On a dark and story night... Spookify your storytelling time with some scary story cards!

Starting a story can be the toughest part of writing. Help your child flex their creativity by starting the same story in six different ways!

Here's a snapshot of the story of Orion. His tale makes for light reading and simple practice with story structure for kids.

This Halloween story starter will help your child polish grammar, handwriting and spelling skills. Get into the spooky spirit with a Halloween story starter!

Story retelling is a wonderful exercise in comprehension and vocabulary use.

Bring a little winter cheer to your next storytelling session! These winter-themed story cards are the perfect inspiration for any budding writer.

Write the story to go along with this series of story illustrations with this fun writing prompt.

What if Pinocchio were a girl instead of a boy? How would the story be different?

Read this shortened version of the Momotaro story, then think about what makes a true hero, both in a fairytale and in real life.

In this abridged Aladdin story, a poor beggar boy gets everything he desires with the help of a wily genie...but at what cost?

You've never heard a ghost story like The Phantom Knight of Vandal Camp! Discover the scares, if you dare, behind this tale before writing the ending.

This lunch time story is completely out of order! Can your child read each sentence and number them correctly so that the story makes sense?

How many ways can you start a story? Have fun with writing, and practice telling the beginning of a story in six different ways.

How would the story of the Frog Prince go if it was told from the perspective of the other frogs in the pond?

Here is a great story-starter for more advanced writers. Your student will put his creativity to the test by filling in the blanks to this story!

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Scary Story Elements.

Get into the spirit of the holiday season with these winter story starter cards!

This story starter will help your child learn about story structure and plot. She'll read the beginning and the end, filling in the parts that are missing.

Children will practice sequencing a simple story in this hands-on writing process worksheet.

There are many different ways to start a story! Hone creativity and build knowledge about literary devices with these fun story starting prompts.

Your fourth grader can practice story sequencing and flex their reading comprehension by putting the paragraphs in order to tell a story beginning to end.

Use this resource to help your students track information as they compare and contrast the story elements from two fiction texts

Flex those creative writing skills by starting a story in a few different ways! Use the picture as a prompt, and use each technique to start a story.

Is your child "stuck" without a good story starter? Behold the Awful Epoxy, a sticky super villain.

All scary or adventurous stories have a special item that drives the plot Use these story item cards to help you tell a spooky tale.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Scary Story Elements.

Your student must put her creative writing skills to the test to complete the parts of the story that are missing.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Who Is Telling the Story?

Cast a spell with your creative writing! Use these scary story character cards to conjure a terrifying tale, just in time for Halloween.