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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.

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!

Surprise! Young writers are prompted to write a personal narrative about a time they were surprised. Students will practice sequencing and prewriting skills as they use this fun watermelon-shaped graphic organizer to plan out their personal narrative.

Learning to add details is an important skill for early writers. Your second grader will be guided to think of details to write about a pet in this worksheet.

Try to master inflectional endings with this worksheet for first and second graders!

Here's a writing prompt to put a jig in your step, and pep in your writing practice!

What if Peter Pan and Alice of "Alice in Wonderland" met? Your child gets to decide what happens next and write a story based on this fun coloring page scene!

What if Peter Rabbit met the White Rabbit in Wonderland? Writing practice starts with a fun coloring page, what happens next is up to your child to write!

Cut out and color these characters to mix and mash them up with scene cards to come up with different stories. What other characters can you come up with?

What would happen if Peter Pan invited Robin Hood to Neverland? A fun coloring page scene starts your young writer out!

What's going on here? Your child can decide what's happening and where these characters might go next, using this writing prompt as a start.

Cut out this set of background cards and mix them up to tell stories with monster character cards. It's a spooktacular Halloween game to play.

"The book of the teacher" sounds so clumsy compared to "the teacher's book." This third grade writing worksheet shows kids how to make possessive nouns.

Have your students practice fleshing out their opinions with this writing exercise. Students will love sharing their opinions about their favorite game, least favorite food, and favorite season.

Second graders will pick their favorite activity from the year to display their narrative writing skills, and the handy rubric makes it easy to provide constructive feedback on all the essential components.

The best type of introduction makes you want to learn more! Help your second graders hook their readers as they practice writing new and improved introductions using this grabby worksheet.

Invite learners to put themselves into the shoes of the leader of the country with this creative exercise.

In this fun word puzzle, learners will unscramble nine adjectives, then follow the clues to complete a sentence.

This goal setting worksheet is a great way for learners to identify measurable goals and make a plan for how to achieve them!

Children learn to plan and organize their compositions with this writing prompt and template.

This coloring page features the first African-American woman poet published in the U.S.! Introduce your child to Miss Phillis Wheatley.

Do your students need extra practice with irregular past tense verbs? This simple sheet will clue them in! Students will convert present tense verbs to past tense verbs using the number of letter blanks to help guide them to the proper spelling.

Learners will explore 24 adjectives used to describe sound, then use them to complete 16 prompts.

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

Learners will gather information about the traditions their families celebrate throughout the year, and pick one tradition to learn more about.

Use these card templates to incorporate more opportunities for gratitude in your day-to-day life by sharing what you are thankful for with your friends and family.

In this inventive worksheet, children practice writing from the perspective of everyday items.

Help students develop a critical eye for the elements of good writing with this revision checklist.

Help your second grader get to know the irregular verbs to be, to do, and to have with this fill-in-the-blank worksheet.

Learners will discover seven facts about Mars, then use these and their own research to draft a work of science fiction.