Writing Practice – Finish the Story

The snow day Writing Practice – Finish the Story Directions: Read the story below. Then finish it with your own writing. The snow day My sister woke me up early this morning. She ran into my room before the alarm clock went off. “Look outside!” she yelled. I got out of bed and looked out the window. All that I could see was white snow! There was a man shoveling the sidewalk in front of our house. Mom came into the room. She brought us each a mug of hot chocolate. “No school today!” she said. I was very happy. My sister was happy, too. Mom left the room to find our snow clothes. She gave me my blue snowsuit. She also gave me a hat and mittens. “What are you going to do today with no school?” she asked. ___________________________________________________________________

“The Birthday Party” Today is my birthday. I am having a big party at my house. I invited everyone in my class. I hope that they all come. My doorbell is ringing. I answer it. Three of my friends are at the door! The rest of my friends arrive. It is time for the party to begin. First, we play games. We play pin the tail on the donkey. Jasmine wins. My mom gives her a prize. She is very happy. I am happy that my friends are having fun. We also play tag and musical chairs. Next, we eat cake. My favorite kind of cake is chocolate with vanilla icing. My mom made a special cake for me. She wrote “Happy Birthday” on it in red icing. Mom lights the candles. My friends sing the birthday song. I make a wish and blow out my candles. Now it is time to open presents. Jack hands me the first present. I unwrap it and open the box. ______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________

“The Beach Trip” I had a fun day today. I went to the beach with my family. It was my first time I had gone to the beach in North Carolina. We woke up early and drove for two hours until we reached the beach. There was a lot of traffic. We finally found a parking spot and walked to the sand. It was pretty outside and the beach was very crowded. There were a lot of kids playing. My dad set up a big umbrella. I laid my towel out on the sand. My mom helped me put on sunscreen. I didn’t want to get sunburned. I walked down to the water and stuck my toes in. The water was warm. It felt good. I walked back to my family and told my brother to come swimming with me. “I don’t want to,” he said. “Why not?” I asked. “I’m afraid of sharks,” he said. ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________

“Summer Camp” Today was my first day at summer camp! I had a lot of fun. I had to wake up very early. My dad dropped me off at the park and I met my counselor. Her name was Jamie. There were nine other people in my group. The first thing that we did was go on a nature hike. The hike was long. We walked through the entire park. I saw two squirrels and a rabbit. I was afraid that I was going to see a snake. It was hot and I got a lot of bug bites. After the hike, we had arts and crafts. I made a bookmark to take home with me. I colored it blue and used a lot of glitter. After arts and crafts, we played my favorite game! ______________________________________________________________________