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Fifth Grade Writing Worksheets and Printables

Middle school may seem like light years away to fifth-graders, but in reality it’s right around the corner. Which means now is the time to bolster those writing skills that soon will be put to the test with long-form compositions and research reports. Help your student prepare for this important transition with our fifth grade writing worksheets, which touch on everything from how to use metaphors to how to craft poetry.

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Writing Instructions

Help your child learn to write clearly and concisely by writing her own set of "how to" instructions.

Writing Metaphors

Make writing magical with metaphors! Beginning writers can practice creating their own metaphors with this sheet as a guide.

Writing Resources

Teach your child how to use writing resources like dictionaries thesauruses and help her brush up on her alphabetizing skills with this handy worksheet.

Creative Writing: Acceptance Speech

Celebrate your successes with a fun writing prompt! Your child will have fun using her imagination and honing her writing skills with this writing prompt.

Werewolf Story Writing

Polish your werewolf story writing this All Hallows Eve. Do some werewolf story writing in this Halloween worksheet.

Holiday Writing Prompt

Holiday writing prompts are festive and educational for your child. This holiday writing prompt is perfect for the Christmas season.

Practice Writing a Conclusion

With this worksheet, your students will practice writing a conclusion for an informational text about photosynthesis.

Organization in Writing

This worksheet will improve your child's organization in writing by having him to use a flow chart to get in the habit of outlining his ideas.

Money Writing Prompt

What if you had $1,000, but you couldn't spend it on yourself? Flex your creativity and goodwill thinking with this writing prompt.

Creative Writing: Animal Antics

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.

Writing Prompt: Mystery

Everyone loves a mystery! Give your budding writer a chance to create her own fictional story based on this picture writing prompt. What will happen next?

Picture Writing Prompt: Twister!

Look out, a twister is headed this way! This tornado writing prompt is sure to trigger a creative story from your young writer.

Creative Writing: Dragons

Is the sleeping dragon a watchdog or a pet? Your fifth grader can write her own story with this fun writing prompt.

Creative Writing: Mystery Letter

A letter is found in an attic. There's a mystery ahead! Your young author can use his imagination to create a fictional story based on this writing prompt.

Creative Writing: Time Machine

Your little writer will use his imagination to bend time and space with this creative writing prompt. Where will he go and what will he see?

Opinion Writing For Kids

This 3-page worksheet supporting opinion writing for kids provides a topic and poses questions to help them organize their thoughts and write their opinion.

Creative Writing: Cyclops!

What will happen to this cave-man? Your 5th grader can decide by writing a creative and exciting story to go with this illustration.

Writing a Ballad

The legend of Robin Hood was passed down through ballads. After reading about him, you and your child can try writing a ballad of your own!

Creative Writing: Snow Storm

Snow can be beautiful or scary! Your little author can decide what he'll do on his day off in the midst of a snow storm with this writing prompt.

Bad Luck Creative Writing

Did you spill the salt? Step on a crack? Do you even care? You decide what, if anything, causes bad luck. Get the juices flowing for some creative writing.

On Demand Writing: Picture Prompt

Use this picture prompt to provoke creativity in student writing.

Creative Writing: Under the Sea

Being a fish might be fun! Your young writer can write his own under the sea story with this creative writing prompt.

Picture Writing Prompt: Sea Monster

A day of fishing is interrupted by a giant sea monster! What happens next? This writing prompt will help your student stretch his imagination.

Comic Book Writing: Superhero Showdown

What's going on in this superhero comic strip? The adventures are up to your fifth grader, as he fills in captions and word bubbles with comic book writing.

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