Teach students to slow the pace of the story by pausing to take stock of what’s happening around the character and inside the character's heart and mind.

Record the sights, smells, tastes and sounds of winter! This winter writing prompt challenges your child to practice sensory description.

There's life on Mars! It's the Molten Martian! This curious character can be a springboard to a story by your 4th grader. Let him take off into his imagination.

How would the story of the Frog Prince go if it was told from the perspective of the other frogs in the pond?

You decide what's happening on the page by drawing and writing it in!

Have a blast completing this mouth-watering writing exercise by writing down the steps you would take to create the perfect ice cream sundae.

Year-round school: yay or nay? Use your persuasive writing skills to make a case.

This robot soldier has found something on a Mars exploration that he's taking back home. What is it? Only your imaginative young author can decide.

Have you ever wanted to be someone new? In this fun worksheet, students can apply to the job of the Easter Bunny!

Try rewriting a childhood favorite, Peter Pan, as if Pan was the bad guy and Captain Hook was the good guy!

How would the story of Jack and the Beanstalk go if it were told from the point of view of the giant?

This joker is walking right into bad luck, literally! You get to decide what happens to him after he walks under this ladder. Be as creative as you want.

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

Celebrate the spirit of Halloween, and share a spooky story! With this creative writing exercise, your child will describe his costume and what inspired it.

What if you were the last person on earth? Give your child some fun writing practice with this sci-fi writing prompt.

You've never heard a ghost story like The Phantom Knight of Vandal Camp! Discover the scares, if you dare, behind this tale before writing the ending.

Imagine if Pinocchio ran away and ended up in Alaska during the Gold Rush! Your little writer will decide what happens next.

What would happen if Megalodon and the Loch Ness Monster went head-to-head? Your budding writer can have fun narrating this epic battle!

Super villain Mt. Crushmore and superhero The Human Shield are battling it out...with sharks! What mighty and menacing things are they saying to each other?

In Greek mythology, it was believed that trees had souls called dryads. These female spirits would watch over the forest.

Mmmm! Can you smell the Christmas cookies in the oven? Warm up your child's writing skills with this Christmas cookies writing prompt.

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

Encourage your little writer to exercise his creativity and write a story about this wacky scene.

This Easter writing prompt will get your child to think about Easter traditions and then order his thoughts by practicing structured composition.

This high-flying cartoon wrestler is on the path to lucha libre lore, but it's up to you to decide how he gets there. Color him in and then write his story.

Voice is the energy, intention, and tone of a piece. Students will practice identifying voice in writing, then examine an excerpt from an award-winning text that book with a strong example of voice.

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.

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

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