Story Writing for Kids

Inspire young authors with a story writing for kids technology project. In TechnoStories, primary and elementary students create storybooks. Google Docs or Microsoft Word templates make learning word processing skills easy for young writers. Fun story writing activities show students how to write, illustrate, edit, and publish stories. Upon completion, authors share their work during story time.

Language Arts and Digital Literacy Skills for Grades 1-3

Lessons follow the stages of the writing process. To start, they complete a planning sheet to sketch out ideas for a story with a beginning, middle, and end. Then they use a book template with a title page and three story pages to write the first draft. Next, students learn to use electronic editing tools to proofread and correct errors. Then the story is published by sharing a link. Finally, students reflect to identify their strengths as writers.

Engaging Story Writing Activities

Children ages 6-8, write stories such as My Puppy, My Day, and About Me. Activities gradually build in difficulty. Optional activities challenge students with keyboarding tasks, advanced word processing techniques, and the creation of a flipbook.

Sentence Starters to Support Learners

Suggestions spark inspiration, such as “What a surprise…” or “A funny thing happened…” In addition, a list of story title ideas stir young imaginations: Lost in Space, A Visit to Dragon Town, The Littlest Pony, and many more.

Age-Appropriate Assessment Tools

TechnoStories includes a writing reflection and storybook checklist for the students. For the teacher, assessment resources include a detailed technology skill summary, story marking sheet, and ISTE standards correlation.