Writing a Strong Hook / Introduction

Opening Sentences Writing Practice

Offering three strategies on how to write a good first sentence, this worksheet helps kids become stronger writers.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Scary Story Card Game

Scary Story Card Game

Spin a spooky tale with a creative writing card game, perfect for a dark and creepy Halloween night around the campfire.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Opinion Writing

Ideas and Hooks: Personal Narrative

Opinion Writing

Let your voice be heard! This workbook challenges kids to express their opinions. But more importantly, they'll learn how to support opinions with good evidence and facts.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Interesting Introductions

Ideas and Hooks: Personal Narrative

This lesson walks students through the first few steps of crafting a personal narrative. Writers will start by going through a process to select an idea to write about, then begin to craft a hook that invites readers into their story.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Interesting Introductions

Teach young authors how to "hook" readers with this hands-on lesson. By examining novels and developing their own introductions, students will be able to hone their writing skills.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Just Write

Just Write

Get your fifth grader to love writing with these creative writing prompts. Students will practice building stories, and can find inspiration from great authors such as Jack London or Mark Twain.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Volcano Writing Scene

Volcano Writing Scene

This volcano writing worksheet is a great brainstorm starter and provides a different approach to composition, perfect for research-based writing.

4th grade

Science

Worksheet

Hook Your Reader!

Hook Your Reader!

Students will study effective hooks and have the option to craft some hooks for their own writing.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Writing Roundup

Writing Roundup

This worksheet bundle rounds up some writing prompts for your child to explore different writing styles.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Monster Writing

Argument Writing: Drafting the Introductory Paragraph

Monster Writing

Have a monstrous amount of fun with this series of ghoulish writing activities. Get acquainted with famous monsters like Frankenstein, and write a few frightful stories of your own.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Narrative Hooks: Brainstorming

Argument Writing: Drafting the Introductory Paragraph

Great introductory paragraphs pull the reader in. Students will review the different types of hooks and practice writing effective hooks. Then students will study the structure of of the introductory paragraph and begin to craft their own.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Narrative Hooks: Brainstorming

A strong hook will grab a reader's attention and pull them into your story! This organizer will help young writers try out different ideas and decide on the strongest hook for their personal narrative.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Persuasive Paragraph

Persuasive Paragraph

Give your writing some structure with this persuasive paragraph worksheet.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Narrative Hooks

Narrative Hooks

A strong hook will capture a reader's attention and make them want to know more! In this activity, students will identify four different ways to hook a reader into a story.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Monster Under The Bed!

Monsters Around the World

Monster Under The Bed!

What if the monster under the bed was just lonely and shy? Have some spooky fun with this writing prompt to challenge your point of view.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Monsters Around the World

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!

4th grade

Social studies

Workbook

Fun and Formal Writing

Holiday Writing and Grammar

Fun and Formal Writing

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.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Holiday Writing and Grammar

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.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

The Write Direction

The Write Direction

Get your second grader's creativity flowing with this workbook, boasting all of the right stuff he needs to create events in a sequence, and eventually even pen his own prompts!

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Story Hooks

Story Hooks

Give your students an introduction to types of story hooks as they compose original story beginnings the help of a word bank. This can be a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson for the Capture That Reader! lesson plan.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Creative Writing

Practice Writing a Strong Lead: Literary Essay

Creative Writing

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!

4th grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Great Writing Starts with Golden Ideas

Practice Writing a Strong Lead: Literary Essay

Students will practice writing strong leads for their literary essays.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Great Writing Starts with Golden Ideas

Use this worksheet as a tool to assist your young writers in selecting the perfect idea for their narrative.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Grab That Reader