Narrative Writing Tools for Elementary Students

Looking for a fun and engaging way to teach narrative story writing? Look no further than these Narrative Writing Tools for Elementary Students! These tools provide a great framework for personal narrative story writing and can be used with any narrative story.

Your students will love using the Watermelon vs. Seed Ideas to get started, and the My Small Moments Chart will help them identify key moments in their story. The Graphic Organizer is a great way to get your students organized and ready to write, and the Checklists will help them make sure they haven’t missed anything important.

With these Narrative Writing Tools, your students will be well on their way to becoming great writers!

Use these Narrative Writing Tools to teach personal narrative story writing. The tools help provide a framework for narrative story writing and can be used with any narrative story.

Product Includes

• Watermelon vs. Seed Ideas – Generate a list of big ideas and small moments that students can write about.  Help narrow students’ ideas to focus on the small moments and see the difference between the big ideas and more memorable moments.
• My Small Moments Chart – Students can chart their small moments once they have narrowed down their big ideas!
• Graphic Organizer for Planning – This graphic organizer is the key to this narrative writing resource. Students choose one small moment and describe it in detail.  Not only do they outline the beginning, middle, and end, but they also look at thoughts and feelings during the moment.
• Checklists – Checklists keep students on track and help them go back to their writing to make sure everything is included.
• Sample Writing – A few writing samples are included to get your students started with their writing!

These blog posts also provide additional information:

Narrative Writing – Pre-writing

Personal Narrative Writing