Picture Story Starter

This worksheet supports students in Grades 1 and 2 as they write a short narrative inspired by a visual prompt. After closely observing a picture of a rabbit watching a kite stuck in a tree, learners organize their story using first, next, and last, building foundational skills in sequencing, description, and story structure.

Skills Reinforced

• Narrative Writing: Sequence of Events (Grades 1-2)
  Write events in a clear order using beginning, middle, and end.
• Using Visuals to Generate Ideas
  Infer actions, motivations, and outcomes based on an image.
• Writing with Temporal Words
  Use time-order words to guide the reader through the story.
• Descriptive Sentence Construction
  Create simple, clear sentences that explain what is happening.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Writing Support
  Designed specifically for early writers learning story structure.
• Highly Visual and Engaging
  The picture prompt sparks imagination and reduces hesitation.
• Clear Organizational Scaffold
  Labeled sections help students stay focused and organized.
• Flexible Classroom Use
  Works well for whole-group modeling, independent writing, or literacy centers.

This activity helps young learners turn visual observation into a complete, logical story. By combining picture interpretation with structured sequencing, students gain confidence writing narratives that make sense from start to finish. It fits naturally into classroom and homeschool language arts instruction focused on early storytelling and sentence development.

This worksheet is part of our Narrative Writing Prompts collection.