Stories and words
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Thinking sheet · Stories and words
Six-Word Stories
Tell a whole story in exactly six words, then draw it.
- Grades
- 3–6
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Stories and words
- Kids practice
- concise writing, word choice, storytelling
What kids do
“Can you tell a whole story in just six words?”
- Six words under each picture
- The hardest part of keeping it to six:
How to run it
- Model one: “Dog ate homework. Teacher laughed. Phew.”
- Count words on fingers.
- Every word must earn its spot.
Talk about it
- Which story says the most?
- What did you cut?
- Could you do it in five?
Take it further
Make a class book of six-word stories.
Pairs well with
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