Story startersAges 4–6
What Hatches Out?
A bird has found a giant egg. Draw what hatches out of it and say what happens next.
Story sheet · Comic strips · Ages 4–6
Bubble Talk
Two friends meet in a two-box comic. Fill their speech bubbles, then draw what happens next.
- Ages
- Ages 4–6 (grades PreK–1)
- Time
- about 15 minutes
- Part of a story
- Comic strips
- Kids practice
- dialogue, reading pictures, sequencing
What kids do
“Speech bubbles show what characters say. Fill them in!”
- Draw what happens next.
- My comic is called:
How to run it
- Point out the tail on each bubble: it shows who is talking.
- Words in bubbles can be short: “Hi!”, “Look!”, “Uh-oh.”
- Pre-writers can draw a picture inside the bubble instead of words.
Talk about it
- How do you know who is talking?
- What would the bird say if it was grumpy?
- What is the funniest thing they could say?
Take it further
Act the comic out with a partner, one of you is the dog and one is the bird.
Draw first, then write
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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