What is that strange object in the sky? This prompt will be a lift off for your young writer's imagination as he creates a story to match the picture.

What is a limerick? It's a silly poem with five lines, and a fun way learn about rhythm and rhyme.

Once your child has learned all about limericks, it's time for her to write her own. Use this worksheet to put her new knowledge to use.

What ten essentials would you pack in case of an emergency? Help kids think about disaster preparedness from zombie apocalypse point of view!

Young writers will work with animal metaphors as they plan and craft a poem about someone they know.

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

Invite students to think creatively—and eco-consciously!—this Earth Day with this writing prompt.

Put a silly spin on a sad holiday by tickling your funny bone with some calaveras literarias.

Learners will love thinking and writing creatively with this fun, seasonal writing prompt inspired by St. Patrick's Day!

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!

Thanksgiving is a great time to focus on family and be thankful for things in our lives. In the worksheet A Poem with Details from Your Thanksgiving, learners will write an abecedarian poem with details from their Thanksgiving break where the first letter

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, encourage students to create their own precepts with this creative extension activity!

Challenge your student to write something out of the norm! Get creative and write a screenplay based on the classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird.

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, give students a chance to nurture their imaginations with this creative extension activity!

Learners will write an original song for planet Earth in this fun songwriting prompt.

Would you rather travel through time or travel through space? Explore limitless frontiers while writing science fiction.

Did you spill the salt? Step on a crack? Do you even care? You decide what, if anything, causes bad luck. Get the juices flowing for some creative writing.

Invite learners to get creative with this fun, seasonal writing prompt about a St. Patrick's Day parade!

To grow up or not to grow up? Let your child decide (just for fun of course) and list the pros and cons after he reads this passage from Peter Pan.

A diamante poem is a diamond shaped poem. Show your students an example of this type of poem and invite them write their own diamantes!

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.

Learn more about this influential activist and author in this nonfiction reading page.

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.

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

Does your kid think he knows how to write a haiku? How about draw one? Let him try it out with this haiku worksheet. Inspiration is a blank canvas!

Zombies always have such a bad rep. Imagine a day in the life from the point of view of a zombie kid!

This prewriting activity helps students focus on developing a character and scene for a story.

Young writers take on the perspective of a turkey in this creative writing exercise.

Inspire your little poet with a writing prompt for Valentine's Day! He'll come up with some sweet rhymes and create his own poem.

Are there monsters in the closet? Your 5th grader will use her imagination to create a fun story based on this illustration!