These are sentence starters — the first few words of a sentence, with a blank (___) for you to fill in. Tap Copy, paste it into your StoryMap, then finish the sentence with your own fact from your Field Backpack. 💡 A starter is a launch pad, not the whole sentence — change the words so it sounds like you.
🚪 Start your story
- Did you know that ___?
- Welcome to ___, one of the most amazing places on Earth.
- Deep in the rainforest, ___.
- Have you ever wondered ___?
🦎 Describe an animal or plant
- The ___ is a ___ that lives in ___.
- One amazing thing about the ___ is ___.
- You can recognize a ___ by its ___.
- The ___ is special because ___.
🔍 Share a fact (with proof)
- Scientists have learned that ___.
- According to ___, ___.
- For example, ___.
- This matters because ___.
🌧️ Climate & change
- One challenge this forest faces is ___.
- Because of ___, the forest is changing: ___.
- The good news is that ___ are working to ___.
- Kids like us can help by ___.
⚖️ Compare the two forests
- Both ___ and ___ are rainforests, but ___.
- While the Hoh is ___, El Yunque is ___.
- One big difference between the two forests is ___.
- They are alike because ___.
🎬 Wrap it up
- The most important thing I learned is ___.
- I think ___ because ___.
- Next time you ___, remember ___.