The contents of this rich resource include:
Setting the Stage for Writing: reading to your class, word walls, story walls
Teaching the Parts of a Story
Step-by-Step Writing Units: dogs, a bike ride, a loose tooth, a giant
*For each topic, teacher directions are provided for writing group, guided, and independent stories
*Student planning forms to outline character & setting, action, and conclusion
*Forms on which to write the completed stories
More Story Writing Ideas: teacher directions and reproducible forms for four additional story-writing experiences
*Retell a fairy tale
*A pattern story
*A circle story
*A sequence-and-write story
A 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 story