Free Elementary School Creative Writing Resources

Are you ready to dive into a world of gratitude this Thanksgiving season? By focusing on gratitude, we can improve our mood, strengthen our relationships, and even boost our creativity! These writing prompts are a great way to engage students with kindness and reflection for November.

Benefits of Thankful Writing Prompts

• Emotional Well-being: Focusing on gratitude can improve mood, reduce stress, and increase happiness.
• Improved Relationships: Expressing gratitude can strengthen bonds with loved ones and build deeper connections.
• Enhanced Self-Awareness: Reflecting on gratitude can help students identify their values and priorities.
• Increased Resilience: A grateful mindset can help students cope with challenges and setbacks.
• Boosted Creativity: Writing prompts spark imagination and encourage creative thinking.

What's Included:

1 journal prompt page

15 journal prompts (word bank included!)

6 pages of writing paper

Get Ready for Gratitude!

Students write, draw, and reflect as they explore many ways to express thankfulness. Let's make this a Thanksgiving filled with positivity and appreciation!

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Make your own book template! Kids love writing their own stories. This is an easy to print document that students can put together themselves to make their own book. Working on vocabulary or spelling words? Have students copy them at the beginning of the book and then use them throughout the story. Have students share their own stories with others in the class to encourage reading skills. All you need to do is print out a copy for each student, and let their own imagination soar.

End of Year Memory Book K-4

Pages included:

• Cover page for K - 4
• When I grow up
• 3 pages for pictures
• Things I learned
• A page for student's picture, hand print, grade, age and height
• My Favorite things
• My new friends
• My school
• Signatures
• Congratulations on completing grades k - 4

Ready to give your students a spook-tacular writing experience? These 10 Halloween-themed story starters are designed to spark imagination and creativity in your classroom. Perfect for grades 4 and up, these engaging prompts are open-ended, allowing students to create their own spooky, mysterious, or magical tales.

Use these story starters as:

• Bell ringers to jumpstart creative writing sessions
• Writing centers or stations for independent work
• Extension activities when students need an extra challenge
• Fun, seasonal writing prompts for October or Halloween-themed lessons

Included Story Starters:

• “As I walked through the dark forest, I saw a glowing jack-o’-lantern with a note attached. The note said…”
• “One rainy Halloween night, I heard a mysterious knock at the door. When I opened it, there was a box with something moving inside.”
• “While trick-or-treating, I came across a house that no one ever visits. The door creaked open by itself, and I decided to…”
• And 7 more eerie and thrilling prompts!

Why You’ll Love This Resource:

Easy to Use: Just print and go! No prep needed.
Engaging & Fun: Each prompt invites students to explore their creativity with a Halloween twist.
Flexible Use: Great for writing centers, independent work, or creative group activities.
Perfect for Fall: Bring the spooky season into your classroom with these seasonal story starters.

Don’t miss out on this FREE Halloween resource that will keep your students’ creativity brewing all month long! Download today and let the spooky storytelling begin!

This fun and engaging burger-themed rubric makes writing expectations clear and understandable for students. With four clear levels of achievement, this rubric provides valuable guidance for students to improve their writing skills.

What's Included:

• Four-Level Rubric: Detailed criteria for each level, from "Incomplete Work" to "Above and Beyond," covering essential writing elements.
• Versatile Format: Suitable for both classroom posters and individual student printouts as a guide for each student's binder/writing assignment.

⭐Writing Attempts:

Narrative
Christmas: Trapped in a Snow Globe | My Snowman Came to Life
Thanksgiving: How the Turkey Escaped Thanksgiving Dinner | How the Turkey Escaped Thanksgiving Dinner

Others: Journey to the Center of the Earth | Forms of Energy in my Car - Science, Art & WRITING Project

Easter: Benny the Bunny - Easter's Surprise | NOT Bunny - Eggcelent Easter/Spring Surprise

Halloween: Trapped in a Haunted House

Persuasive | Dear Santa - Villains Edition | Who Will Guide the Sleigh | Halloween: Can I Keep My Witch?

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Make Mom a Queen for Mother's Day!

Feeling like royalty? This Mother's Day, you can make Mom feel like the queen she is with a crown you create yourself!

Here's what you'll need:

• Construction paper (shiny or glittery is extra special!)
• Scissors (adult supervision needed!)
• Markers, crayons, or colored pencils
• Stickers or decorations (optional)
• Glue

Let's get crafting!

1. Crown yourself a designer! With an adult helping, choose your favorite construction paper color.
2. Time to cut! Again, with grown-up help, cut out a large crown shape from the paper.
3. Now comes the fun part! Decorate your crown! Write messages for Mom all around the crown. What do you love about her? What makes her the best mom ever?

• "I love your hugs!"
• "You make the best pancakes!"
• "Thank you for playing with me!"

Sparkle and shine (optional)! Add stickers, glitter, or anything else that makes your crown extra special for Mom.

The grand finale!

Carefully place your crown on Mom's head and give her a big hug. This homemade crown is sure to make her feel loved and appreciated on Mother's Day!

Each writing poster has the stage of the writing process in bold letters, along with instructions for what should be done at each stage. These writing posters will help you and your students keep track of where they are during writer's workshop. I laminate and hang the posters as well as prepare clothespins with each child's name on one. As a child works on a piece of writing his/her clip is moved to the appropriate stage of the writing process.

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Make students a Writing Journal to do independent writing during a mini lesson or add to your Writing station.This is great practice for skills that are needed on standardized testing. The Writing Prompt Journal will help keep students' writing skills crisp all year long. Writing Journal Includes: 6 Writing Plans (Graphic Organizers) 6 Writing Prompts 6 Writing Draft Sheets Writing Checklist (Copy for each draft) Transition Word Bank (Graphic Organizer) Transition Word List 6 Different Writing Genres included: Informative, Creative, Personal Narrative, Persuasive, Descriptive, and Fictional Writing. Students will enjoy sharing their writing with one another and teachers have a quick daily formative writing assessment. Please comment and rate. Thank You! If you like this item please check out my Figurative Language Bundle

Engage your students with exciting 100 Days of School activities that promote both learning and fun! Our carefully crafted collection of noun-focused activities ensures that students not only celebrate reaching the milestone, but also develop a solid grasp of important language concepts. Throughout these activities, students will explore nouns in various forms, from common and proper nouns to abstract and concrete nouns, facilitating their understanding of grammar and vocabulary.

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Four creative writing prompts with winter coloring pictures. Promotes writing skills, creative thinking, and on-demand prompt writing. Use with mini-lessons to teach basic skills or for assessment of writing skills. Share in small or whole group settings and display students' writings for all to read.

This is a free preview of the Hamlet - Play Script. The full play script is available for just $4.75 by following the link above.

The play script is suitable for students aged 9 to 14. Hamlet tells the story of a Prince whose father, the King, has just died. His father’s ghost visits him and tells him that the new King, Claudius – who has married his mother – was the killer.

Hamlet wants revenge and the story follows a bloody path in which he takes revenge but loses his own life, and the life of the woman he loves – Ophelia.

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The play script is a mix of modern English with some of the famous lines from the real play mixed in as well. I hope you enjoy it – good luck! There are 15 speaking roles, and extra characters for up to 25-30 people. Ideal for theater performances or plays, reading activities or guided reading sessions.

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Students will color their raindrop then dictate to the teacher the answer to one of the writing prompts. Students who can write and do so directly on their raindrop. This makes a great wall display.

There are two writing prompts included with this packet.

This is just a fun spring writing activity. Students can color in the picture and then write about what spring means to them.

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Ring in the new year with this NO PREP acrostic poem goal writing activity! Students can choose their favorite words and write their own acrostic poem on the printable template while spelling out the words HAPPY NEW YEAR. Enjoy as morning work, center activity, brain break, or for your New Year's Party!

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New Year's Bundle

Directions:

• Print the template in color or black and white
• students write a word or phrase to describe what they hope the new year will bring for them or what goals they have for the new year
• In an acrostic poem, each line starts with a capital letter that spells out the poem's theme vertically
• Acrostic poems don't need to rhyme, but all the other poetic devices like alliteration, similes, and rhythm are often used to create an effect on the reader

What's included?

• 1 "Happy New Year" acrostic poem template in Color
• 1 "Happy New Year" acrostic poem template in Black and White

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Writing journals spur a love of writing regardless of writing level. Improve fine motor skills with this NO PREP September Journal! Use for Writing Stations and Centers. Check out the BUNDLE of journals for creating a year of progress in writing and learning!

Hole punch and put it into a binder for a great assessment tool and year-end take-home treasure. Back to school just got easier!

Writing Prompts are:

• My name is:
• My teacher is: version one
• My teacher is: version two
• I will learn numbers (1-10).
• I will learn letters (uppercase).
• I will learn colors (primary).
• I will learn shapes (rectangle, square, circle, triangle).
• Draw something you like about September.
• Time to trace (vertical).
• Trace Letters and Color – I read books.
• Trace Letters and Color – I write.
• Trace Letters and Color – I learn.

Learning Objectives:

• Become familiar with the months of the Year
• Know what happens during the Month
• Grow to love reading and writing regardless
• of ability
• Social Emotional Learning
• Creativity

JOURNALS BY MONTH

September Journal

October Journal

November Journal

December Journal

January Journal

February Journal

March Journal

April Journal

May Journal

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This packet includes 2 essay templates that are useful for students who are just beginning to write an essay or for students who are going to write a rough draft after brainstorming.

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Get into the festive spirit with our delightful Thanksgiving Coloring Pages! This set includes 7 unique designs perfect for kids and adults alike. Each page features charming Thanksgiving-themed illustrations, ideal for creativity and relaxation.

Enhance collaboration, writing and public speaking skills with Story Starters! This AVID resource provides engaging story starters that encourage students to finish a story and present it to their peers. This activity fosters collaboration and communication within small groups or whole class settings, while also providing a fun way to improve public speaking skills. Download the Google Slides digital resource today and see the positive impact it can have on your students' teamwork and confidence!

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Directions:

• Display the Google Slide Story Starter OR print them out so students have different stories to choose from.
• Students will complete the engaging story starter by writing for 3 minutes.
• Students can use the picture provided to help guide them in their stories, or choose to take a different route and be creative on their own.
• Students will be split into groups of 4-6.
• Each student will present their story to their small group while practicing public speaking skills.

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• 3 Story Starter Prompts with Images
• 1 Directions Page

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Transform your classroom into a spooky wonderland with this engaging Halloween themed creative writing and craft activity. The If my Teacher Turned into a Pumpkin Bunting Template Pack offers 6 printable templates, both in black and white and vibrant orange, providing students with various avenues to express their creativity. Each template includes three designs for drawing, as well as three for guided writing exercises. Once completed, your students can proudly display their work by stringing the buntings together. These decorations can adorn the classroom, from walls and bulletin boards to doors and hallways.

This no prep activity enhances creative writing skills and fine motor development through cutting practice. It's an ideal resource for Halloween themed lessons, promoting a fun and educational atmosphere. Download now and let the Halloween spirit ignite imaginative storytelling in your classroom.

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