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.

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

What if you were the last person on earth? Give your child some fun writing practice with this sci-fi writing prompt.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Supporting Details.

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.

In the worksheet Blog Template: Listicles, young blog writers create a list of suggestions or ideas and provide a brief description of each with a bullet point.

For little private eyes everywhere, here's a chance to play detective! Your child will use writing and drawing skills to finish this fun and furry comic strip.

What if Cinderella's sisters stole her magical carriage and ended up in the desert! It's up to your creative writer to decide what happens next.

Put a fun spin on the typical "Dear Santa" letter. Your child must use persuasive language to convince Santa to bring her the presents she wants!

How would the story of the Frog Prince go if it was told from the perspective of the other frogs in the pond?

Helping your students support their opinions with thoughtful reasons will prepare them to write strong persuasive texts.

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

There are many ways that writers can add voice to their writing, including dialect, emotion, word choice, and ALL CAPS.

Students will use real nonfiction texts to search for transition words and then consider how they are used to connect ideas.

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.

Celebrate Halloween with a spooky reading exercise, where you'll learn all about werewolves! Read up on the history behind these legendary beasts.

What if a pirate went head-to-head with a ninja? Your little writer will decide the ending to this wacky story prompt!

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?

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

Students will form their own opinions, as they voice whether or not they think children should be allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school.

In this brief questionnaire, students will think about who their audience is and what they believe.

How cool would it be to have a pet dragon! Have fun with this "what if" writing prompt, and spin a fun story about the adventures you'd have.

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

Enlighten the holiday spirit in your beginning writer, and have her respond to this Christmas writing prompt about the holiday colors.

Encourage students to develop an informational paragraph using a personal anecdote!

This printable game is a walk in the park! Get fired up for figurative language with this fun and creative metaphor game.

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.

When authors create characters, they think about “inside” and “outside” details. Your students will go through the same process with this writing worksheet. Ask them to create a character and list the things they imagine this character thinks about and fe

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.

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.