5th Grade Creative Writing Resources

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about a walk in the woods that takes an unexpected turn when the trail disappears beneath the snow!

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about a suspicious snowball that zips by while on a walk down the snowy city sidewalk!

Get ready for the next big snowstorm with a plan to stay cozy, safe, and happy!

Readers will reinforce their understanding of key narrative features in this writing exercise.

In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe their dream summer vacation.

Practice gratitude through poetry with this acrostic poem worksheet!

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about an unexpected walk down memory lane while stuck inside on a snowy weekend.

In this worksheet, learners come to better understand the different kinds of narratives, and how they are similar and different, by creating a map of narrative genres.

Get in the spooky spirit of Halloween with our vocab-packed copy of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven."

Your young writer can learn about poetry analysis with this worksheet on rhyme schemes, complete with excerpts by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Young writers will reflect on what the holiday season means to them with this seasonal writing prompt.

This poem offers a fun, memorable example for students as they learn to interpret figurative language in works of poetry and literature.

Learners practice their creative writing with this suspenseful, Halloween-themed writing prompt about a visit to a haunted house!

Young writers will use their imagination and descriptive language to tell a fictional story in this seasonal writing prompt.

After reading Esperanza Rising, get students thinking about point of view with this creative novel study extension activity!

An evil snowman is on the prowl! What crafty plan will your creative writer come up with to resolve this winter adventure?

Children learn about three songs that inspired and gave hope to the people who fled slavery via the Underground Railroad, then answer questions about what they have learned.

Use these 24 cards for daily writing exercises, or hand them out to encourage variety in writing!

Encourage students to use vivid, descriptive imagery with this creative worksheet!

Inspire learners' creativity with this seasonal writing prompt about finding the perfect gift for a friend!

This graphic organizer helps kinds understand the importance of achieving goals and how they can do it step by step.

Bring poetry to life by reading it aloud with others! Have young readers select one or more of these poems written by Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Robert Lee Frost. Then take turns reading aloud by swapping single lines, couplets, or stanzas.

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?

Your young poet can review the important concepts of rhyme and rhythm by completing some practice exercises based on this poem.

In this worksheet, students will read Carl Sandburg's poem "Fog," then analyze the poem for figurative language.