Students will then popular upper grade novel titles and determine the strategies those authors used to grab readers' attention.

Assess your students’ varying abilities to write in a cohesive and sequential manner.

Encourage your little writer to exercise his creativity and write a story about this wacky scene.

In this activity, students will consider different strategies for coming up with titles, and practice crafting them for various pieces of text.

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.

Use your imagination to decide what you would do if you had a million dollars! Write about it in this creative writing exercise.

Children must complete the missing parts of the story in this fun creative writing exercise.

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

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

This Christmas writing prompt gets your child to think about what it's like to have Santa's job. Try this Christmas writing prompt with your young writer.

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.

Assess your students’ grasp on writing norms and style within the opinion writing genre.

How would the story of the Frog Prince go if it was told from the perspective of the other frogs in the pond?

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.

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

Get in the mood for Halloween with a spooky creative writing prompt. Your child will imagine and write about adventures in a haunted house!

Helping your students support their opinions with thoughtful reasons will prepare them to write strong persuasive texts.

Did you know that kids all over the globe know of the boogeyman? This cautionary tale is told in almost every country!

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.

We all know the classic tale of the Three Little Pigs, but no one has heard it from the wolf's point of view!

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

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.

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!

If your child has ever fantasized about being a pro athlete, he'll enjoy this writing assignment! Characters have stats and stories have supporting details.

Keep creativity alive this winter break with a creative writing prompt, inspired by the spirit of Christmas giving!