1st - 3rd Grade Creative Writing Worksheets

Get ready for the next big snowstorm with a plan to stay cozy, safe, and happy!

Practice gratitude through poetry with this acrostic poem worksheet!

Help your child learn to navigate narrative poetry, then write their own poem, in this super-fun narrative poetry worksheet.

In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe their dream summer vacation.

Readers will reinforce their understanding of key narrative features in this writing exercise.

Here's a great activity to get your second grader's mind going and creativity in action! He'll write a story to go with the picture and even get to color too.

A valentine acrostic poem can help your child express his thoughts and opinions on Valentine's Day. Write a valentine acrostic poem with your kid this February.

In this worksheet, learners come to better understand the different kinds of narratives, and how they are similar and different, by creating a map of narrative genres.

The Analyzing a Poem graphic organizer supports students with specific questions to help them understand a poem.

Super powers and saving the world will make any child want to write! Your third grader will learn about adding supporting details to their main idea.

In this worksheet, children read an example of a bio poem for jazz musician Thelonious Monk, then use the prompt to create a bio poem for a person of their choosing.

Kapow! Wham! Creative writing can be daunting for some kids, but it doesn't have to be! Help excite and inspire your reluctant writers with this fun comic book template.

This Valentine's Day, create a special card for your loved one in the form of a heart-shaped cinquain.

Use these 24 cards for daily writing exercises, or hand them out to encourage variety in writing!

Use this paper template to create a miniature lantern with your own wishes for the coming year.

Find out if you've got a little haiku master on your hands with our haiku worksheet. A simple poetry form, a haiku is perfect for beginning writers.

Our limerick worksheet is sure to tickle your kid's funny bone! This limerick exercise teaches them how to write a limerick.

Writers will practice crafting a story around setting with this open-ended writing prompt.

If your child likes to rhyme, have him try this fun style by using the format of poet Edward Lear.

From nature hunts and rock painting to recycled art and poetry writing, these activities combine scientific exploration with arts and crafts projects.

What if you could make up your own animal species? Your child will have fun as she uses her imagination to hone her writing skills.

Children will go on a nature walk and observe their surroundings, then write a letter to nature, in this two-page mindfulness worksheet.

Children add more transition words to their sequencing arsenal in this word-sorting worksheet.

Hold on to your extra eyes and slimy green ooze -- this isn't your average creative writing prompt!

What story can your second grader come up with for this winter scene? They also get some coloring time to go along with the story they write.

Students answer key questions about their main character to develop details in this pre-writing worksheet.

Kids strengthen their pre-writing skills and learn about character development with this planning worksheet.

Use this bubble chart to brainstorm your favorite superhero's real strengths.

This spooky writing activity will introduce your kid to list-writing: a great way to practice sentences and sequential events.

Young writers will traverse the story mountain to create a narrative plot of their own! Students will consider various story elements, including characters, setting, climax, problem, and solution with this great visual aid.