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Characters are at the very center of any story, and learning how to create dynamic characters is essential for budding writers. Your students can use this handy organizer to plan rich character development in their creative writing.

Have your students think of story elements as ingredients for a delicious narrative! Young writers will consider setting, characters, the problem, and the solution with this fun pre-writing organizer!

Young writers will traverse the story mountain to create a narrative plot of their own! Students will consider various story elements, including characters, setting, climax, problem, and solution with this great visual aid.

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

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help learners analyze two characters from the book with this creative extension activity!

This worksheet walks students through an example of how the dialogue between two or more characters can help writers change the pacing of a narrative.

A strong ending is a key part of creative writing! Have your second graders flex their fiction comprehension muscles with this activity. Students will consider problem, solution, characters, and detail as they answer questions after reading a short story.

Invite your learners to dive into the world of creative writing with this fun Independence Day writing prompt!  

If you could have music class with any famous musician, who would it be? Write about it with this creative writing prompt!

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

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

Learners practice their creative writing with this suspenseful, Halloween-themed writing prompt about a particularly eerie night of trick-or-treating!

Learners practice their creative writing with this fun, Halloween-themed writing prompt about a costume with a superpower twist!

What unusual item could your character find in the library? Find out with this fun writing activity!

Kids strengthen their pre-writing skills and learn about character development with this planning worksheet.

The Analyzing a Poem graphic organizer supports students with specific questions to help them understand a poem.

On a dark and story night... Spookify your storytelling time with some scary story cards!

Draw, name, and write about your very own snowman in this cheerful activity!

What if Peter Pan and Alice of "Alice in Wonderland" met? Your child gets to decide what happens next and write a story based on this fun coloring page scene!

If you're stuck at home this summer, try these fun pretend postcards instead for an exercise in creative writing!

Get your learners thinking and writing creatively with this fun, summer-themed writing prompt about finding something mysterious buried in the sand!

Get your learners thinking and writing creatively with this suspenseful, summer-themed prompt about hearing a rustling noise from the woods at summer camp!

Get your learners thinking and writing creatively with this exciting, summer-themed prompt about a strange encounter at a local carnival!

Invite your students to practice their creative storytelling with this fun, spring-themed writing prompt about a startling find in the picnic cooler!

Invite your students to practice their creative storytelling with this fun, spring-themed writing prompt about a harrowing experience at a baseball game!

Invite your students to practice their creative storytelling with this fun, spring-themed writing prompt about a peculiar find at the beach following a storm!

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

Inspire your learners' creative writing with this fun writing prompt about a mysterious message in a yearbook!