Endings and twistsAges 6–8
Twist Ending
The story is started for you. Draw and write a surprise ending nobody saw coming.
Story sheet · Comic strips · Ages 6–8
Three-Panel Comic
Beginning, middle and end in three comic panels, with a sentence starter under each one.
- Ages
- Ages 6–8 (grades 1–3)
- Time
- about 25 minutes
- Part of a story
- Comic strips
- Kids practice
- beginning, middle and end, sequencing, sentence starters
What kids do
“Three boxes, one whole story. Start, uh-oh, and the end!”
- Comic title:
- One day…
- Suddenly…
- In the end…
- Tell the whole story in one sentence:
How to run it
- Plan out loud first: who is it about, what goes wrong, how does it end?
- Draw first, then write the caption under each panel.
- Use the comic story starter on the Story Studio page for a ready-made beginning.
Talk about it
- Which panel was hardest? Why?
- What word tells the reader something changed?
- Could the ending be a surprise?
Take it further
Add a fourth panel: what happened the next day?
Draw first, then write
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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