Short Stories Printables

Teach your students how to write a great story with this comprehensive, step-by-step Story Writing Unit! Perfect for teachers who want to provide explicit, easy-to-follow lessons on story writing, this no-prep resource guides students through the entire process, from brainstorming and planning to drafting and revising. Help your students master essential writing skills as they build characters, develop plots, and create engaging stories that they’ll be proud of.

What's Included:

• 55 Fully Editable Teaching Slides:

  • Lessons on plot structure, including the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
  • Visual breakdown of key elements like rising action, climax, and falling action.
  • Detailed guidance on character development, settings, and story arcs.
  • Step-by-step instructions to help students plan and structure their stories.
  • Examples and visuals, including popular story references, to aid understanding.

• 25-Page Printable Workbook:

  • Brainstorming Pages: Help students generate ideas for characters, settings, and plots.
  • Character Development Sheets: Guides to create dynamic, multi-dimensional characters.
  • Plot Planning Tools: Plot mountain and story arc templates to outline story events.
  • Story Writing Prompts: Structured activities to encourage creative thinking.
  • Final Draft Templates: Space for students to write, revise, and finalize their stories.

• Final Writing Rubric: A clear rubric to guide and assess students as they write their final stories, ensuring they understand the essential components of a great story.

Key Features:

• No Prep, Ready to Use: Simply print the workbook and present the editable slides—perfect for busy teachers who want to make story writing easy and accessible.
• Step-by-Step Guidance: Each stage of the writing process is laid out in a clear, structured format, helping students learn how to write a complete, polished story.
• Engaging & Visual: The slides feature visual aids and real-world examples to make complex concepts easy to understand and fun to learn.
• Versatile Use: Great for individual, small group, or whole-class instruction. Suitable for writing centers, creative writing units, and language arts lessons.

Perfect For:

• Teachers who want to teach story writing in a clear, structured way with no prep required.
• Students who need explicit instruction on how to brainstorm, plan, and write a story.
• Educators looking for an all-in-one resource to build writing skills and boost creativity.

Get your students excited about writing with this engaging, comprehensive Story Writing Unit! They’ll learn everything they need to craft their own unique stories, step by step.

Delve further into "Can a Cat Do That?" by Eric Carle. This is a great way to think and interact with the story, and also introduce noun and verbs to students.

This include both color and a printer friendly black and white version.

Included is

• A sight word list to practice before reading the story.
• Flash cards for animal names that may be more difficult for students to read.
• Definitions of noun and verbs and a corresponding worksheet for students to find examples of both grammar definitions.
• Several Worksheets to test reading comprehension.
• 2 drawing worksheets

Interested in similar stories ....

Dr. Seuss's "Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?"

I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont

Penguin and Pinecone by Salina Yoon

As health science educators, we have a responsibility to provide our students with engaging and relevant learning experiences that prepare them for the diverse challenges they will face in the field. One innovative way to achieve this is by incorporating the topic of medical alert dogs into your curriculum.

Medical alert dogs are specially trained canines that can detect subtle physiological changes, such as fluctuations in blood sugar levels, and alert their human companions to impending medical emergencies. These remarkable animals not only save lives but also significantly improve the quality of life for individuals living with chronic conditions.

By exploring the roles, training, and impact of medical alert dogs, you can create a captivating and multifaceted learning opportunity for your students. Here’s how this lesson plan can benefit your health science class:

1. Deepen Understanding of Physiology and Medical Conditions:
   Students will gain a deeper understanding of the underlying physiological mechanisms of conditions like diabetes by examining how medical alert dogs are trained to detect specific changes. This lesson offers real-world skills.
2. Investigate Assistive Technologies:
   Discussing medical alert dogs as an assistive technology will encourage students to explore other innovative solutions designed to support individuals with medical needs, fostering a spirit of creativity and problem-solving.
3. Analyze the Holistic Impact on Quality of Life:
   Examining the partnership between medical alert dogs and their human companions will highlight the importance of considering the social, emotional, and psychological aspects of living with a chronic condition, promoting a patient-centered approach to healthcare.
4. Explore Ethical Considerations:
   The training and deployment of medical alert dogs will introduce students to the ethical considerations surrounding animal-assisted interventions, encouraging critical thinking and responsible decision-making.
5. Encourage Interdisciplinary Collaboration:
   Showcasing the collaborative efforts between healthcare professionals, animal trainers, and researchers in the development of medical alert dog programs will inspire students to embrace the value of teamwork and communication across different fields.

Components:

• Short Story: A captivating narrative about a medical alert dog.
• Comprehension Questions: To assess understanding and promote discussion.
• Answers: Answer key included for quick assessment.
• Lesson Plan: Detailed step-by-step instructions for teachers, providing everything you need for a seamless lesson.

This lesson plan is perfect for sub plans! It is no-prep, printable, ready to use, and designed for high school 9, 10, 11, 12 grade. With print and go materials, this resource is a fun and engaging way to teach important concepts in health science theory, including nursing and CNA principles. Your students will love this!

By incorporating this lesson plan on medical alert dogs, you can engage your students in a dynamic and thought-provoking exploration of the health sciences, equipping them with the knowledge and skills they need to thrive in this ever-evolving field.

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These summer Reading Passages with comprehension multiple choice questions and answer keys are specifically designed to help Grade 1 and 2 students retain their reading abilities and foster a love for learning.

The passages, accompanied by thought-provoking questions, offer a valuable learning tool for both teachers and students during the summer holidays.

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Unlock the Halloween Spirit with these No PREP- Language Arts, Reading, writing, Vocabulary & Word Search Ready-to-Use! This resource has got you covered with Lesson plans, how-to-use, morning work, Fiction, and Nonfiction reading passages, Story Comprehension color by number, Vocabulary cards, and Let's Find the Match vocabulary activity, enriching your ELA/literacy center activities.

These worksheets are the perfect solution for your Halloween teaching needs. This resource has got you covered with captivating morning work, enriching ELA/literacy center activities, a comprehensive Halloween packet, and quick options for early finishers. You won't find a better fit for your classroom.

The Halloween ELA activities include:

• 2-Halloween Reading Passages
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Dear Christmas Detectives, Santa needs your help! This 1st-grade mystery reading passage with comprehension questions will have students cracking codes and solving the mystery of where Santa's missing sleigh bells are, and who took them - all before it's too late and Christmas is ruined for everyone!

Many reading comprehension activities are all about reading a story and then reflecting on it. But this 8-page NO-PREP story allows first-graders to be a part of the story through immersive storytelling. Students work their way through the story, stopping along the way to reinforce what they've read while helping the characters in the story solve mysteries along the way.

Cracking the code on these skills:

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~additional and subtraction practice

~spelling

~decoding words and sentences

~language translating

Engage in these activities:

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~decoding ciphers (image, morse code, and numbers)

~unscrambling words and letters

~deciphering and identifying footprints

~maze

~logic puzzle

~find the hidden pictures

~number riddles

~Christmas trivia

Students will beg you for more of these Solve the Mystery Games! True reading comprehension happens when students feel immersed and engaged in the story, no matter how long or short it is. Help save Christmas today!

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Our Legends Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions with Answers solve the challenge of keeping students engaged while improving their reading skills. Featuring captivating tales like Kanati’s Son, Why Bear Has a Short Tail, and The Sly Fox, this resource helps students grasp important lessons and themes through fun stories and well-crafted comprehension questions. Ideal for classroom or home learning!

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• King of the beasts.
• Lazy sheep.
• The mouse.

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- Answers key

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Do your students ever wish to write their own creative story to existing images? With the Write Your Own Stories series they can! The Write Your Own Stories each has stories that are pre-illustrated for your students to discover and create their own unique story.

I have included versions in both lined, dotted lined and unlined story pages for you to choose which will best suit the needs of your students. I did not include page numbers on any of the pages because I felt that it should be up to the students to decide the order that the story should happen. I also included story helper pages which are best used by letting the students have the story helper pages while they are looking at the illustrated pages. Students can fill the story helper pages out and decide the order that their story will progress in. This would be great in a literacy center or just have available for early finishers.

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Learn all about bees with this information packed Bees Non Fiction Insect Unit for students in kindergarten, first and second grade. Featuring over 90 pages, this bees study unit is filled with information on bees, beekeeping, honey and the life cycle. More specifically, students will read about the parts of a bee, its behavior, social activity, food, reproduction, jobs, how honey is extracted and a detailed view of its life cycle. The printable contains real photos which your learners will love and helps students make connections with what they see in their environment.

For a detailed view of the contents of this non-fiction unit on bees, please view the preview above.

This bees literacy unit includes the following activities and printables:

• Poster/Booklet - All About Bees: Print individual pages as posters or bind pages to create a booklet. - 27 pages.
  Topics covered include:

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  • What is pollination?
  • Where do bees live?
  • What do bees live in?
  • Honeycomb
  • General Anatomy of a Bee
  • Compound Eyes
  • Mouth
  • Antennae
  • Stinger
  • Hairs and Pollen basket
  • How do bees communicate?
  • What do bees eat?
  • Beehive
  • Hive frame
  • Honey bee colony
  • Queen Bee
  • How is the queen bee chosen?
  • Drone Bee
  • Worker bee
  • Activities of the Worker bee
  • Pollen
  • Honey
  • Beekeeper
  • Entomologist
  • Beeswax

• Non Fiction Reader: How do we get honey from beehives? A simple book featuring real pictures and explaining the process by which honey is harvested from beehives - 17 pages

• Non Fiction Reader: Life Cycle of a Honeybee Booklet: Includes a puzzle, and sequencing activity. Related 3-part cards are also available in the 3-part card document.

• Vocabulary 3-part cards: A set of vocabulary cards relating to the life cycle of bees, beekeeping and related equipment - 29 vocabulary words

• Parts of a bee: Poster and labeling activity - 1 poster, 1 worksheet

• Sorting Mats: Sort the bees and bee nests - 2 mats

• Worksheets: Engaging worksheets to help students reinforce their knowledge of bees - 5 pages

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Unleash your creativity with this versatile collection of blank comic strip templates, this pack includes over 45 unique layouts to suit all your storytelling needs,offering crisp lines and a variety of panel configurations.

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This 20-page EDITABLE unit has everything you'll need for profoundly stimulating lessons on Ernest Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants." Invite your class to engage in student-driven discussions without compromising on intellectual rigor. The pre-reading handout, reading quiz, and discussion questions will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights!!

Hold your students accountable for completing the homework by beginning class with a quick reading quiz. Then facilitate a dynamic discussion that motivates students to become attached to the thrill generating shared knowledge. Challenge students to explicate textual details using a wide range of interpretive lenses: formalist, psychoanalytic, cultural studies, etc.

Here are some highlights from this 20-page unit:

• Pre-Reading Handout: Hemingway's Prose Style: Hemingway was the writer who invented the prose style that we now refer to as "literary minimalism." This handout gives an account of Hemingway's "theory of omission" as well as the specific techniques that he used to make his stories resonate with meanings hidden just beneath the surface. This handout also explains why Hemingway's stories are so great for cultivating skills in close reading. (1 page)

• Reading Quiz: The reading quiz contains 10 questions focused on important details from the plot of "Hills Like White Elephants." Grading this quiz is simple and quick. Answer key included. (2 pages)

• Discussion Question Handout: One double-sided handout featuring 12 discussion questions on Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants." The discussion questions are the divided into 5 sections, each of which focuses on a different literary element or theme: characterization, setting, symbolism, etc. As with all of my resources, the discussion questions are the beating heart of this lesson plan. Every question is grounded in concrete textual details and challenges students to arrive at lucid interpretive insights! (2 pages)

• Discussion Question Answer Key: This unit features a detailed answer key that's informed by the best scholarly essays on "Hills Like White Elephants." But please note that there is rarely a single "correct" answer for any question. Rather, the discussions questions are designed to foster lively exchanges and interpretive debates among students. They challenge students to build interpretive arguments that require the support of carefully selected textual evidence! (6 pages)

• Quick Write: Challenge students to take their interpretations one step further by writing an analytical paragraph on Hemingway's wonderfully complex story. Let students choose one of the discussion questions and build out paragraph-length interpretation. (1 page)

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Rigorous Resources is your one-stop shop for resources on American literature. Every unit was designed by a Ph.D. in English with a research specialization in American literature. Feel free to check out these complete units on canonical texts by diverse American authors:

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Are you students excited to talk about their weekend? Look no further! Introducing our exciting instaclass activity - "Weekend Chronicles". Encourage your students to participate in this fun-filled event where they get to showcase their weekends through captivating pictures!

With "Weekend Chronicles," students can unleash their creativity and storytelling skills. They can snap photos of their adventures, describe their experiences, and share their newfound knowledge or interests. From thrilling outdoor activities to cozy indoor moments, every weekend holds a unique story waiting to be shared.

This interactive activity not only allows students to express themselves but also fosters a sense of community within the class. By encouraging everyone to participate, it sparks engaging conversations and helps students get to know each other better.

In addition, "Weekend Chronicles" can also be incorporated into language or communication exercises, providing them with an opportunity to practice writing skills and articulating their thoughts concisely. It's a fantastic way to blend fun and learning in one exciting package!

So, if you're ready to make your instaclass posts more captivating, join us for "Weekend Chronicles" and let the pictures tell the story of how your students' weekends went. Unleash their creativity, build camaraderie, and create unforgettable memories together. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to enhance your online classroom experience!

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Join Easter Bunny and his loyal friends, Daisy Duckling and Sammy Squirrel, on a magical journey through the enchanted forest in "The Easter Bunny's Great Adventure." As Easter approaches, the trio encounters a problem when Easter Bunny's egg-making machine breaks down. Determined to save Easter, they embark on an exciting quest to find the missing parts of the machine.

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Mini book for kindness week. Simply have students cut out each page and staple them together. Students will be able to color in each page. Great way to start brainstorming random acts of kindness. Resource comes in colored and black-white versions. A HUGE thank you to the following content creators for making my resource possible:

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This story is also available as part of an eight story ebook, "Young Voices: Eight Short Stories of Courage & Resilience."

Dive into the heartwarming tale of "Irene and Henry: Friendship Beyond the Frontlines," a poignant story set against the backdrop of the Northern Ireland Troubles. This narrative follows young Irene, whose resilience and quiet determination shine through the daily challenges of growing up in a conflict-ridden village. When she forms an unexpected friendship with Henry, a boy from the "other side" of the conflict, they embark on a journey of understanding that transcends the barriers erected by their community.

There are thought provoking questions (and possible answers) at the end of the story.

Learning Objectives:

Understanding Conflict: The material offers insights into the dynamics of territorial conflicts and their ramifications for those caught in the crossfire.

Effects of War or Conflict on Youth: The content underlines the deep-seated impact of hostilities on the mental and physical health of children and adolescents.

Resilience and Hope: Through character experiences, the narrative highlights the human capacity for endurance and the quest for collective healing amidst adversity.

Cultural Insight: The text provides a window into the complexities of a region's culture and the intense obstacles its inhabitants endure.

Human Rights: The narrative serves as a primer for dialogues concerning the safeguarding of civilians and the enforcement of human rights in times of strife.

Peacebuilding: The book promotes an investigation into the adoption of nonviolent strategies for mitigating disputes and fostering reconciliation at the community level.

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Inside you'll see 10 "snack size" stories, which are simple one-page stories. The purpose is mainly entertainment for kids who finish activities early or are bored. But you can extract lots of teaching moments: reading, colors, informational text or parts of a story, sentence structure, etc.

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This is a play script for A Christmas Carol, however it is a modern remake that is based in a school. The play script tells the story of a mean, old headmaster, Ebenezer Loops, who runs a dark and miserable school. The teachers are under-paid and over-worked, and the students are not allowed to smile or have fun.

It is Christmas eve and his best worker, Bob Bamboo asks for the day off to spend time with his family, and sick child – Petite Pat. Loops almost refuses but decides to just dock his pay for the day. Then, that evening he gets a visit from the previous headmaster – another miserable person called Mr Frown.

Mr Frown tells him he needs to change his ways or end up with the same fate as him; he tells him how he will be visited by three ghosts that night. The ghosts visit and show Loops various things that upset him enough to change his ways.

After the visits of the ghosts Loops wakes up on Christmas day a changed man and tries to put right all the wrongs he has caused over the previous decades!

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There are song recommendations throughout the script, with a mixture of traditional Christmas songs and modern songs. There are 19 speaking parts, with additional non-speaking roles too for up to 30 students.

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Unlock your students' creative potential with this engaging and flexible Gothic-themed creative writing unit! Designed with High-Impact Teaching Strategies/High Impact Practices, this resource is perfect for Middle School to High School students (Years 6-10 USA / Years 7-10 AU). Students will craft eerie, suspenseful short stories using carefully selected Gothic and atmospheric sentence starters while developing key narrative skills like suspense-building, character development, and structured storytelling. Perfect for Halloween, or any time of the school year!

Whether you’re a classroom teacher, homeschool educator, relief/substitute teacher, or tutor, this resource is easy to adapt to your needs. With step-by-step guidance, worked examples, differentiated activities, and printable resources, this short unit offers a complete framework for 2-4 lessons.

What’s Included:

• 2 x PDFs: one with USA English and the other with Australian English
• Teacher Guide: Step-by-step instructions for facilitating brainstorming, planning, writing, and reflection.
• Glossary of Gothic and Atmospheric Words (Printable): A comprehensive list of 95 words to expand students’ vocabulary and enhance their spooky storytelling.
• Sentence Starters (Printable): A set of 27 Gothic-themed sentence starters to spark creative ideas.
• Worked Example (Printable): A modeled short story exposition that demonstrates how to build suspense and create atmosphere.
• Brainstorming Prompts (Printable): Prompts designed to help students generate ideas for their Gothic tales.
• Short Story Planner (Printable): A structured template to guide students in planning their exposition, complication, sequence of events, climax, and resolution.
• Rubrics (Printable): Comprehensive rubrics for self-assessment, peer assessment, and teacher feedback.
• Extension Activities: Additional creative challenges, including illustration, scriptwriting adaptation, or continuing the story for advanced learners.

Accessibility Features

This resource is dyslexia-friendly, incorporating:

• Arial font
• Increased letter and word spacing
• 1.5 line spacing
• White space for readability
• Visual signposting for ease of navigation.

Key Skills Addressed:

• Narrative structure: Exposition, complication, sequence of events, climax, and resolution.
• Building suspense and atmosphere through figurative language and descriptive details.
• Character development and crafting character arcs.
• Writing with varied sentence structures to create mood and effect.

Perfect For:

• Classroom use
• Homeschooling
• Relief/substitute teacher lessons
• Tutoring sessions
• Creative writing units
• Gothic-themed writing tasks
• Group work or independent learning
• Differentiated learning with extension options for advanced students

Format & Accessibility

• PDF: Includes brainstorming prompts, planning templates, and rubrics for assessment.
• Print & 'Go' or Display Digitally: Printable and easy to upload for digital display for class use.

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Acknowledgments

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• Canva: Professional-quality designs under appropriate licensing.

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Keywords

Creative Writing | Gothic Stories | Suspense Building | Short Story Writing

Writing Prompts | Story Starters | Differentiated Learning | Extension Activities

HITS (High-Impact Teaching Strategies) | HIPs (High-Impact Practices) | English Lessons | Homeschool Creative Writing | Tutor Resources | Substitute/Relief Teacher Lessons | Peer & Self-Assessments | Rubrics for Writing

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