What if Dorothy from the "Wizard of Oz" had tea with the Mad Hatter? Make writing practice creative and fun for your child with a coloring page story starter!

This reading and writing worksheet teaches your young film buff about cool Coraline stop motion effects.

After reading Jim Murphy's novel The Great Fire, allow students to engage with the book with this thoughtful letter-writing extension activity!

What would you wish for if you had the chance? This writing prompt is a fun way to get beginning writers using their creativity.

Help your child tap into this fictional attraction by sharing about their favorite character with a pen pal! Your young reader will use this fun postcard template to describe their favorite character, including their favorite piece of dialogue.

In this brief questionnaire, students will think about who their audience is and what they believe.

Invite students to practice their argumentative writing skills with this leap year-inspired writing prompt!

Complete this creative writing activity by writing a paragraph describing what you would do if you had the power to freeze time!

Give students another opportunity to think critically and practice their writing skills with this engaging writing prompt, featuring a quote by Helen Keller.

Give students an opportunity to think deeply and hone their writing skills with this inspirational writing prompt based on a quote by Malala Yousafzai.

What are you thankful for? Use this acrostic poem template to inspire your learners to reflect on the theme of gratitude.

Young writers expand their transition word lexicon in this comprehensive three-page worksheet.

What do you want to be when you grow up? This cute worksheet will help them learn about supporting the main idea with supporting details with their writing.

One of the most popular genres is fiction. Learn what this genre is, who some of its most famous authors are, and try to write some yourself!

What lurks inside this spooky house? Your 5th grader can invent her own scary story based on this haunting illustration!

Learners will learn about a winter holiday, then complete the graphic organizer with their notes, using this festive research template.

This story starter featuring an alien leaving to attend a birthday party will spark the imagination and provide writing practice, too!

Dive into creative writing with this visual story prompt.

Help your 2nd grader compare and contrast their own traits to their favorite book character's traits with this graphic organizer.

Helping your students support their opinions with thoughtful reasons will prepare them to write strong persuasive texts.

Set goals for the year ahead with this New Year's resolutions template!

Children are introduced to Sonia Sotomayor, one of the nine Supreme Court justices, and the only Latina, in this reading and writing worksheet.

Children use their creative writing skills with this Thanksgiving prompt.

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

Have some fun with haiku! These haiku poem prompts mix pop culture with zen creativity.

What do your classmates think? Find out their favorites with this favorable opinion worksheet.

Funny story starters, like this one, switch on imagination, and it doesn't feel like the great writing practice that it is!