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A Google Slides/PowerPoint deck of 24 flash-fiction creative writing prompts to give students short, timed writing practice, explained with a slide on what flash fiction is and directions for use.
A creative writing prompt worksheet using a science-fiction space travel scenario, combined with research questions about the solar system and space, culminating in a narrative or diary writing task.
Google Slideshow of 24 creative writing prompts to inspire student writing across genres and moods, with an elements-of-fiction mini-lesson.
A Google Slides-based set of 14 creative-writing prompts, each combining a character, situation, prop, setting, and phrase, to inspire short stories and flash fiction across genres (realistic fiction, fantasy, science fiction, mystery).
A creative writing resource that teaches fiction-writing craft (audience, genre, structure, sentence variety, suspense-building) through direct instruction, a model short story ('The Art Gallery') about a boy who has an eerie encounter with a painting, and a guided prompt to write a follow-up story.
A 114-page reproducible creative-writing book presenting an informal, personal-experience-based approach to teaching writing, with a large collection of open-ended writing topic activities.
A creative-writing resource that teaches students to plan and write a spooky/suspense story, using fiction-writing technique tips and a model story.
A reproducible Milliken Publishing workbook of 26 themed creative-writing activities guiding grade 5-6 students through narrative, poetry, and persuasive/commercial writing forms.
Extend a viewing of Interstellar with activities that connect new vocabulary, personal responses, and narrative writing. Students record film details and word meanings, then reflect on a favorite scene and the movie as a whole. The diary task asks students to retell three scenes from a chosen character’s perspective. Discuss the character’s thoughts and feelings first, then use those ideas to support the written response.
A reproducible Milliken Publishing workbook of themed creative-writing activities guiding grade 6-8 students through journal writing, poetry forms, characterization, and narrative/problem-solving writing.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the history and appeal of detective fiction as a literary genre, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
The rainy-spring-day question leaves the adventure open for students to invent. Discuss a setting and an action before writing, then use the companion drawing page to show the same scene. Students who need an idea can begin with a sketch and describe it orally before composing their response.
A themed activity packet introducing elementary students to Ancient Egypt through crafts, writing prompts, and resource/link pages covering hieroglyphs, the Nile, mummies, and the Sphinx.
An ESL/EFL reading-comprehension and writing-activity worksheet built around a single nonfiction passage about Jules Verne (biography and major science-fiction novels), used to practice reading comprehension, vocabulary, and English writing skills.
A set of character-profile prompt cards (with brief character bios and a linked story-idea hook) intended to spark creative short-story writing focused on character development.
Novel study guide for 'The Weirdo' by Theodore Taylor, aligned to Common Core Grade 7 Reading standards.
A novel study guide for the book Flush by Carl Hiaasen, covering pre-reading background, chapter summaries, comprehension, analysis, and cross-curricular tasks.
A no-prep creative-writing packet of back to school-themed "finish the story" prompts to build narrative writing skills.
A 50+ page no-prep space-themed literacy and math activity packet blending reading comprehension, writing, and math/counting activities for a science/space unit, aimed at Grades 1-3.
Free download Ten Christmas-themed creative writing prompts to prompt short student writing responses.
A no-prep creative-writing packet of halloween-themed "finish the story" prompts to build narrative writing skills.
A creative-writing packet for emerging writers using 4th of July themed pictures with empty speech bubbles to prompt imaginative dialogue writing.
Fall/autumn-themed creative writing prompts for high school ELA, paired with note-taking sheets.
No-prep creative-writing packet giving students a themed story-starter sentence to finish in their own words, with two page layouts per prompt (a blank version and one with illustration space).