Thanksgiving is a special time of year to get children talking about being thankful. Use these writing prompts to explore three different types of writing on the same topic.

What kinds of games would you play in the jungle? Give your little monkey a fun way to practice her storytelling skills with this story starter prompt.

Your students will read a story about an unusual Thanksgiving Day and retell it from another character’s point of view.

Imagine you are a reporter in the midst of a zombie outbreak! Bring some spookiness to your child's daily writing journal with this fun prompt.

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

Collect and organize your thoughts in preparation for a reading response letter with this graphic organizer.

Young writers get some hands-on character development practice with this epic writing prompt.

How did this Minotaur end up running track at the Olympics? Have some fun with this silly writing prompt, and use your imagination to tell a story.

Reflect on the Easter holiday with a fun writing prompt. Budding writers will put their writing skills and their creativity to the test!

Assess your students’ proficiency in genre writing. Standards-based rubric included.

Is your child ready to write her Christmas wish list? Give her some festive holiday stationery, perfect for sending off to Santa!

History buffs and fiction lovers alike will enjoy learning about legendary writer Mark Twain with this Wild West worksheet!

This skydiver is in for a surprise! What will happen next? Your little writer will use his imagination to write a story that explains this wacky picture.

Try a Chinese poetry style called wu-yan-li-shi, which hopeful immigrants wrote while waiting on Angel Island in California to be admitted to the U.S.

Looks like Santa Claus is in trouble! It's up to your creative writer to unravel the mystery behind this mysterious letter.

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!

Give your students the questions and organizer to evaluate creative work. Use this worksheet to guide student evaluations of their partner’s creative products.

Let your students choose a scientific concept that they want to base their story on and then, just for fun, ask them to write a few pages of a science fiction story.

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

Children are invited to create their own works of fan fiction with this inventive worksheet template.

A day of fishing is interrupted by a giant sea monster! What happens next? This writing prompt will help your student stretch his imagination.

How would you show your love on Valentine's Day? Be as creative as you want with this fun writing prompt.

It's storytelling time! Bring the magic of tall tales closer to home by creating a tall tale based on someone your child knows and admires.

Did you spill the salt? Step on a crack? Do you even care? You decide what, if anything, causes bad luck. Get the juices flowing for some creative writing.

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

Give your child hyperbole practice with this fun worksheet. They'll need use their imagination to finish each sentence with a fun hyperbole.

Use this prewriting activity to help students organize their writing and reinforce transitional language.

What would you do if you were caught in a rainstorm made of gumballs? Bring out your creativity with this wacky writing prompt.

Check out this fun Halloween writing prompt that will surely scare up some writing skills in your child.

In this activity, students will organize their thoughts, then write their own definitions for two common classroom objects. When they finish, have them share their work aloud so students can see the variations around the room!