A diamante poem is a diamond shaped poem. Show your students an example of this type of poem and invite them write their own diamantes!

This prewriting activity helps students focus on developing a character and scene for a story.

Let's write a pretend newspaper article! Here's a silly way for your child to look at telling a story the way it might be written for a newspaper.

Mix fun with zen in this haiku activity! Students will practice writing about everyday objects in the style of haiku.

Write a summer-themed dialogue for this mother and son, then color in the pictures.

Your students will read a story about an unusual Thanksgiving Day and retell it from another character’s point of view.

Use this Thanksgiving-inspired exercise to get your students’ creative juices flowing.

Young writers will work with animal metaphors as they plan and craft a poem about someone they know.

Being a fish might be fun! Your young writer can write their own under the sea story with this creative writing prompt.

What if a zombie horde went up against a viking horde? Your little writer will decide who will be victorious!

Look out, a twister is headed this way! This tornado writing prompt is sure to trigger a creative story from your young writer.

Imagine you are a reporter in the midst of a zombie outbreak! Bring some spookiness to your child's daily writing journal with this fun prompt.

Inspire learners' creativity with this fun and seasonal writing prompt about a peculiar engraving!

How hard could it be to get rid of a cursed treasure chest? Your fifth grader will enjoy making up a story to go along with this illustration!

Get ready for the next big snowstorm with a plan to stay cozy, safe, and happy!

Characters are at the very center of any story, and learning how to create dynamic characters is essential for budding writers. Your students can use this handy organizer to plan rich character development in their creative writing.

What would happen if Peter Pan invited Robin Hood to Neverland? A fun coloring page scene starts your young writer out!

The legend of Robin Hood was passed down through ballads. After reading about him, you and your child can try writing a ballad of your own!

Your kindergartener is learning a lot of new words and how to use them. Give him the challenge of filling in the correct words in this poem about firemen.

Create some Halloween poetry with this acrostic poem-writing worksheet!

What if you had $1,000, but you couldn't spend it on yourself? Flex your creativity and goodwill thinking with this writing prompt.

What if Peter Pan and Alice of "Alice in Wonderland" met? Your child gets to decide what happens next and write a story based on this fun coloring page scene!

In an acrostic poem, the first letter of each line spells out a word or message! Give your child a fun challenge with this acrostic "mother" poem starter.

Use details and imagery to capture this long holiday in writing.

In this spooky-slash-silly writing prompt, kids can write about what kind of music, if any, might repel a zombie.

It's time to put on your creative writing caps! Your students will enjoy writing their own endings to this unfinished story!

Encourage young writers to create a story using tools like figurative language, adverbs, and adjectives.

Challenge your student to write something out of the norm! Get creative and write a screenplay based on the classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird.

A cinquain poem is a five line poem that does not rhyme. Your students can read an example of a cinquain poem, then try writing a few of their own.

Here's a great activity to get your second grader's mind going and creativity in action! He'll write a story to go with the picture and even get to color too.