These fun, creative writing story starters and writing prompts will give your student(s) a starting point from which they can take any number of directions. This book can be used as a classroom group activity for 2nd - 4th graders or as an at-home group activity between siblings. Each participant can take turns making up a sentence while writing the story. Keep this book in a folder to review as the child's writing and vocabulary skills progress-it's a great treasure to remind writers of the strides they've made as they advance in their writing. The story starters in this book will help your student develop their writing skills and spark their ability to think creatively. Drawing or painting illustrations for each story also adds a personal touch for the student to take ownership as the author and illustrator of each entry. An appendix section has been included to help students who may need additional help with story adjectives, types of animal characters, character names, character professions, types of transportation, and types of buildings/settings. A perfect story starter and writing prompt resource for public school, private school, and homeschooled students.