Use this Halloween story starter to encourage your child to hone their creative writing skills and write imaginative tales all about this beloved fall holiday! This worksheet includes a place for young authors to write and illustrate their story.

"The witch was on her broom with her..." Where will your child take the story from here? This Halloween story starter is a great way to get your first grader's wheels turning and creative juices flowing.

Here's a fun way to get your first grader writing stories; this one's about a mouse, cat, and cheese!

Is that polar bear eating an ice cream cone? Get your child into a creative writing mood with this fun coloring page, and let his imagination do the rest!

Grab your colored pencils and your crayons and get your creative juices flowing with a story starter worksheet that lets you add the illustrations!

Let your first grader brag a bit about his best skills and enjoyable, after-school activities.

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!

Summer writing can start with drawing something fun, or thinking about their favorite parts of warm days. This worksheet is a fun quick-start for ideas.

This fun worksheet will help young students as they dive into the genre of biography.

This research, drawing, and writing worksheet is a fun introduction to informational and science writing.

Learners will write an original song for planet Earth in this fun songwriting prompt.

This research, drawing, and writing worksheet is a fun introduction to informational and science writing.

This research, drawing, and writing worksheet is a fun introduction to informational and science writing.

Make writing fun with this dinosaur writing prompt, perfect for kids who are fascinated by the prehistoric world.

This fun acrostic poem for kids reviews simple sight words about the one place they're most familiar with besides home...school!

Acrostic poems are a fun, easy introduction to poetry. Learn about what makes a good acrostic poem and try writing one about school!

It’s fun to dream about the future! In this activity, students write a persuasive paragraph about why their dream career is a good choice.

It’s fun to think about the future! In this activity, students write a persuasive paragraph about what they need to learn in order to make their dreams come true.

This cuddly bear has a story to tell! Give your child a head start writing his own story with this fun coloring page, and let his imagination do the rest.

In this fun essay-writing activity, young writers will complete a graphic organizer to plan their thoughts, then refer to it to write a short opinion piece about their favorite dinner.

Kapow! Wham! Creative writing can be daunting for some kids, but it doesn't have to be! Help excite and inspire your reluctant writers with this fun comic book template.

The Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then strategy is a great tool to help students identify and understand story elements. In this fun brainstorming activity, budding writers will use the format to start generating a story of their own!

It’s more fun to revise with a partner! After writing personal narratives, have students share their writing with a partner. Partners should identify at least three parts in the narrative where three descriptive details could be added.

What do a goofy green frog, bright blue castle, and pretty pink princess have in common? Your first grader will write a fairy tale all about it!

What is your favorite Easter candy? Before you dive into those chocolate treats, write a creative story about the best Easter egg goodies.

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

Practice creative writing with some simple sentence prompts. Fill in the holes to describe what it's like to swim in the ocean.

This laugh-out-loud worksheet is sure to inspire your first grader to write a silly story.

Too often kids have trouble writing because they can't think of a place to start. Here's a worksheet with a simple prompt that's guaranteed to kids writing.

With this printable worksheet, students practice writing transition words and identify strong endings for stories.