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Similes, metaphors, and idioms are some of the most widely used literary devices in both speaking and writing. Students will review each of these and practice creating some of their own. 


Similes, Metaphors, and Idioms of Figurative Language

Entice young writers to dabble in both formal, research-based writing as well as creative writing. These open-ended exercises help kids write dialogue and exposition while crafting essays or stories.

Fun and Formal Writing

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

Be a Detail Artist!

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

How to Write a Scary Story

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Make a Travel Journal

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

 "Yellow Pages" for a New Neighbor

Students become word artists as they use ordinary pictures to practice creating detailed descriptions. This technique helps your class learn how to paint a picture with words.

Paint a Word Picture

Holy cow! Did President George W. Bush really have a longhorn named Ofelia as a pet? Students learn about wacky White House pets in this fun research activity that includes “president interviews” and a pet choice writing page.

Presidential Pets

Whip up a flurry of creativity with these writing prompts; a perfect addition to any writer's journal. Play with story cards, write out winter goals and go on writing adventures in winter scenarios.

Winter Writing Journal

Dive into the magic of storytelling with this diverse series of writing prompts. Each prompt is centered around a funny illustration and they include different genres such as poetry, journalism and more!

Creative Writing

Find your inner musician with this fun-filled workbook all about music. Read about the history of different music genres, and learn to read music on the piano and guitar too!

Music to Your Ears

Kids can go on a daily writing adventure with a month&#39;s worth of prompts to keep writing skills sharp. Invent an animal, write a recipe, make three wishes, and more!

Journal Prompts For Kids

No need to knock on wood, this book just takes a page from common superstitions to give kids great writing practice! They can consider some origins as they read and write about different beliefs.

Superstitions: Ideas for Writing

These articles, short stories, fairy tales and fables teach kids about a wide range of subjects so your child can learn more about history and science while improving literacy and vocabulary skills.

Reading Comprehension

This book of creative writing prompts will nudge reluctant writers towards a love of language with imaginative activities that take them through space, under the sea and into distant lands.

Story Starters

Meet mythical creatures from all around the world with these creative writing prompts. Tell a story from a monster's perspective, trek the Himalayas with a yeti and create your own monster too!

Monsters Around the World

Your child can practice creative writing to go with fall holidays. Writing narratives from real or imagined stories will teach kids technique, characterization, sequencing and story development.

Holiday Writing and Grammar

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.

Christmas Writing Prompt

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

Christmas Creative Writing

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

Christmas Creative Writing Prompt

Put a fun spin on the typical "Dear Santa" letter. Your child must use persuasive language to convince Santa to bring her the presents she wants!

Dear Santa Writing Prompt

Do you remember your favorite Christmas experience? Get your little writer to practice her creative writing with a fun prompt.

Christmas Writing Activity

Get in the spirit of Christmas with a writing prompt about your favorite Christmas gifts! Your child can use descriptive language to make a paragraph.

Christmas Gift Writing Prompt

With this worksheet, your students practice and identifying and writing hyperboles.

Hard-Working Hyperbole

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

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

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

If You Were a Superhero...

This Easter writing prompt will get your child to think about Easter traditions and then order his thoughts by practicing structured composition.

Easter Creative Writing #4

Little Easter Bunnies, get out your creative thinking caps and delve into this Easter writing prompt. Can you think up the best Easter egg hunt?

Easter Creative Writing #9

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

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