Here's great exercise for writers of any age - building a character with supporting details! In this case, a vampire character.

After finishing Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, readers reflect on the major elements of the story with these writing prompts.

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

This fun worksheet will expose your learners to important musicians in the African American community.

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!

Record the sights, smells, tastes and sounds of winter! This winter writing prompt challenges your child to practice sensory description.

Getting your child in the Easter mood is not a problem with this writing prompt! Challenge her to think back on her favorite Easter memory and write about it.

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of their texts.

This persuasive writing prompt asks kids to write a position statement about whether students should or should not have homework over summer vacation.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your learners research facts about Associate Justice to the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor.

Kids imagine what they would do if a scarecrow showed up for Thanksgiving dinner in this creative writing exercise.

Help your students' confidence in writing persuasive essays grow with this tree graphic organizer. Using this worksheet, students will make connections between opinion, reasons, and examples in their persuasive writing.

Third person narrative is one of the most common techniques used in storytelling. Help your young writer understand when to use "it" or "they" as they endeavor to write a personal narrative using the singular and plural forms of third person pronouns.

Make a hand-crafted Father's Day gift -- and work on writing at the same time -- with this retro-inspired Father's Day card.

Get ready to ring in the New Year with a fun writing prompt, all about New Year's resolutions. This is a good way to build paragraph-writing skills.

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

Read more about the Florida Skunk Ape and one of the most famous encounter stories. Then, use your imagination to write a letter about the encounter.

n this funny fairy tale, a brave young man has a few run-ins with some boastful ghosts.

The elegant and simply style of renga is the perfect way to introduce your child to the rhythm and style of poetry.

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a ... flying baby? Your imaginative young writer can come up with a story for this unlikely superhero.

Give your students the opportunity to turn boring titles into interesting titles!

This creative writing prompt is a fun, relatable way to help learners understand and use point of view in their reading and writing.

Learners will learn about and refer to the rules for writing a limerick as they pen a St. Patrick's Day poem of their own.

This joker is walking right into bad luck, literally! You get to decide what happens to him after he walks under this ladder. Be as creative as you want.

Peter Pan says what? Your child adds to the famous story with his imagination in this fun writing exercise.

Second graders love telling stories! Help them plan their own small moment stories using this handy graphic organizer.

Partners will work together to complete this worksheet as they participate in peer editing.

Celebrate Valentine's Day with a creative writing prompt. Kids will write about a romantic or silly way that they would show their love for someone.

Here's a piratey, funny writing prompt for your child to write an adventure story with!