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Creative Writing Teacher Resources

Build solid creative writing skills with our extensive collection of printables, graphic organizers, and lessons plans. Encourage your students to demonstrate their creativity – and their writing skills – with our resources. You'll find poetry activities, short-story writing exercises, journal topics, printable worksheets, art projects, and more!
Printables for Grades K-2
Daily Writing Prompts Printable Book (1-4)
Reading/Writing Skill-Builders Printable Book
The Parts of a Letter
Rubrics for Writing -- Elementary/Intermediate
Story Setting
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (K-2)
Printables for Third Grade
Antonyms and Synonyms
Shape Poems
Writing Journal Guidelines for Students
Daily Writing Prompts Printable Book: All About Me (1-4)
Blank Journal Page
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 3)
Printables for Fourth Grade
Going for the Gold
Mad Libs®: Write Your Own
Make Me a Cheese Sandwich
Story Writing, Volume I: Printable Book (4-6)
Story Starters
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 4)
Printables for Fifth Grade
Who Am I? -- Character Description
Native American Picture Writing
Same Name Word Puzzle
Student Proofreading Checklist
Describe That Character
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 5)
Printables for Sixth Grade
Discovering Sentences
Scoring Rubric: Poetry
Who's in the News Bulletin Board
Revision Checklist
I have butterflies in my stomach! Idiom
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 6)
Printables for Seventh Grade
Short Story Rubric
Poetic Language
Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors
Scoring Rubric: Response to Literature
Personification
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 7)
Printables for Eighth Grade
Denotation/Connotation
Scoring Rubric: Drama
Scoring Rubric: Literary Analysis/Interpretation
Writing Self-Assessment
Scoring Rubric: Research Report/Paper
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 8)
Printables for Ninth Grade
The House on Mango Street Writing Activity
Scoring Rubric: Summary
Three Useful Literary Terms
Portfolio Record
Scoring Rubric: Narrative Based on Personal Experiences
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 9)
Printables for Tenth Grade
Narrative Vignette Rubric
Scoring Rubric: Definition/Classification
Betrayal
Surprising Folks: A Look at the Truth Within
School Days
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 10)
Printables for Eleventh Grade
Moe's Café
Great Teacher
Someone's Cheating
Brand-New World
The Final Shot
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 11)
Printables for Twelfth Grade
Risking It All for a Friend
Building a Buddy
False Charge
Distant Role Model
Life's Not Always Fair
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 12)
References
Character Traits
Transition Words and Phrases
Literary Glossary
Commas
Capitals
Semicolon
Apostrophes
More Creative Writing References
Literature & Creative Writing Connected
Discover Nursery Rhymes
Sample Outlines
Sequencing
The House on Mango Street
Harry Potter Haiku Handout
Daily Journals
Write a Harry Potter Script
More Literature Activities
Reading, Language Arts, & Creative Writing Connected
Five Elements of a Story
Facts Chart
Olympic Leaders
Solving Analogies
The Herringbone
Adjective Chains
Nursery Rhyme Collection
More Reading & Language Arts Activities
Math & Creative Writing Connected
Guess How Much I Love You & I Love My Little Storybook Teacher's Guide
Hands on the Pumpkin
The Middle Ages: Medieval Towns Activity Packet
The Middle Ages: Schools and Universities Activity Packet
Social Studies & Creative Writing Connected
The House on Mango Street Questions
The Summer of the Swans
"Hi" in Hieroglyphics
Create a Scrapbook Icebreaker
The House on Mango Street Projects
Eric Carle
"Hi" in Hieroglyphics Worksheet
More Popular Social Studies Activities
History & Creative Writing Connected
Learning About Voice Through Photographs
A Pilgrim Conversation
Who's in the News Bulletin Board -- Teacher Preview
The Middle Ages: The Feudal System Activity Packet
The Middle Ages: Life on a Manor Activity Packet
What's in the News? Sub Kit - Grades 7-8
An Immigrant's Story
More Popular History Activities
Science & Creative Writing Connected
A Summer Day
Fall Haiku
Fall Similes
Life in the Sea
Charlotte's Web Persuasive Letter
Fall Acrostic Poem
Describe the Rainy Day
More Popular Science Activities
Art & Creative Writing Connected
Paper Making
Our First Classroom Book
The Accordion-Folded Pop-Up Art Book
Can You Make a Piggy Giggle? Teacher's Guide
Fill in the Beginning and End of Comic Strips
Immigration Picture Prompts
Design a Book Scene Postcard
More Creative Writing Art Activities
Music & Creative Writing Connected
Guide to the Symphonies Activities
Compose a Jingle
Health, Physical Education, & Creative Writing Connected
Quick! Get Me a Bandage!
Creating a New World Writing Activity
Gun Safety—What Would You Do?
Favorite Foods
Graphic Organizers
Event Map
Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How
Brainstorming Web
Five-Sentence Paragraph
The Handy 5 Ws and 1 H
Paragraph Blueprint
A Map to Organization
More Creative Writing Graphic Organizers
Slideshows
Favorite Writing Graphic Organizers Slideshow
More Slideshows
Quizzes
Homophones Quiz
Short Stories Quiz
Quiz on the "ie" and "ei" Rule
Irregular Plurals Quiz

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