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.

Here's a piratey, funny writing prompt for your child to write an adventure story with!

What is it like to be an ant? After reading Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg, your students will know!

Many famous mythical creatures tend to reflect the geography of the land around their country of origin. What does your hometown monster look like?

Follow Chuck on vacation by looking at the pictures he took! What is he doing in each picture? Use your imagination and creativity to write captions for each.

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

Got a case of writer's block? One great way to get started is to draw a picture!

The California condor has been brought back from the brink of extinction. This worksheet will help your little bird lover learn all about the condor.

Kids imagine what they would do if a scarecrow showed up for Thanksgiving dinner in this creative writing exercise.

This reading exercise uses interactive story writing; it's a great way to look at reading comprehension from a different angle.

The first half of Dotty's story is here, but the second half is missing! Can your child come up with her own ending to complete the page?

Fill in the speech and thought bubbles as a guy and girl talk on the phone.

No more abrupt “The End”s! Students will organize and reflect on their narrative’s problem and solution as they work toward a strong ending.

What kind of camping trip plan would your child make? They can write down details with this worksheet.

Imagine you woke to find you had a new, unimpressive, non-super power! Tell a story of what you'd do with this mediocre gift.

Oh no! Cuz-Cuz is in Roly's food! It's up to your child to figure out why by adding text to the characters' speech bubbles.

Imagine you spent a day in the life of a snowflake. What winter wonders would you see? Have some fun with this creative writing prompt.

Here's a dragon story that's never been told before, and your child can write it!

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.

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

If you were a snowflake, what would you see? Where would you go? Have some wintry fun with this journal prompt.

If Christmas were a person, what would he or she be like? Have some fun crafting the ultimate holiday character with this Christmas writing prompt!

Does your child need a head start in creative writing? Give her this story starter worksheet, and she'll help Marnie figure out how to bake her muffins!

Young writers will enjoy responding to an imaginative prompt about a pet dinosaur.

Good writers also know how to slow down the action at just the right times to build suspense and pull the reader into the moment.