How to Write a Story Book, Grades 1-3

Give your students the structured practice they need to write interesting short stories, along with the creative inspiration that makes writing fun! Students learn the parts of a story and how to organize their ideas with story-planning forms. Tailor lessons to students’ individual needs by presenting three options for how to address each writing topic: group writing, guided writing, or independent writing.How to Write a Story, includes:• Setting the Stage for Writing-reading to your class, word walls, story walls• Teaching the Parts of a Story• Step-by-Step Writing UnitsStory Writing Ideas:• retell a fairy tale• a pattern story• a circle story• a sequence-and-write storyA Story Writing Center: directions, forms, and patterns for 5 story-writing centers• Who, What, Where, When• Start with a Picture• Story Starters• Story Parts• Train Tales—each train car represents a different part of the storyThis resource contains teacher support pages and reproducible student pages.