The easiest way to write an opening sentence is to create it from a prompt. Prompt-to-Opening helps kids practice. Here’s a sample of prompts and possible opening sentences to see what we mean.
- What is the hardest thing you’ve ever done?
- The hardest thing I’ve ever done is learn to swim.
- Learning to swim is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
- There are many reasons why learning to swim is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
- If you could be anything, what would you be?
- If I could be anything, I’d be a dog.
- I’d be a dog if I could be anything.
- There are many reasons I’d be a dog if I could be anything.
- If I could be anything, there are many reasons I’d be a dog.
- If I could be anything, I’d be a dog.
- Tell me about your vacation.
- I had the best vacation this year!
- There are many reasons why my vacation was fun.
- My vacation was fun for many reasons.
- Name the best book you’ve ever read.
- The best book I’ve ever read was Green Eggs and Ham.
- Green Eggs and Ham is the best book I’ve ever read.
- What makes a person a good friend?
- There are many things that make a person a good friend.
- Someone is a good friend for many reasons.