Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Characters and Dialogue.

This exercise will challenge your child's powers of recollection as well as his communication skills. It also provides an introduction to the research process.

Did you know that in Australia, December 25th is actually during the summer? Imagine if we celebrated Christmas during the summer!

What do alien girls like to do for fun? Get your child in a creative mood with a fun story starter! She'll get to make up a story based on the prompt.

Celebrate Easter by trying your hand at acrostic poetry!

Here's a writing prompt to put a jig in your step, and pep in your writing practice!

Have you ever opened an umbrella indoors? Some people think that action causes bad luck! Read all about how this superstition came to be.

Can you tell this elephant's story? Give your child a head start writing a creative story with this fun coloring page, and let his imagination do the rest!

Kids plan out personal narrative writing with this worksheet.

Writing personal narratives requires students to be able to stretch out small moments into beginnings, middles, and ends. Help your budding writer practice this skill by thinking how they could stretch out a story related to friends.

Writing personal narratives requires students to be able to stretch out small moments into beginnings, middles, and ends. Help your young writers practice this skill by thinking how they could stretch out a story about something they’ve done in the summer

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!

Have you ever knocked on wood to counter-jinx yourself? Now it's time to find out the truth behind this well-known superstition!

What if Friday the 13th really did cause everybody bad luck? Let your creativity jump off from here and write about the worst possible Friday the 13th.

Do you avoid stepping on cracks in the road? Have some fun exploring a common childhood superstition!

These adorable octopi are in love! Your child can be the storyteller with this worksheet, and finish their love story after coloring them in!

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

This elf snowball fight writing prompt is perfect for Christmas. The elves and reindeer have gotten into an epic elf snowball fight in this creative prompt.

What if a pirate went head-to-head with a ninja? Your little writer will decide the ending to this wacky story prompt!

What is going to happen next in this story? Become a storyteller with this fun comprehension worksheet!

If your child has ever fantasized about being a pro athlete, he'll enjoy this writing assignment! Characters have stats and stories have supporting details.

Where could this map lead to? Give your beginning writer a fun way to exercise his creativity.

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

Have you seen the Easter Bunny? Help your first grader write his very own Easter story. He'll recall some fun memories, plus he'll build writing skills!

This cat looks crafty, but how does the story end? Give your child a head start writing a creative story with this fun coloring page.

Young writers will use their imaginations to describe their ideal Valentine's Day menu in this engaging writing prompt.

Read up on the various number superstitions around the world and why certain numbers are so lucky or unlucky for certain cultures!

Did you know there were really hot lava monsters in Chilean folklore? Read a bit about the legendary cherufe.

Use this opinion writing worksheet to give your 1st grader some practice writing reasons to back up her opinions about fruit.

Bronk is not like any other prehistoric creature you've seen! Your child can create stories straight out of the Wild West, about Bronk the Brontosaurus Cowboy.