Students will form their own opinions, as they voice whether or not they think children should be allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school.

In this brief questionnaire, students will think about who their audience is and what they believe.

Learners will practice identifying supporting details in a short text, then consider three supporting details they might use for an opinion piece of their own.

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.

Enlighten the holiday spirit in your beginning writer, and have her respond to this Christmas writing prompt about the holiday colors.

Give your students practice in catching the reader's attention by using a strong hook in their writing!

Children will use their imaginations to write a fanciful holiday story in this creative writing worksheet.

Encourage students to develop an informational paragraph using a personal anecdote!

This printable game is a walk in the park! Get fired up for figurative language with this fun and creative metaphor game.

Encourage students to share their writing with classmates and receive feedback to improve their writing with this peer publishing worksheet.

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.

When authors create characters, they think about “inside” and “outside” details. Your students will go through the same process with this writing worksheet. Ask them to create a character and list the things they imagine this character thinks about and fe

Give your students practice planning purposeful writing!

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.

There's life on Mars! It's the Molten Martian! This curious character can be a springboard to a story by your 4th grader. Let him take off into his imagination.

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of the characters.

Mini musicians, get ready for a jukebox adventure back in time! Visit the Library of Congress Jukebox website to hear 5 classic melodies by famous composers.

Collect and organize your thoughts in preparation for a reading response letter with this graphic organizer.

Students will use this worksheet to write about their thinking as they discuss their ideas!

Get to know your readers with this practice prompt, to help kids learn the importance of writing for an audience.

Practice storytelling and illustration skills with this two-part adventure!

With this writing worksheet, challenge students to turn imaginary details into realistic details that could fit into a story.

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

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.

Use this graphic organizer to explore a beloved summer pastime in writing.

Hey, what's Kraken? Kraken are mythical sea creatures with terrifying tentacles. Tell your young writer to come up with a story for Captain Kraken.

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

Kids practice argument writing by taking a position on devices in the classroom.

Kids practice articulating reasons that support opinions in this writing worksheet.

Got a video game enthusiast on your hands? Give them a fun alternative with this creative writing sheet, where they'll get to make up their own video game!