Stories and words
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Thinking sheet · Stories and words
Fortune Cookie Story Starters
Write six fortunes, cut them out, swap with a friend and write a story from one.
- Grades
- 2–6
- Time
- about 25 minutes
- Topic
- Stories and words
- Kids practice
- story ideas, prediction, creative writing
What kids do
“Write some fortunes. Then pick one and turn it into a story!”
- Write a fortune in each slip, then cut them out
- The fortune I picked, and the story it started:
How to run it
- Fortunes: “A surprise is coming,” “Beware of tall hats.”
- Fold slips and draw one from a bowl.
- Stories should make the fortune come true.
Talk about it
- Which fortune made the best story?
- Do you believe fortunes?
- Which was the funniest?
Take it further
Make a paper fortune teller.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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