Hey, what's Kraken? Kraken are mythical sea creatures with terrifying tentacles. Tell your young writer to come up with a story for Captain Kraken.

Give your students practice in catching the reader's attention by using a strong hook in their writing!

How cool would it be to have a pet dragon! Have fun with this "what if" writing prompt, and spin a fun story about the adventures you'd have.

Tom, the boy zombie, is just a misunderstood monster. Help him tell his story from his point of view with this fun and creative writing prompt.

There are many different ways to start a story! Hone creativity and build knowledge about literary devices with these fun story starting prompts.

After reading the classic Aesop fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare," students will use their imaginations to compose their own introductions using one of the most common story hooks (fact, question, description, statement, or sound).

Jump into a comic strip with this creative writing prompt. Tell a story about your life as a superhero!

A strong hook will grab a reader's attention and pull them into your story! This organizer will help young writers try out different ideas and decide on the strongest hook for their personal narrative.

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a ... flying baby? Your imaginative young writer can come up with a story for this unlikely superhero.

Encourage your fourth graders to put their writing skills and imagination to good use by imagining that they are opening up a restaurant and writing about it!

Starting a story can be the toughest part of writing. Help your child flex their creativity by starting the same story in six different ways!

What if the monster under the bed was just lonely and shy? Have some spooky fun with this writing prompt to challenge your point of view.

What if Dorothy's house had landed in New York City instead of Oz?

Out of this world! This prospector has begun mining for resources on Mars! Your 4th grade sci-fi lover can write a story about his daily life.

Get acquainted with a few different writing techniques with this fun prompt. Kids will start the same story in a few different ways.

Djinn are evil genies who live in a parallel world. Tell your 4th grader to write about his favorite superhero defeating this djinn.

Give your child a fun way to polish his writing skills with a Halloween story starter. Hell get to make up his own scary story and get a creativity boost.

What if you woke up on Christmas morning and time had stopped! What would happen next?

Flex those creative writing skills by starting a story in a few different ways! Use the picture as a prompt, and use each technique to start a story.

A good introduction draws a reader into the story and makes them want to learn more. Help your second graders hook their readers as they practice writing strong introductions using this helpful worksheet.

The best type of introduction makes you want to learn more! Help your second graders hook their readers as they practice writing new and improved introductions using this grabby worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Story Hooks.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Story Hooks.

There's more than one way to hook a reader! Help your students reinforce their understanding of captivating story starters with this Goldilocks-themed matching worksheet.