Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Story Hooks.

You've never created a haiku like this before! Write a haiku and then draw a picture that brings your words to life.

Keep this cute printable on your first grader's bedside table, and when she wakes up, have her write a story about her dreams.

Use this template as a starting place for your students to hone their writing and editing skills. First, they'll have to convince someone to take a trip to a place of their choosing, then they'll edit their piece before rewriting.

Get into a mad scientist state of mind with this fun science fiction writing prompt! Your child will imagine and describe a magical potion.

Use this resource with your students to challenge them to reflect on the year and pick out the highs and lows of the year. We all go through them, and what is important is that we learn from them.

What is your favorite Easter candy? Before you dive into those chocolate treats, write a creative story about the best Easter egg goodies.

Does your child love stories with dragons and fighting knights? Let him write his own!

Too often kids have trouble writing because they can't think of a place to start. Here's a worksheet with a simple prompt that's guaranteed to kids writing.

With just a roll of the dice, little storytellers will get to work their imaginations to weave each item into their story.

Is that a pirate on a dinosaur's back? Yes. Why? Let your child decide (and slip in great composition skills practice)!

Celebrate the biggest all-star in your life by turning your dad into a baseball card!

Inspire your little storyteller to exercise her imagination with an adorable story starter! How did this rhino become a ballerina?

Give your child an imagination vacation with this fun creative writing prompt, where she'll write about traveling to a far away land.

Children will enjoy dreaming up their dream Valentine's Day gift in this simple drawing and writing prompt.

Children will write a story about Sheep and friends' fun night out together in this creative writing prompt.

Kids usually have a lot to say when it comes to their birthdays. Instead of talking about it, challenge your child to write about it instead!

Help students get ready to write personal narratives by selecting interesting topics to write about. Through this activity, students will brainstorm about past adventures they've had and then choose one moment to focus their narratives on.

Keep those 1st grade handwriting skills building! Your young storyteller will write a story (make-believe or real-life) about the summer.

Super Floyd and Officer Ice Cream are off on an adventure! Help the dynamic duo save the day by filling in their speech bubbles.

"It was a dark and stormy night..." There's no better time to get some writing practice in than Halloween, when everyone becomes a character!

Are your students getting ready to write their own opinion pieces? Set students up for success with this worksheet that will have them record and differentiate facts and opinions about a topic of their choice.

What does love mean to you? Inspire your child to think critically about an important emotion this Valentine's Day with a creative writing prompt.

This story starter featuring an alien family trip will engage your second grader in a fun coloring exercise and help strengthen his writing skills!

Help your child master simple writing skills like building complete sentences and paragraphs with this writing prompt about Christmas traditions.

Animate an aquatic tale with these ready-to-print story cards! Use the cards to help you spin your tale.

These playful dolphins need some color, and a story! Get your child writing creatively with this fun coloring page, and let his imagination do the rest.

Preservation of natural resources happens in lots of ways, big and small. When you don't want something to run out too quickly, what can you do to help?

The Wicked Witch sure does look out of place here! Use your imagination to write a funny story about how this witch ended up taking an accidental vacation.