Story Starters

*Story Starter/Vocabulary*

Seven Great Ways to Kick Off a Story

(Choose one of the following as the first sentence of your story and be sure to include the vocabulary words throughout.

STORIES NEED TO BE CREATIVE & SCHOOL APPROPRIATE

1. "Once upon a time, in a deep dark wood, in a teeny tiny cottage with a straw roof, lived a big rat. His name was Claude."

2. "Deep, deep down in the ocean as I was minding my own business..."

3. "Way back in the back hills where even the ants didn't go, I remember..."

4. "In old grandmother's trunk there was a ..."  

5. "There once was a rabbit who loved to dance."  

6. "My grandmother used to tell me home is where the heart is. I did not understand what she meant by that until one stormy night when ..."

7. "It started out just like any other school day. I finished the last soggy pieces of cereal from my bowl full of milk. (I always pour too much!) But as I grabbed my coat and ran out the door, I couldn't believe my eyes!"

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