This assessment will illustrate your students’ writing abilities within the realistic fiction writing genre.

Fill in the speech and thought bubbles as a guy and girl talk on the phone.

Imagine you spent a day in the life of a snowflake. What winter wonders would you see? Have some fun with this creative writing prompt.

Review and practice writing dialogue with your students. Choose from three situations and create an original dialogue for the characters in one of them.

How many ways can you start a story? Have fun with writing, and practice telling the beginning of a story in six different ways.

Show students how vivid a well-written description can be and then let them create imagery of their own.

Many famous mythical creatures tend to reflect the geography of the land around their country of origin. What does your hometown monster look like?

When three suitors come knocking at the princess's door, which one will she choose? Read The Three Princes, then take the place of the king in an exercise.

Did you ever get bad luck from seeing a black cat cross your path? Maybe the superstition is not as scary as you thought!

Use this assessment and the corresponding rubric to see how well students write personal narratives!

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

Beware of walking under ladders! Find out the origins of this superstition and why people avoid walking under ladders.

There are many different ways to start a story! Hone creativity and build knowledge about literary devices with these fun story starting prompts.

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

On a dark and story night... Spookify your storytelling time with some scary story cards!

This story starter is getting warmer! Read this version of the story of Helios the sun god, then have your child make his own sun myth.

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

What's happening in this scene? It's up to your creative kid to fill the speech bubbles.

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!

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

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.

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.

Starting a story can be the toughest part of writing. Help your child flex their creativity by starting the same story in six different ways!

Good writers also know how to slow down the action at just the right times to build suspense and pull the reader into the moment.

Have you ever opened an umbrella indoors? Some people think that action causes bad luck! Read all about how this superstition came to be.

If Christmas were a person, what would he or she be like? Have some fun crafting the ultimate holiday character with this Christmas writing prompt!

Is spilling salt really bad luck? Read about the origins of this food superstition; it may not be as odd as you think!

Did you know that in Australia, December 25th is actually during the summer? Imagine if we celebrated Christmas during the summer!

Flex those creative writing skills by starting a story in a few different ways! Use the picture as a prompt, and use each technique to start a story.

Where could this map lead to? Give your beginning writer a fun way to exercise his creativity.