Stretch the Moment

Students expand a simple event-spilling juice during lunch-into a 4-5 sentence mini-narrative. They must describe what happened before, during, and after the moment with added details, actions, and feelings. This exercise teaches students how to slow down a scene, add sensory description, and build narrative depth. It supports development of elaboration skills, helping young writers transform simple events into fuller stories. The worksheet encourages clear sequencing and expressive writing.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Expanding Narrative Moments

English Language Arts – Using Descriptive Details

English Language Arts – Sequencing Events in Writing

English Language Arts – Writing with Voice and Emotion

This worksheet is part of our Personal Narrative Worksheets collection.