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This is not my original idea and I can't remember for the life of me where I
first heard of it, but I do know that my students LOVE to do Sticker Story. I
love it too because it is so simple in terms of preparation.

I collect stickers throughout the year and I also make stickers (I print off
clipart on labels). At the beginning of the year, I ask all students to bring in
stickers. (Keep in mind, I teach at a private school, so this may be easier for
me.) I keep the stickers organized in my closet in a clear bin (animals, people,
sports, seasonal, etc). Then I put out another bin of stickers for the kids to
access while they do this story. In October I'll put out the Halloween/fall
stickers then change them up the next month. I always have some generic
stickers too. !

I also give them a sticker limit so they don't go crazy with the stickers! After
putting stickers on their picture, they draw around the stickers to add to the
scene.!Students choose their stickers and create a scene. Then they write
about it.

At the beginning of the year, most kids just write sentences about their
picture. It can be as basic as "I see a cat." or "The cat has a ball." At this
point, I would encourage them to describe their sticker scene as much as they
can. Of course I also model, model, model! I often take someone's Sticker
Story and generate more ideas from that as a class.

As the year progresses, I encourage kids to start making their scenes into
stories with a beginning, middle and end. This happens at different times for
each child, depending on where they are as a writer. If I feel like they are
ready to progress in this way, I often will do a short writing conference with
them during writer's workshop. I'll bring a copy of one of their recent Sticker
Stories and talk with them about how we could make it into a story with a
beginning, middle and end.!
 Here are some examples of Sticker Stories. I wish I would've taken
more pictures over the years! I've been doing this forever but I only
have a few pictures.!

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rainforest story the rainforest rainforest story
about an animal
sports center!

A fairy tale at the Beginning of a Princess and an

zoo. story about frogs elephant
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