Children must complete the missing parts of the story in this fun creative writing exercise.

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

Kids practice argument writing with this claims worksheet.

What's going on in this superhero comic strip? The adventures are up to your learner, as they fill in captions and word bubbles with comic book writing.

This story starter is getting warmer! Read this version of the story of Helios the sun god, then have your child make his own sun myth.

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

Young writers practice crafting interesting, well rounded characters for their stories with this character planning template.

This critical thinking worksheet, part of our upcoming A Day in the Life of the President workbook, challenges kids to plain their own campaign tour!

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

Ever wish you could breathe underwater? This creative writing prompt asks your child to imagine if humans could live underwater!

Does your child need a head start in creative writing? Give her this story starter worksheet, and she'll help Marnie figure out how to bake her muffins!

Get kids thinking about their opinions! This worksheet will help you gain an understanding of how your students organize their ideas prior to crafting a new writing piece. This resource pairs well with the Household Chores writing prompt.

Young writers set off on the right foot with this realistic fiction graphic organizer.

Young writers will write a persuasive letter in response to a formal letter.

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

Here is a great story-starter for more advanced writers. Your student will put his creativity to the test by filling in the blanks to this story!

Mini musicians, get ready for a jukebox adventure back in time! Visit the Library of Congress Jukebox website to hear 5 classic melodies by famous composers.

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

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

"Nessie" may be the world's most famous unseen sea creature! Try seeing things from her point of view with this fun writing prompt.

This worksheet offers fun figurative language practice for young readers and writers.

Analogies are a way of describing the similarities between two things by comparing them.

Get into the story and decide what happens next. How's it going to end? That's upto your fourth grader!

The first half of Dotty's story is here, but the second half is missing! Can your child come up with her own ending to complete the page?

Students learn how to support an opinion by addressing opposing viewpoints.

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

Uh oh! Either way you're in trouble with this scary and thrilling creative writing prompt.

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

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

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.