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Snow Day Adventure Writing Challenge | Creativity & Acts of Kindness!
A narrative/creative writing activity where students imagine and write about a personal 'snow day adventure,' including planning and self-editing.
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Finish the Story: Summer Themed Writing Prompts
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).
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Write Now!: A Guide to Getting Started
A comprehensive creative-writing guide/workbook introducing students to a wide range of short poetic and prose writing forms to build confidence and enjoyment in writing.
Stories & imaginative writing
Finish the Story – Winter Writing Prompts
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).
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School Times: First Day of School (Worksheet) (Front page)
Give students a creative-writing template to record and report on their first day(s) of school, formatted as a newspaper front page.
Stories & imaginative writing
Finish the Story – Spring Writing Prompts Pack
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).
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iMessage Template (Editable on Google Slides)
A template mimicking an iPhone iMessage interface (contact list, message bubbles, app screen) that students fill in to create fictional text-message conversations, for creative writing or social-skills practice.
Editable
Stories & imaginative writing
Finish the Story: Fall Theme Writing Prompts
A no-prep creative-writing packet of fall-themed "finish the story" prompts to build narrative writing skills.
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Cinderella: If I Were A Prince / Princess | Editable Reading Activity
Has students imagine and write about becoming a prince or princess, connecting creative writing to the Cinderella story.
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Mythical Creatures Writing Craftivity (Create Your Own Mythical Creature)
A creative writing/craft activity where students invent an original mythical creature by describing its physical traits, habitat, diet, adaptations, and magic powers, then illustrate or write about it and compare their description to a partner's drawing.
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Puns for Fun - Making School PUN Again!
A slide deck teaching the concept of puns/wordplay through examples (joke puns, food puns, punnies/comics) and a creative-writing assignment applying puns.
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‘The Naughty Dog’s Nerves’ A Fun Writing And Drawing Activity (6 years +)
Provide a narrative-based writing and drawing activity (following a dog experiencing separation anxiety while home alone) to build creative writing, vocabulary, and social-emotional discussion skills.
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Signal Template (Editable on Google Slides)
A blank messaging-app (Signal-style) conversation template that lets students write fictional or creative text-message conversations to build communication and creative writing skills.
Editable
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Chinatown Skit Project
Have students write and perform a short skit set in Chinatown, practicing creative writing, speaking, and vocabulary in a cooperative or independent project format.
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To Build A Fire by Jack London (Alternate Ending Writing Project)
A creative writing project that has students demonstrate comprehension of Jack London's short story 'To Build a Fire' by identifying a turning point in the plot and writing an alternate ending from that point, using plot-diagram planning and a grading rubric.
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The New Timetable: Lots Of Writing Tasks To Complete (9-13 years)
A creative writing resource using a short narrative (a student's chaotic first day under a new school timetable) as a stimulus for multiple writing tasks.
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My Alien ID Activity
A creative-writing and drawing activity that has students imagine and describe an alien and its home planet, encouraging imaginative engagement with space themes.
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Hangouts Template (Editable on Google Slides)
Give students an editable, familiar phone-messaging-app template to write out conversations for a creative writing or comprehension activity.
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How to Write Book: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing
A step-by-step guide teaching students to brainstorm, organize, and write across multiple genres (friendly and business letters, book reports, formal reports, essays, poetry, short stories), covering the writing process from idea generation through proofreading and sentence-level style.
Answers included
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Skype Template (Editable on Google Slides)
An editable chat-app template (Skype-style) that lets students compose simulated text-message conversations for creative writing, historical roleplay, or novel-character dialogue.
Editable
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End of Year Writing Packet
A countdown-themed (10 to 1) end-of-year writing packet giving students a different reflective or creative writing/drawing prompt for each number.
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Houseparty Template (Editable on Google Slides)
A Google Slides template styled after the Houseparty video-chat app, letting students design and fill in a mock video-chat conversation for a creative-writing or role-play activity.
Editable
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The Present: Write A Thank You Letter (and more) (9-13 years)
A creative-writing tutorial teaching students aged 9-13 to write informal thank-you letters using correct letter format, tone, and vocabulary.
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Lesson Plan on 'The Great Gatsby'
A 90-minute English lesson plan on F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby covering themes, characters, symbolism, and the American Dream.
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