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2nd - 4th Grade Common Core Writing Strategies Worksheets : Page 5

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!

Finish the Story: The Kitten

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!

Complete the Story: Marnie's Muffins

Where could this map lead to? Give your beginning writer a fun way to exercise his creativity.

Mystery Map Writing Prompt

Working on figurative language skills? Assess student understanding of simple hyperboles with this writing exercise. Your kids will be hyperbole hotshots when they've finished this worksheet!

Hyperbole Meaning

Imagine if Count Dracula had an advice column! What kinds of zany advice would he give out?

"Dear Dracula"

Jump into a comic strip with this creative writing prompt. Tell a story about your life as a superhero!

If You Were a Superhero...

Upper grade students will practice using transition words to craft clear and cohesive writing.

Practice Using Transitions #2

How would our lives be different if we were aquatic creatures living underwater? Have your kid flex his creativity with this fun writing prompt.

Living Underwater

Use this fun exercise to help your students add descriptive details into an eerie narrative.

Writing Narratives with Spooky Adjectives

Polish your writing skills with this spooky Halloween writing exercise! Your child will use his imagination to build a scary story from this prompt.

Halloween Writing Prompts

Spellers take their skills to the stratosphere with this fun practice worksheet.

Spelling List: Space Exploration

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.

Using Dialogue to Pace Your Piece

This story starter will help your child learn about story structure and plot. She'll read the beginning and the end, filling in the parts that are missing.

Complete the Story: Gail's Garden

Practice Using Transitions #1

Out of this world! This prospector has begun mining for resources on Mars! Your 4th grade sci-fi lover can write a story about his daily life.

The Prospector on Mars

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

Sci Fi Writing Prompt: End of the World

Got an aspiring comic book writer on your hands? Spark your fourth grader's creativity with this comic strip-writing adventure!

Cat Comics: The First Adventure

Give your students practice planning purposeful writing!

Write with a Purpose!

What is real and what is imaginary? Give your students practice differentiating between realistic and imaginary details.

Could It Happen?

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

Write an Ice Skating Story

Give your students practice bringing their stories to life as they write realistic fiction!

Realistic Writing

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Creating Cause and Effect Skits

Vocabulary Cards: Creating Cause and Effect Skits

In Greek mythology, it was believed that trees had souls called dryads. These female spirits would watch over the forest.

Dryads

Get your little storyteller in gear for creative writing! This story starter worksheet is perfect for honing your child's writing skills.

Complete the Story: Baseball Tryouts

Transition words are essential to good writing! They provide structure and organization by connecting ideas and sentences. Help your students become familiar with common transition words with this fun word search!

Transition Word Search

Have you ever heard of a half-horse, half-fish? In old Mediterranean folklore these mythical beasts are quite common!

Hippocamp

How cool would it be to have a pet dragon! Have fun with this "what if" writing prompt, and spin a fun story about the adventures you'd have.

Pet Dragon

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Create Your Own Story.

Vocabulary Cards: Create Your Own Story

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

Secret Door Writing Prompt

A.J. and C.K.&#39;s camping adventure is up to your fourth grade author in this comic strip-writing adventure!

Cat Comics: Campfire

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