Tell a Story About…

1. Your first day of school.

2. Your most exciting day of school
3. A field trip that your class took.
4. Your favorite summer vacation.
5. A trip that included something unexpected or surprising.
6. A time that you experienced something spooky.
7. A time that you experienced something truly frightening.
8. A time that you learned something new that changed you in some
way.
9. The moment when you met someone who changed your life.
10. The day that you got your first pet.
11. A move from one place to another.
12. Something funny that happened to you.
13. Something funny that happened to one of your family members
or friends.
14. Something embarrassing that happened to you.
15. Your favorite birthday party.
16. A birthday that was disappointing.
17. A big storm (rain, snow or even a tornado!).
18. A time that the power went out.
19. A summer day when the temperature got much higher than
expected.
20. A time when you went to an amusement park.
21. A time when you got lost somewhere.
22. A memorable experience with a favorite family member.
23. A sad experience with someone about whom you care.
24. Your most exciting moment playing sports.
25. Your most exciting moment performing in a play, singing,
playing music or dancing.
26. An experience that left you feeling frustrated.
27. An experience that was hard but ended up being worth it.
28. A time that you experienced rejection.
29. A weird encounter with a stranger.
30. A random act of kindness.
31. A time that you took a stand for someone or for an issue that
you care about.
32. A moment when you thought you might get hurt but didn’t.
33. Breaking a bone (or otherwise suffering an injury).
34. Your first time away from home for the night (or longer).
35. A time when you experienced a historic event.
36. Where you were when a major event happened. (Note: You
don’t need to have been at the site of the event; this prompt is about
 where you were when you found out about the event and how you
reacted.)
37. A time when you rebelled against your parents or teacher.
38. A dangerous experience.
39. A misunderstanding between yourself and someone else.
40. A difficult decision that you had to make.
41. The end of a friendship or relationship.
42. The beginning of a friendship or relationship.
43. A time when you judged someone first and then realized that
you were wrong about the person.
44. A time when someone judged you first and then realized that he
or she was wrong about you.
45. A moment when you felt that you were starting to grow up.
46. A time when you saw one or both of your parents in a different
light.
47. A time when you looked up to your older sibling.
48. A time when your younger sibling looked up to you.
49. A time when you were grateful to be an only child.
50. An experience that you think has only ever happened to you!

1. An embarrassing experience
2. A memorable wedding or funeral
3. An exciting minute or two of a football game (or another sporting
event)
4. Your first or last day at a job or new school
5. A disastrous date
6. A memorable moment of failure or success
7. An encounter that changed your life or taught you a lesson
8. An experience that led to renewed faith
9. A strange or unexpected encounter
10. An experience of how technology is more trouble than it's
worth
11. An experience that left you disillusioned
12. A frightening or dangerous experience
13. A memorable journey
14. An encounter with someone you were in awe of or afraid of
15.An occasion when you experienced rejection
16. Your first visit to the countryside (or to a large city)
17. The circumstances that led to the breakup of a friendship
18. An experience that showed that you should be careful of
what you wish for
19. A significant or comic misunderstanding
20. An experience that showed how appearances can be
deceiving
21. An account of a difficult decision that you had to make
22. An event that marked a turning point in your life
23. An experience that changed your viewpoint on a
controversial issue
24. A memorable encounter with someone in authority
25. An act of heroism or cowardice
26. An imaginary encounter with a real person
27. A rebellious act

1. A brush with greatness or death

2. A time that you took a stand on an important issue
3. An experience that altered your view of someone
4. A trip that you would like to take
5. A vacation trip from your childhood
6. An account of a visit to a fictional place or time
7. Your first time away from home
8. Two different versions of the same event
9. A day when everything went right or wrong
10. An experience that made you laugh until you cried
11. The experience of being lost
12. Surviving a natural disaster
13. An important discovery
14. An eyewitness account of an important event
15.An experience that helped you grow up
16. A description of your secret place
17. An account of what it would be like to live as a particular animal
18. Your dream job and what it would be like
19. An invention you'd like to create
20. A time when you realized your parents were right
21. An account of your earliest memory

1. Your reaction when you heard the best news of your life
2. A description of the one thing you can't live without