W.5.3 Worksheets
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3
:"Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences."
Our Take: In fifth grade, students are challenged to write stories that are well thought out and organized. There are many types of graphic organizers and outline formats that can help young writers sketch out the events of a story before diving in.
These worksheets can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Worksheets
Creative Writing Prompt: Snowstorm
Worksheet
Creative Writing Prompt: Snowstorm
Young writers will use their imagination and descriptive language to tell a fictional story in this seasonal writing prompt.
5th Grade
Worksheet
Creative Writing: Mystery Letter
Worksheet
Creative Writing: Mystery Letter
A letter is found in an attic. There's a mystery ahead! Your young author can use their imagination to create a fictional story based on this writing prompt.
5th Grade
Worksheet
Creative Writing: Time Machine
Worksheet
Creative Writing: Time Machine
Your little writer will use his imagination to bend time and space with this creative writing prompt. Where will he go and what will he see?
5th Grade
Worksheet
Writing Prompt: Monster in the Closet
Worksheet
Writing Prompt: Monster in the Closet
Are there monsters in the closet? Your 5th grader will use her imagination to create a fun story based on this illustration!
5th Grade
Worksheet
Writing Prompt: Haunted House
Worksheet
Writing Prompt: Haunted House
What lurks inside this spooky house? Your 5th grader can invent her own scary story based on this haunting illustration!
5th Grade
Worksheet
Writing Prompt: Ogre in the Woods
Worksheet
Writing Prompt: Ogre in the Woods
What if you came upon a monster in the woods? Have your little writer use their imagination to create a story based on this scene!
5th Grade
Worksheet
Writing Prompt: Mystery
Worksheet
Writing Prompt: Mystery
Everyone loves a mystery! Give your budding writer a chance to create her own fictional story based on this picture writing prompt. What will happen next?
5th Grade
Worksheet
Creative Writing: Cyclops!
Worksheet
Creative Writing: Cyclops!
What will happen to this cave-man? Your 5th grader can decide by writing a creative and exciting story to go with this illustration.
5th Grade
Worksheet
Picture Writing Prompt: Sea Monster
Worksheet
Picture Writing Prompt: Sea Monster
A day of fishing is interrupted by a giant sea monster! What happens next? This writing prompt will help your student stretch his imagination.
5th Grade
Worksheet
Creative Writing: Animal Antics
Worksheet
Creative Writing: Animal Antics
What if you could make up your own animal species? Your child will have fun as she uses her imagination to hone her writing skills.
5th Grade
Worksheet
Creative Writing: Dragons
Worksheet
Creative Writing: Dragons
Is the sleeping dragon a watchdog or a pet? Your fifth grader can write her own story with this fun writing prompt.
5th Grade
Worksheet
Fan Fiction
Worksheet
Fan Fiction
Children are invited to create their own works of fan fiction with this inventive worksheet template.
5th Grade
Worksheet
Christopher Newport
Worksheet
Christopher Newport
Captain Christopher Newport led one of the first journeys across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World and started what would become Jamestown.
5th Grade
Social studies
Worksheet
Middle Colonies
Worksheet
Middle Colonies
Social studies students will write a descriptive paragraph to show their understanding of life in the Middle Colonies and life in colonial America in general.
5th Grade
Social studies
Worksheet
Roanoke Mystery Writing
Worksheet
Roanoke Mystery Writing
What do you think happened to the colonists at Roanoke? Make up an explanation for the settlers' strange disappearance.
5th Grade
Social studies
Worksheet
Narrative Writing: Add Sensory Details
Worksheet
Narrative Writing: Add Sensory Details
Take mystery and suspenseful writing to the next level with this worksheet! Students can revise sentences and then use this exercise to make their own writing more evocative. Use this worksheet to practice adding vivid details to sentences.
5th Grade
Worksheet
Make Your Own: Two Truths and One Lie
Worksheet
Make Your Own: Two Truths and One Lie
Use this creative reading and writing worksheet to have your child make their own two truths and one lie game to share with a friend.
3rd Grade
Worksheet
Write a Personal Narrative Story
Worksheet
Write a Personal Narrative Story
This worksheet template guides children through the pre-writing and writing process, helping them to organize their thoughts before they write.
Worksheet
Main Idea and Details: Summer Vacation
Worksheet
Main Idea and Details: Summer Vacation
Write about the main idea and supporting details in this worksheet. This worksheet will help your kid organize her thoughts and describe details.
5th Grade
Worksheet
Father's Day Essay
Worksheet
Father's Day Essay
This Father's Day, encourage your child to get to know dad a little better by writing a brief biography.
5th Grade
Worksheet
Novel Study: Esperanza Rising: Different Point of View
Worksheet
Novel Study: Esperanza Rising: Different Point of View
After reading Esperanza Rising, get students thinking about point of view with this creative novel study extension activity!
5th Grade
Worksheet
Novel Study: Esperanza Rising: Inspired by a True Story
Worksheet
Novel Study: Esperanza Rising: Inspired by a True Story
After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, give learners an opportunity to write a story of their own that is inspired by true events!
5th Grade
Worksheet
Colonial America Writing Prompt
Worksheet
Colonial America Writing Prompt
Imagine being around in colonial America. If you were reporting about the American Revolution what would you have said about the times?
5th Grade
Social studies
Worksheet
Summer Writing Prompt #4: My Favorite Destination
Worksheet
Summer Writing Prompt #4: My Favorite Destination
In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe their favorite place to spend time during summer.
3rd Grade
Worksheet
Summer Writing Prompt #5: A Typical Summer Day
Worksheet
Summer Writing Prompt #5: A Typical Summer Day
In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe a typical summer day.
3rd Grade
Worksheet
Summer Writing Prompt #7: My Day Outdoors
Worksheet
Summer Writing Prompt #7: My Day Outdoors
In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will imagine and describe a day spent in nature.
3rd Grade
Worksheet
Summer Writing Prompt #8: My Favorite Summer Memory
Worksheet
Summer Writing Prompt #8: My Favorite Summer Memory
In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe a favorite summer memory.
3rd Grade
Worksheet
Paul Revere: The Graphic Novel
Worksheet
Paul Revere: The Graphic Novel
Get to know the true story of the midnight ride and the start of the American Revolution with this historical graphic novel.
5th Grade
Social studies
Worksheet
Summer Writing Prompt #1: My Dream Vacation
Worksheet
Summer Writing Prompt #1: My Dream Vacation
In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe their dream summer vacation.
3rd Grade
Worksheet
Summer Creative Writing Prompt #1: Secrets of the Sand
Worksheet
Summer Creative Writing Prompt #1: Secrets of the Sand
Get your learners thinking and writing creatively with this fun, summer-themed writing prompt about finding something mysterious buried in the sand!
6th Grade
Worksheet
