Stories and words
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Thinking sheet · Stories and words
Five W’s Story Planner
Who, what, where, when and why: answer all five and your story is ready to write.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 25 minutes
- Topic
- Stories and words
- Kids practice
- story planning, question words, organizing ideas
What kids do
“Answer the five W’s and you’ve got a story!”
- My story plan
- My first sentence:
How to run it
- Answer “who” and “what” first. Those are the hardest.
- Sketches can be tiny stick drawings.
- Also works for planning a news report.
Talk about it
- Which W was easiest?
- Does every story need a why?
- What would change if you changed the where?
Take it further
Add a sixth question: How?
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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