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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.
September Daily Journal Prompts: These September journal prompts are the perfect way for students to practice their writing skills while responding to September-themed prompts! With 50 different prompts to choose from, there’s something for everyone. Whether your students are just getting started with journaling or are experienced…
Teach students to incorporate vivid setting descriptions, character development, and dialogue into creative/narrative writing, using picture-based writing prompts.
A creative-writing worksheet teaching narrative story planning (introduction/middle/ending), using a mentor short story about a boy whose new bag is stolen by bullies as the model text.
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 reproducible Milliken Publishing workbook of 26 themed creative-writing activities guiding grade 5-6 students through narrative, poetry, and persuasive/commercial writing forms.
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 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.
A movie-study lesson plan/worksheet packet for the film Flora & Ulysses (2021), with 30 activities building reading comprehension, vocabulary, character analysis, theme analysis, data/graph interpretation, and creative writing skills.
A step-by-step storyboard planning guide, available as both printable and interactive Google Slides, that teaches students to plan a creative narrative by identifying its plot, setting, characters, conflict, and theme.
A creative writing resource that models story-opening techniques with a jungle-themed mentor text, prompting students to write their own animal adventure story.
Give students a MASH-style (fold-and-predict/spiral counting) creative writing game to randomly generate character traits and story elements for use in creative writing.
A creative-writing resource teaching narrative structure (introduction, middle, ending) through planning prompts, a fully written model story about meeting a dinosaur at a museum, and space for students to write their own version.
A creative writing worksheet that prompts students to imagine finding a mysterious box in an attic, then write a diary entry, using a provided sample diary (about a family's stressful moving day) as a model.
A creative-writing teaching resource that first reviews fiction-writing techniques (audience, genre, structure, dialogue, sentence variety) and then guides students through planning and writing an original story using a given character/setting/plot outline about a boy named Frank at a computer-game sale.
A creative-writing resource in which students read the opening of a story ('A Strange Meeting') about a boy transported into a Monet painting, write their own ending, compare it to a model ending, then use provided biographical facts about Claude Monet to write an information leaflet about the artist.
A creative-writing tutorial teaching students aged 9-13 to write a descriptive narrative about receiving and opening a present, using sensory detail and figurative language.
A creative-writing worksheet set where students write lyrics or a poem describing what it feels like to experience each of 11 specific emotions.
A movie-study resource built around Disney's Lilo & Stitch (2002), teaching reading comprehension, vocabulary, character/theme analysis, data reading, and creative writing tied to the film.
A movie-study companion built around the 2021 Netflix film 'Yes Day,' combining ELA, math/data, and SEL activities across a 30-activity student worksheet, a teacher's guide, and an answer key.
A movie-study resource built around Pixar's Inside Out 2 (2024) combining social-emotional learning with literacy, grammar, and math practice for grades 3-10.
A creative-writing task pack that uses a fantasy narrative (shrinking into a cupcake and discovering an underwater/mermaid world) as a model text, paired with vocabulary building and multiple guided writing prompts for ages 9-13.
A creative-writing worksheet using a sci-fi 'space age' theme to teach students to write varied sentence types (simple, compound, complex) and short persuasive/advert-style copy.
A creative/persuasive writing activity where students write a TV advertisement to convince buyers to purchase a fictional computer game.