01.+Hooks+&+Story+Starters

Magnetic Poetry: @http://kids.magpogames.com/createpoem.cfm?kit=5
Create poems using virtual magnetic poetry. Save and email your poems.

Piclits: @http://www.piclits.com/compose_dragdrop.aspx
Choose a picture from a gallery, then choose words to go on the picture from the supplied list.

5 Card Flickr: @http://5card.cogdogblog.com/play.php?suit=5card
Tell a story using 5 pictures form Flickr. Title and save it to share with others.

Sign Generator: @http://www.redkid.net/generator/sign.php
Create fun signs on iPhones, cakes, fortune cookies and more, inspire your students.

Scholastic Story Starters: @http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/storystarters/storystarter1.htm
A fun tool for helping student pick a story topic.

Tell a Story in 5 Frames: @http://www.flickr.com/groups/visualstory/
Similar to 5 card Flickr, students create a story using only 5 images.

Six Word Stories: @http://www.flickr.com/groups/sixwordstory/
Students use one picture and only 6 words to tell a story. Looking at other peoples submissions is also good for story starter ideas.