What better time to write letters than the holidays? In this activity, students practice spelling holiday words while writing a letter to a friend or family member.

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

What story can your second grader come up with for this winter scene? They also get some coloring time to go along with the story they write.

Learners will create a decorative leaf project with their resolutions, then write a short paragraph summarizing how they hope to achieve them.

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

This cute worksheet asks your first grader to write a silly story about how this hungry monkey captures those yummy bananas.

In this creative writing Halloween prompt, young writers will use their imaginations to dream up their very own Halloween potion.

Would you rather travel through time or travel through space? Explore limitless frontiers while writing science fiction.

Fall is the perfect time to let your child’s imagination go wild as they design and write about their very own pumpkin person. This worksheet provides a great way to gets kids excited about both Halloween and creative writing!

Challenge your students to form a well-reasoned argument with this writing prompt (and rubric!) that's sure to evoke some strong opinions. Students will think about how much homework second graders should be given and make their case in essay form.

Time to play detective! Can you describe what happened int his scene, just by looking at the picture? Practice making inferences by looking at context.

Take a look at the colorful monster and practice writing by describing him!

What would happen if two snails entered a race? Start your own story with these slow-and-steady snails!

Second graders love telling stories! Help them share their feelings when writing about one small moment using this helpful planning worksheet.

All we know is that this courageous knight in shining armor is protecting this beautiful princess, and it's up to your scribe to finish the story!

Imagine what would happen if a crow wanted to be a peacock! Give your little storyteller a fun way to practice their creative writing with this prompt.

Give your child a head start writing a creative story with this fun coloring page, and let his imagination do the rest!

Read more about the Florida Skunk Ape and one of the most famous encounter stories. Then, use your imagination to write a letter about the encounter.

Adding dialogue to writing makes for more entertaining and relatable story-telling. In this activity, young writers will use a fun comic book format to add simple dialogue to their personal narratives.

Kids usually have a lot to say when it comes to their birthdays. Instead of talking about it, challenge your child to write about it instead!

Supporting details make a main idea stronger, and add color and interest to any story. Your early writer will describe your home and add detail to their writing.

Welcome visitors to one of the 50 states with this fun research and letter-writing activity!

In this three-page template, students will follow the prompts to create a story map about a memorable moment of joy in their life.

What do you think this crab is up to? It's time to let your child be the storyteller with this fun coloring and creative writing worksheet.

This handy checklist will be useful when editing all kinds of writing! Have your students use this helpful writing aid to make their writing even better as they check for correct capitalization, punctuation, neatness, and more.

Ask your students to revise Kenny's ice cream paragraph and help him get to the point by combining sentences.

Can you get this goofy goat to stop singing? It's time to let your child be the storyteller with this fun coloring page!

This Valentine's Day, create a special card for your loved one in the form of a heart-shaped cinquain.

What's going on here? The knight is being attacked by a fire-breathing horse! Get out those crayons and give some color to this wacky scene.

Write an informational essay about a summer topic like vacations, swimming pools, or outside games. Inspire your students to plan their essay with this summer-themed graphic organizer.