Learn more about this influential activist and author in this nonfiction reading page.

Monster footprints in a dark forest sets the scene for a super scary story! This picture prompt will help your child practice creative writing.

A strong ending is a key part of creative writing! Have your second graders flex their fiction comprehension muscles with this activity. Students will consider problem, solution, characters, and detail as they answer questions after reading a short story.

Thanksgiving is a great time to focus on family and be thankful for things in our lives. In the worksheet A Poem with Details from Your Thanksgiving, learners will write an abecedarian poem with details from their Thanksgiving break where the first letter

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!

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.

A letter is found in an attic. There's a mystery ahead! Your young author can use their imagination to create a fictional story based on this writing prompt.

How hard could it be to get rid of a cursed treasure chest? Your fifth grader will enjoy making up a story to go along with this illustration!

What if Paul Bunyan stepped into the "Jack and the Beanstalk" story? Make writing practice creative and fun for your child with a coloring page story starter.

Fall is the perfect time to let your child’s imagination go wild as they design and write about their very own pumpkin person. This worksheet provides a great way to gets kids excited about both Halloween and creative writing!

On a dark and story night... Spookify your storytelling time with some scary story cards!

What are you thankful for? Use this acrostic poem template to inspire your learners to reflect on the theme of gratitude.

Children add more transition words to their sequencing arsenal in this word-sorting worksheet.

Budding writers can find their inner zen and build creative writing skills by practicing some haiku poetry.

Create some Halloween poetry with this acrostic poem-writing worksheet!

Use words from street signs and billboards to create poetry. Pick four words, use one word per line in a four-line poem. Don't be afraid to get creative!

Use this template to plan and create an original comic.

Read this creepy story about a mythological creature called a korrigan, then answer the comprehension questions at the end.

Have some fun with haiku! Practice syllable counting and creative writing by coming up with funny haiku poems for April Fools' Day.

This worksheet walks students through the three main formatting strategies writers can use when organizing and pacing their narratives.

n this funny fairy tale, a brave young man has a few run-ins with some boastful ghosts.

Dive into creative writing with this visual story prompt.

With this writing worksheet, challenge students to turn imaginary details into realistic details that could fit into a story.

Children will use their creative writing skills to continue the story in this fiction writing exercise.

Characters are at the very center of any story, and learning how to create dynamic characters is essential for budding writers. Your students can use this handy organizer to plan rich character development in their creative writing.

A diamante poem is a diamond shaped poem. Show your students an example of this type of poem and invite them write their own diamantes!

Here's a great activity to get your second grader's mind going and creativity in action! He'll write a story to go with the picture and even get to color too.

Learners practice their creative writing with this suspenseful, Halloween-themed writing prompt about a particularly eerie night of trick-or-treating!

Young writers will use their imagination and descriptive language to tell a fictional story in this seasonal writing prompt.

Have some fun with haiku! These haiku poem prompts mix pop culture with zen creativity.