Spin a spooky tale with a creative writing card game, perfect for a dark and creepy Halloween night around the campfire.

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of the characters.

Watch out for this big, bad Bushido! Bushido is a Japanese word meaning "way of the warrior." It's up to your child to write the story of this super samurai.

Students will learn that voice is the energy, intention, and tone of the piece and then practice infusing different voices into their writing.

Use this activity to teach students the structure and content of a reading response letter.

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

A great title hooks the audience and gives readers an idea about what they’ll be reading. With this worksheet, your writers will learn different strategies for crafting titles for any piece of writing.

If your students need extra practice structuring a personal narrative, use this prompt to write a story about something that was difficult for them.

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

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.

What if the monster under the bed was just lonely and shy? Have some spooky fun with this writing prompt to challenge your point of view.

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.

What if the dragon guarding castle was just a household pet? Help your young writer boost her creativity with this fun prompt.

This worksheet walks students through an example of how the dialogue between two or more characters can help writers change the pacing of a narrative.

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

After students have learned about reading response letters they can use this checklist to polish their own letter.

Help your students to show their understanding of operations within word problems.

What if Friday the 13th really did cause everybody bad luck? Let your creativity jump off from here and write about the worst possible Friday the 13th.

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

In this exercise, we'll practice expanding upon general concepts.

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.

Imagine if the classic Christmas story, The Nutcracker, was actually a Halloween story! How would that change the way the story was told?

Ever wonder what happens at the North Pole on Christmas Eve? Exercise your child's imagination with a fun writing prompt, all about Santa's workshop!

Do you remember your favorite Christmas experience? Get your little writer to practice her creative writing with a fun prompt.

What if Dorothy's house had landed in New York City instead of Oz?

By writing his own story in this worksheet, your child can learn to "fill in the blanks" of reading comprehension.

Find out the names of some famous people that share your birthday month, then check and see what qualities you share!

Where could this map lead to? Give your beginning writer a fun way to exercise his creativity.

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

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