There are many different ways to start a story! Hone creativity and build knowledge about literary devices with these fun story starting prompts.

Show your fifth-grader it's possible to make your own comic rather than just read them. He'll work on creative writing while he's at it!

You've never heard a ghost story like The Phantom Knight of Vandal Camp! Discover the scares, if you dare, behind this tale before writing the ending.

Peter Pan says what? Your child adds to the famous story with his imagination in this fun writing exercise.

Students will practice creating sentences using both like and as, filling in the blanks with figurative language of their own.

In this exercise, your young writers will write a persuasive letter to a person of their choice.

Use these vocabulary flashcards with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

Fourth graders can practice writing and storytelling in this creative writing exercise based on a make-believe pet dinosaur!

Assess your students’ proficiency in genre writing.

Get your fifth grader to polish his writing chops with this write-it-yourself comic.

This story starter will help your child learn about story structure and plot. She'll read the beginning and the end, filling in the parts that are missing.

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

Jump into a comic strip with this creative writing prompt. Tell a story about your life as a superhero!

Keep creativity alive this winter break with a creative writing prompt, inspired by the spirit of Christmas giving!

Got an aspiring comic book writer on your hands? Spark your fourth grader's creativity with this comic strip-writing adventure!

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

Students will put their persuasive skills to work with this worksheet. They will plan and write a draft of a persuasive paragraph on whether or not to buy an electronic device of their choosing.

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a ... flying baby? Your imaginative young writer can come up with a story for this unlikely superhero.

Learners will have fun with hyperbole in this lively writing worksheet.

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.

What if you discovered a secret passageway in your house! Write a story to tell what you'd do next in that situation.

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.

Flex those creative writing skills by starting a story in a few different ways! Use the picture as a prompt, and use each technique to start a story.

The incredible Kid Wizard and Ninjastar are about to face off with their arch-nemesis! But how will things end?

Have a blast completing this mouth-watering writing exercise by writing down the steps you would take to create the perfect ice cream sundae.

Little Easter Bunnies, get out your creative thinking caps and delve into this Easter writing prompt. Can you think up the best Easter egg hunt?

Calculating caterpillars and capricious crayfish! Your child will be laughing as he learns some new vocabulary and practices using alliteration.

How many ways can you start a story? Have fun with writing, and practice telling the beginning of a story in six different ways.

A.J. and C.K.'s camping adventure is up to your fourth grade author in this comic strip-writing adventure!

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