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Exciting Writing Prompts

Sentence StructureHysterical Hyperboles

Creative Writing #1Creative Writing #2Creative Writing #3Creative Writing #4Creative Writing #5Creative Writing #6Creative Writing #7Creative Writing #8Creative Writing #9

Creative Writing #10Creative Writing #11Creative Writing #12

Dig It! #1Dig It! #2Dig It! #3Dig It! #4Dig It! #5

What if…Peter Pan and AliceWhat if…Paul Bunyan and the Beantalk

What if…Peter Rabbit in WonderlandWhat if…Robin Hood in Neverland

Peter Pan Crossword PuzzleCinderella Crossword Puzzle

Certificate of Completion

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Sentence StructureConstruct sentences by choosing one word from each column and adding articles to

connect them. Don't be afraid to get silly! The possibilities are endless!

NOUN #1

I

dog

sister

�sh

teacher

monster

alien

mom

bird

dad

VERBS

ran

played

cooked

rode

wrote

splashed

ate

chased

�ew

swam

NOUN #2

ball

game

book

food

dinner

bike

car

UFO

house

pond

Examples:

My mom cooked dinner. My dog drove a car.

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Hector Manchester cannot tell a story without exaggerating. Use your imagination to complete the following sentences as Mr. Manchester would.

Those kids kept playing their rock 'n' roll music so loud, it was causing the roof to jump off the house!

I saw a man with a beard so long

I once caught a fish big enough to

The summer of 1967 was hot enough to

Back in 1947, I was so strong I could

I can’t believe how spicy this salsa is!

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Imagine you’ve hidden treasure somewhere.

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DIG IT!

LOCATION: Los Angeles, California

SIZE: 9 feet

WEIGHT: 130 pounds

NOTES: Found in the La Brea Tar Pits,

where many prehistoric animal bones are

found buried underneath the sticky tar. Also

found are pieces of old wood and plant life.

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What animal do you think this may have belonged to? ___________________________________

Based on the information on the tag, write a hypothesis about how this animal ended up

in the fossil site. A hypothesis is a good guess based on things you observe about an

object or experiment._______________________________________________________________________________

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DIG IT!

LOCATION: British Columbia,

CanadaSIZE: 3 feetWEIGHT: 2 pounds

NOTES: Found in the Burgess Shale,

a site that is home to thousands of

fossils of underwater creatures.

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What kind of animal does this look like? ___________________________________

Based on the information on the tag, write a hypothesis about how this animal ended up

in the fossil site. A hypothesis is a good guess based on things you observe about an

object or experiment._______________________________________________________________________________

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DIG IT!

LOCATION: Ethiopia, Africa

SIZE: 6 inches

WEIGHT: 6 ounces

NOTES: Found in an area where

humans once lived. This fossil has

many sharp edges and flat sides and

was found near old pieces of wood

that had been burned.

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Early humans shaped rocks so they could use them

as tools. What do you think this was used for? _________________________________________

Based on the information on the tag, write a hypothesis about how this rock ended up

in the fossil site. A hypothesis is a good guess based on things you observe about an

object or experiment._______________________________________________________________________________

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DIG IT!

LOCATION: Barouk, Lebanon

SIZE: 1.5 inches

WEIGHT: 3 ounces

NOTES: Found in a forest. Some of the

oldest insects trapped in amber have been

found in Lebanon, dating back 150 million

years.

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Look at the shape of this insect.

What kind of bug does it look like to you? __________________________________________

Based on the information on the tag, write a hypothesis about how this insect ended up

in the amber. A hypothesis is a good guess based on things you observe about an

object or experiment._______________________________________________________________________________

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DIG IT!

LOCATION: Queensland, Australia

SIZE: 5 feet

WEIGHT: 50 pounds

NOTES: Found in the Riversleigh fossil

site, where fossils of many extinct

mammals and reptiles can be found, some

dating back around 20 million years.

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This skeleton still has all its teeth!

Are the sharp or dull? What kind of food do you think it ate? ______________________________

Based on the information on the tag, write a hypothesis about how this animal ended up

at the fossil site. A hypothesis is a good guess based on things you observe about an

object or experiment.

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A c r o s s

1. Who is awakened by Peter Pan in her bedroom?

4. Mr. _____ is part of the pirate crew.

7. What is Wendy’s last name?

8. Who does Peter Pan live with?

10. If you want to fly you have to think _____.

D o w n

2. Where does Peter Pan live?

3. Who is Peter’s tiny friend?

5. What else do you need if you want to fly?

6. Who is Peter’s nemesis?

9. What did Wendy reattach to Peter?

Word Bank

Captain Hook • Darlingfairy dust • happy thoughts

Lost Boys • Neverlandshadow • Smee

Tinker Bell • Wendy

Peter Pan Crossword Puzzle

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4

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8

10

2

3

5

6

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6

9

7

8

10

1

2 4 5

Across

3. What is another word for 12 o’clock at night?

6. Who was mean to Cinderella?

8. What was used to turn the pumpkin into a carriage?

9. What is round and orange?

10. Who fell in love with Cinderella?

Down 1. Who helped Cinderella?

2. Who else was mean to Cinderlla?

4. What did Cinderella wear to the ball?

5. What did Cinderella lose?

7. Where did Cinderella meet the prince?

Word Bankball

dress

glass slipper

godmother

magic

midnight

prince

pumpkin

stepmother

stepsister

Cinderella Crossword Puzzle

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