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A door in a sentence

Turn five ordinary words into an unusual beginning.

Word games · Independent readers · Original writing

Here are your five words: door, moon, spoon, whisper, blue. Your challenge is to use all five in three sentences. The story can be silly, mysterious, or quiet.

Here is an original example: The blue door opened only when the moon was out. Behind it, a spoon balanced on a chair. “You are late,” came a whisper from the cupboard.

You do not need to explain everything at once. A beginning can give the reader one clear detail and one good question.

Pause & wonder

What do you want to know after the example?

Try a little activity

Write the next three sentences. Read them aloud and change one word that is hard to say.

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