating their book.
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Folktale Unit: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students examine and discuss different perspectives of the Story of the Three Little Pigs. They write a friendly letter, from the wolf to any other character, using the proper letter format.
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Scaffolding a Reading/Writing Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore pre-reading activities. Through looking at titles, and observing pictures, students predict what will happen in a story. They listen to a part of the story and then write their own conclusion. Students complete the story...
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Using Story Elements to Write a Rep

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students write a rap song to tell the who, what, and where of a story. For this literature lesson, students learn to identify the setting, characters, and plot of a story. Students watch a video and discuss story elements. Then...
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Writing Original Adventures About Imaginary Sidekicks

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore storytelling by conceptualizing a story with classmates. In this publishing lesson, students identify the idea development process and discuss word choice when writing a story. Students utilize a graphic organizer to...
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Writing Parts of a Story

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this writing activity, students analyze the literary elements in a story. Students write short responses for the following categories: setting, characters, beginning, middle (problem), solution and end.
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Picture Prompt: Birds and Kite

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this writing worksheet, students first examine a picture of 2 birds in a nest and a purple kite overhead. Students write a story about the picture. There is an empty box for a word list at the top.
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Story Endings

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this reading and writing worksheet, students first read the story about Roy the zebra, which is not included on this page. They then answer 3 questions about the story in the spaces provided.
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Lost Pets Story

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this story writing worksheet, students write two short stories that go with pictures of a lost cat poster and a dog. Students title their stories on the lines.
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Japan Group Creative Writing

For Students 6th - 7th
In this Japan writing activity, students collaborate with a group to write a story about Japan. Students have 25 minutes to complete the story that needs to use the 16 words in the box.
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Animals Group Creative Writing

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this animals writing worksheet, students collaborate with others to write a story about animals using the 16 words given. Students have 25 minutes to write the story.

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