In this worksheet, learners will practice planning and writing a compelling persuasive paragraph on the topic of social media.

Young writers discover strategies for creating compelling introductions that capture a reader's interest in this writing worksheet.

Students will study effective hooks and have the option to craft some hooks for their own writing.

Use this worksheet as a tool to assist your young writers in selecting the perfect idea for their narrative.

Students will practice writing strong leads for their literary essays.

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

Tom, the boy zombie, is just a misunderstood monster. Help him tell his story from his point of view with this fun and creative writing prompt.

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

How would our lives be different if we were aquatic creatures living underwater? Have your kid flex his creativity with this fun writing prompt.

Hey, what's Kraken? Kraken are mythical sea creatures with terrifying tentacles. Tell your young writer to come up with a story for Captain Kraken.

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

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.

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

In this exercise, students will practice writing attention-grabbing lead sentences.

Out of this world! This prospector has begun mining for resources on Mars! Your 4th grade sci-fi lover can write a story about his daily life.

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

Write an ice skating story based on the illustration on the page. It can be silly or heartfelt, even science fiction!

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.

Starting a story can be the toughest part of writing. Help your child flex their creativity by starting the same story in six different ways!

Is your child "stuck" without a good story starter? Behold the Awful Epoxy, a sticky super villain.

What if you woke up on Christmas morning and time had stopped! What would happen next?

Encourage your fourth graders to put their writing skills and imagination to good use by imagining that they are opening up a restaurant and writing about it!

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

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 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.

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.

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

Get acquainted with a few different writing techniques with this fun prompt. Kids will start the same story in a few different ways.