Elementary School Story Starter Prompts
1. Elementary Story Start
Write a story that begins with this line: "There's a unicorn in my backyard, but no one can see it but me."
2. Writing Exercise
Start a story with the following line: "As I was rummaging through my toy box, I discovered the most astonishing thing."
3. Story Beginning
Write a story that starts with "The pirates had raided the town of Portsmouth, carrying off all the gold and half the people, too."
4. Writing Starter Topic
Write a story that begins with "The lad knew as soon as he saw Sir Keegan that he wanted to be a knight."
5. Creative Writing Story Topic
Write a story that starts with "Max the cat was happily eating his supper when he heard something growl in the alley behind him."
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