3rd grade Fiction Writing Printable Worksheets

Showing gratitude for family and community is essential, but let’s not forget our gratitude for nature. Use this writing worksheet during a nature walk to remind your learner of the beauty and bounty of nature, and how worthy it is to receive appreciation

In this activity, students will consider the key features of a narrative, such as plot, setting, rising action, and characters.

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.

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.

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

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

Use this Thanksgiving-inspired exercise to get your students’ creative juices flowing.

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.

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

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

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

Your students will read a story about an unusual Thanksgiving Day and retell it from another character’s point of view.

Not all poetry is about rhyming and rhythm! Have some fun writing cinquain poems with your child, short poems based on parts of speech.

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

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.

Use this chart to categorize your chosen superhero’s real and supernatural strengths.

Take a stab at haiku poetry with this free-form haiku writing worksheet. All you need is imagination and a pen!

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

Children practice parts of speech as they learn about this special poetry genre.

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

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

Encourage your child to take a nature walk, using the prompts on this worksheet to write and draw their observations of plants, animals, sounds, and more.

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.

The silverback gorilla is a special animal. This magnificent male is part of an endangered species. Complete this sheet to learn all about this gentle giant.

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