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Looking to spark creativity in your classroom this Thanksgiving season? These 10 Thanksgiving-themed story starters are perfect for getting your students' imaginations flowing! Designed for grades 4 and up, these engaging and open-ended prompts let students craft their own festive, adventurous, and even magical stories.
Use these story starters as:

• Bell ringers to jumpstart creative writing sessions
• Writing centers or stations for independent work
• Extension activities when students need an extra challenge
• Fun, seasonal writing prompts for November or Thanksgiving-themed lessons

Included Story Starters:

• “While preparing the Thanksgiving feast, you discover the turkey is enchanted! It starts talking and asks you to help it break a 100-year-old curse. What will you do?”
• “A UFO lands in your backyard on Thanksgiving Day. The aliens are friendly, but they want to join your dinner. What happens next?”
• And 8 more fun and imaginative prompts!

Why You’ll Love This Resource:

• Easy to Use: Simply print and go! Perfect for quick lesson planning.
• Engaging & Fun: Each prompt is designed to capture students’ attention and foster creative thinking.
• Flexible Use: Ideal for writing centers, bell work, or independent writing projects.
• Perfect for November: Add a festive twist to your writing lessons during the Thanksgiving season.

This FREE resource will keep your students engaged and excited about writing. Download today and watch their Thanksgiving tales come to life!

This packet includes 4 paragraph templates that are useful for students who are just beginning to write a paragraph. 4 templates are included to fit the length of each student's paragraph.

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Ready to give your students a spook-tacular writing experience? These 10 Halloween-themed story starters are designed to spark imagination and creativity in your classroom. Perfect for grades 4 and up, these engaging prompts are open-ended, allowing students to create their own spooky, mysterious, or magical tales.

Use these story starters as:

• Bell ringers to jumpstart creative writing sessions
• Writing centers or stations for independent work
• Extension activities when students need an extra challenge
• Fun, seasonal writing prompts for October or Halloween-themed lessons

Included Story Starters:

• “As I walked through the dark forest, I saw a glowing jack-o’-lantern with a note attached. The note said…”
• “One rainy Halloween night, I heard a mysterious knock at the door. When I opened it, there was a box with something moving inside.”
• “While trick-or-treating, I came across a house that no one ever visits. The door creaked open by itself, and I decided to…”
• And 7 more eerie and thrilling prompts!

Why You’ll Love This Resource:

Easy to Use: Just print and go! No prep needed.
Engaging & Fun: Each prompt invites students to explore their creativity with a Halloween twist.
Flexible Use: Great for writing centers, independent work, or creative group activities.
Perfect for Fall: Bring the spooky season into your classroom with these seasonal story starters.

Don’t miss out on this FREE Halloween resource that will keep your students’ creativity brewing all month long! Download today and let the spooky storytelling begin!

FREE!!! 21 journal prompts and/or discussion starters with Thanksgiving themed prompts and visuals for ELA and history/social studies. .

This packet includes 2 essay templates that are useful for students who are just beginning to write an essay or for students who are going to write a rough draft after brainstorming.

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Four creative writing prompts with winter coloring pictures. Promotes writing skills, creative thinking, and on-demand prompt writing. Use with mini-lessons to teach basic skills or for assessment of writing skills. Share in small or whole group settings and display students' writings for all to read.

This Groundhog's Day freebie is a great twist on tradition Groundhog's Day creative writing. We all know what it means when a Groundhog sees its shadow, but what happens when teachers see their shadows?  Let your students answer this question with these creative writing pages!

This freebie has writing prompts in 2 different formats, one set with primary lines and one set with regular writing lines.

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These finish the story writing prompt papers will help bring writing to life during the spring season! These no-prep narrative writing prompts are perfect for easy writing activities, writing centers, writer's workshop, early finisher activities, daily journaling, morning work and more! These prompts are great for first grade, second grade, third grade and fourth grade students! Students will love using the story starter prompts to creatively write an ending to their own story.

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What's included:

• 3 spring themed finish the story writing prompts
• 2 versions per prompt (one with a space for a picture + one with lines only)

Finish the Story Example:

• I like to look at different kinds of bugs. I think of how they all have their own tiny worlds. One day I was sitting in the grass with my magnifying glass. Suddenly, I heard a tiny voice. "Hey, down here!" I looked down only to find...

More Writing Resources:

Spring Finish the Story Writing Prompts

Summer Finish the Story Writing Prompts

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Spring Guess the Emoji Phrase

Spring Mega Activity Bundle

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Students will color their raindrop then dictate to the teacher the answer to one of the writing prompts. Students who can write and do so directly on their raindrop. This makes a great wall display.

There are two writing prompts included with this packet.

Enhance collaboration, writing and public speaking skills with Story Starters! This AVID resource provides engaging story starters that encourage students to finish a story and present it to their peers. This activity fosters collaboration and communication within small groups or whole class settings, while also providing a fun way to improve public speaking skills. Download the Google Slides digital resource today and see the positive impact it can have on your students' teamwork and confidence!

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Directions:

• Display the Google Slide Story Starter OR print them out so students have different stories to choose from.
• Students will complete the engaging story starter by writing for 3 minutes.
• Students can use the picture provided to help guide them in their stories, or choose to take a different route and be creative on their own.
• Students will be split into groups of 4-6.
• Each student will present their story to their small group while practicing public speaking skills.

What's Included:

• 3 Story Starter Prompts with Images
• 1 Directions Page

*This resources is available for Outschool teachers to purchase without the need for extra licenses.

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Have your students practice writing Haikus about some of their favorite jobs. They can choose a job or pick from a list of jobs. They then get to brainstorm and create their own Haikus about the job. A fun way to incorporate poetry and Haikus.

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A Halloween Acrostic poem! Students will use the word October to create their own acrostic poem. The second page students can choose a 5 letter Halloween word given on the worksheet and create their own acrostic poem.

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Make your own Potato Crafts fun with this engaging, hands-on Build a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Person Kids craft making activity! This includes 2 low-prep Build a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Person kids crafts templates perfect for having fun with potatoes or cooking. Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make this activity perfect for centers or substitute days, too!

Lead your students in fun craft making with 2 Build a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Person by cutting out the pieces, coloring, gluing the parts together and decorating. Students will love putting together their Build a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Person activities together by using their problem solving skills through these fun activities, and won't even realize how much they're having fun! Use it after reading a story about potatoes or sing a song about potatoes. Print in black and white to color or in color for assembly.

Here's what you'll get:

• Mr. Potato person printable

• Mrs. Potato person printable

• easy to follow directions

Your students will be crafting Build a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Person crafts with a variety of common classroom materials. They'll be engaged and having a great time together!

These activities use materials readily available in most classrooms and homes and includes printable templates to create each activity.

Prep is quick and easy... Just print the Build a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Person pages, cut everything out, color, decorate, gather the materials listed, and you're ready for a fun and engaging class! Print in black and white for coloring/painting and in color for easy assembly. You can make these into puppets, dance around the room with them while listening to winter music, or use to decorate your room with. You can even create a story about your potato person.

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→ Pin the Nose on the Reindeer Game
→Christmas Holiday Build a Nutcracker Craft Activity
→ Christmas Build a/Crown/Mask Santa, Christmas Tree, Gnome, Reindeer, Elf,Snowman

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This is a fun, creative writing assignment you could give to your students during the month of October. Students will get to choose their own Halloween topic and then follow the instructions to write their own Cinquain.

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Do your students love to debate? Are you looking for a way to increase engagement along with writing? In this Winter would you rather product students will have the opportunity to respond to some fun and silly winter would you rather prompts.

What do you get?

15 would you rather winter prompts with lined paper

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Inspire Your Students with Our Thanksgiving Turkey-Themed Writing Paper!

Perfect for fall and Thanksgiving activities, this fun turkey-shaped writing paper will make assignments more engaging. With charming clip art turkeys surrounding the main shape, students will enjoy writing their thoughts and stories in a festive way! Choose from six different line styles to fit your classroom needs, and each style is available with or without name and date lines for added convenience.

Ideal for creative writing, thankfulness prompts, or Thanksgiving-themed reflections, this paper adds a seasonal touch to any assignment.

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This is a NO PREP, print and go resource that is perfect for CVC writing practice. Students use the picture to write a sentence using short e CVC words, 9 pages of awesome practice for your students! Best part? Its only $1!

Differentiated to meet the needs of all learners in your class!

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Included in this product:

High Frequency words: I, a, see, the, look, make, she, says, stop, were, they, has, he, that, it, in, two, want, will, big, we, got, be.

Short E CVC words:

-eb: web

-ed: bed, fed, led, red, wed

-eg: leg, peg

-em: hem

-en: den, hen, men, pen, ten

-et: get, get, met, net, pet, vet

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Keywords: no prep, cvc, writing, reading, differentiated, ELAR, kindergarten, first grade, consonant vowel consonant, sight words, heart words, high frequency words, kindergarten writing, sentence stems.

This is a NO PREP, print and go resource that is perfect for CVC writing practice. Students use the picture to write a sentence using short i CVC words, 9 pages of awesome practice for your students! Best part? Its only $1!

Differentiated to meet the needs of all learners in your class!

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Feel free to email me with any questions or suggestions.

Don’t forget to leave a review! You can earn TeachShare credits to use for future purchases!

Included in this product:

High Frequency words: I, a, like, see, can, the, we, go, to, am, in, my, she, he, here, is, put, big, get, look, find, little, want, have, do, not, many, very, will, sleep.

Short O CVC words:

-ob: cob

-od: pod, rod

-og: dog, jog, log, fod

-op: cop, hop, mop, pop, top

-om: mom

-ot: cot, dot, hot, pot, rot

-ox: box, fox

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Keywords: no prep, cvc, writing, reading, differentiated, ELAR, kindergarten, first grade, consonant vowel consonant, sight words, heart words, high frequency words, kindergarten writing, sentence stems.

Use this winter themed roll a story activity to help students practice creative writing with the story elements character, setting and problem. Great for writing centers, literacy centers, writer's workshop, early finishers, morning work, sub plans and more during the month of January!

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What's included:

• 1 roll a story prompt page
• 1 planning page
• 2 different writing papers included (with and without dotted lines)

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Directions:

• First, students will roll a die three times to find their character, setting and problem.
• Next, students will brainstorm their writing piece using the planning page.
• Last, students will write their story on the writing papers.

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Winter Roll & Read - CVC, Blends & Digraphs with Short Vowels

Winter Roll & Read - CVCe Long Vowels

Winter Roll and Read Bundle

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SEL worksheets for students to explore their emotions and regulate their emotional responses are a valuable tool for promoting social and emotional learning in children. These engaging and interactive activities help young learners understand and manage their feelings effectively. Dive into a wide variety of SEL worksheets designed to empower kids with essential emotional intelligence skills. 

From identifying different emotions to practicing self-regulation techniques, these resources provide an opportunity for children to develop a deeper understanding of their own emotions and how to express and handle them. With expertly crafted materials that cater to different age groups and learning styles, these SEL worksheets will support children in building resilience, fostering healthy relationships, and promoting overall emotional well-being. 

Explore these transformative resources today and equip children with the emotional skills they need to thrive in school and beyond!