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Thinking sheet · Stories and words
Three-Box Comic
A character goes somewhere new. Tell what happens in a beginning, a middle and an end.
- Grades
- K–5
- Time
- about 30 minutes
- Topic
- Stories and words
- Kids practice
- story structure, sequencing, visual storytelling
What kids do
“Pick a character and send them somewhere new. What happens?”
- My character:
- Where they go:
- 1. Beginning
- 2. Middle (the problem)
- 3. End
- Write a sentence for each box, or add speech bubbles.
How to run it
- Read a short comic aloud and find the beginning, middle and end.
- The middle box needs a problem: lost, stuck, too small, too hungry.
- Kindergarten can tell the story out loud instead of writing.
Talk about it
- What was the problem, and how was it fixed?
- How do speech bubbles show who is talking?
- What would happen in box 4?
Take it further
Add a fourth box, “The next day…”, on the back.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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