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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!

starting a story

Starting a Story

There's more than one way to hook a reader! Help your students reinforce their understanding of captivating story starters with this Goldilocks-themed matching worksheet.

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Goldilocks and the Five Beginnings

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

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Different Ways to Start a Story

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.

good ways to start a story

Good Ways to Start a Story

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Story Hooks.

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Glossary: Story Hooks

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

ways to start a story

Ways to Start a Story

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Story Hooks.

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Vocabulary Cards: Story Hooks

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

awful epoxy story starter

Awful Epoxy Story Starter

Get acquainted with a few different writing techniques with this fun prompt. Kids will start the same story in a few different ways.

how to begin a story

How to Begin a Story

Write an ice skating story based on the illustration on the page. It can be silly or heartfelt, even science fiction!

write an ice skating story

Write an Ice Skating Story

What if Dorothy's house had landed in New York City instead of Oz?

retell a story

Retell a Story

Spin a spooky tale with a creative writing card game, perfect for a dark and creepy Halloween night around the campfire.

scary story card game

Scary Story Card Game

Jump into a comic strip with this creative writing prompt. Tell a story about your life as a superhero!

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If You Were a Superhero...

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a ... flying baby? Your imaginative young writer can come up with a story for this unlikely superhero.

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It's a Flying Baby?

Hey, what's Kraken? Kraken are mythical sea creatures with terrifying tentacles. Tell your young writer to come up with a story for Captain Kraken.

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Captain Kraken

How cool would it be to have a pet dragon! Have fun with this "what if" writing prompt, and spin a fun story about the adventures you'd have.

pet dragon

Pet Dragon

Tom, the boy zombie, is just a misunderstood monster. Help him tell his story from his point of view with this fun and creative writing prompt.

zombie writing

Zombie Writing

Watch out for this big, bad Bushido! Bushido is a Japanese word meaning "way of the warrior." It's up to your child to write the story of this super samurai.

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Write a Bushido Backstory

Out of this world! This prospector has begun mining for resources on Mars! Your 4th grade sci-fi lover can write a story about his daily life.

the prospector on mars

The Prospector on Mars

A strong hook will capture a reader's attention and make them want to know more! In this activity, students will identify four different ways to hook a reader into a story.

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Narrative Hooks

A good introduction draws a reader into the story and makes them want to learn more. Help your second graders hook their readers as they practice writing strong introductions using this helpful worksheet.

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Strong Beginnings

A strong hook will grab a reader's attention and pull them into your story! This organizer will help young writers try out different ideas and decide on the strongest hook for their personal narrative.

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Narrative Hooks: Brainstorming

After reading the classic Aesop fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare," students will use their imaginations to compose their own introductions using one of the most common story hooks (fact, question, description, statement, or sound).

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Hook the Reader: The Tortoise and the Hare

What if you woke up on Christmas morning and time had stopped! What would happen next?

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Frozen in Time...

This volcano writing worksheet is a great brainstorm starter and provides a different approach to composition, perfect for research-based writing.

volcano writing scene

Volcano Writing Scene

Djinn are evil genies who live in a parallel world. Tell your 4th grader to write about his favorite superhero defeating this djinn.

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Stop the Evil Genie

This robot soldier has found something on a Mars exploration that he's taking back home. What is it? Only your imaginative young author can decide.

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On a Space Mission

What if you were the last person on earth? Give your child some fun writing practice with this sci-fi writing prompt.

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