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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
Native American Picture Writing
The Parts of a Letter
Rubrics for Writing -- Elementary/Intermediate
Daily Writing Prompts Printable Book (1-4)
Story Setting
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (K-2)
Printables for Third Grade
"I'm Thankful for . . ."
Fill-In: Young Tom Turkey
Shape Poems
Antonyms and Synonyms
Daily Journal Topics: Thanksgiving
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 3)
Printables for Fourth Grade
Mad Libs®: Write Your Own
Make Me a Cheese Sandwich
Describe That Character
Who Am I? -- Character Description
Daily Writing Prompts Printable Book: All About Me (1-4)
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 4)
Printables for Fifth Grade
Writing a Descriptive Paragraph (Gr. 5)
Reading/Writing Skill-Builders Printable Book
Writing Assignment Rubric
Fall into Rhyme
Story Writing, Volume I: Printable Book (4-6)
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 5)
Printables for Sixth Grade
Scoring Rubric: Poetry
Story Starters
Student Proofreading Checklist
Scoring Rubric: Narrative Based on Personal Experiences
Revision Checklist
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 6)
Printables for Seventh Grade
Short Story Rubric
Poetic Language
Writing a Character Sketch
Scoring Rubric: Research Report/Paper
Scoring Rubric: Summary
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 7)
Printables for Eighth Grade
Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors
Creative Writing Printable Book (5-8)
Denotation/Connotation
The Middle Ages: Life on a Manor Activity Packet
Scoring Rubric: Response to Literature
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 8)
Printables for Ninth Grade
The House on Mango Street Writing Activity
Personification
Scoring Rubric: Literary Analysis/Interpretation
Scoring Rubric: Fictional Narrative
Scoring Rubric: Drama
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 9)
Printables for Tenth Grade
Three Useful Literary Terms
Narrative Vignette Rubric
Writing Self-Assessment
Scoring Rubric: Cause-Effect
Slaughterhouse-Five Projects
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 10)
Printables for Eleventh Grade
Scoring Rubric: Definition/Classification
Scoring Rubric: Problem-Solution
Scoring Rubric: Description
Peer Conference Notes: Writer
Scoring Rubric: Persuasion
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 11)
Printables for Twelfth Grade
The Case of the Missing Crown Activity
Scoring Rubric: Comparison/Contrast
Initial Self-Assessment: Writing
Scoring Rubric: Critical Review
Scoring Rubric: Expression
More Popular Creative Writing Printables (Gr. 12)
References
Transition Words and Phrases
Character Traits
Commas
Capitals
Literary Glossary
Apostrophes
Semicolon
More Creative Writing References
Literature & Creative Writing Connected
Sequencing
Letter-Writing Printables & Activities Slideshow
Sample Essay Outlines
Metaphor Unit Poems
Fall Similes
Holiday Poems
Fall Haiku
More Literature Activities
Reading, Language Arts, & Creative Writing Connected
A Pilgrim Conversation
Five Elements of a Story
Facts Chart
Solving Analogies
Discover Nursery Rhymes
Adjective Chains
A Pilgrim Conversation Rubric
More Reading & Language Arts Activities
Math & Creative Writing Connected
Hands on the Pumpkin
The Middle Ages: Medieval Towns Activity Packet
Guess How Much I Love You & I Love My Little Storybook Teacher's Guide
The Middle Ages: Schools and Universities Activity Packet
Social Studies & Creative Writing Connected
A Holiday from the Past
"Hi" in Hieroglyphics
Immigration Picture Prompts
A Holiday from Another Culture
The House on Mango Street Questions
The Summer of the Swans
Transcript of Authors Live with Jerry Spinelli
More Popular Social Studies Activities
History & Creative Writing Connected
Learning About Voice Through Photographs
An Immigrant's Story
The Middle Ages: The Feudal System Activity Packet
The House on Mango Street Projects
"Hi" in Hieroglyphics Worksheet
Who's in the News Bulletin Board
Immigrants' Experiences Worksheet
More Popular History Activities
Science & Creative Writing Connected
Fall Acrostic Poem
Charlotte's Web Persuasive Letter
Post Card Template
Life in the Sea
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi Project Ideas
Writing about Volcanoes
Winter Solstice Activities
More Popular Science Activities
Art & Creative Writing Connected
The Accordion-Folded Pop-Up Art Book
Paper Making
Fill in the Middle of Comic Strips
Fill in the Beginning and End of Comic Strips
Design a Book Scene Postcard
The Middle Ages: Knights and Knighthood Activity Packet
Create a New Comic Strip
More Creative Writing Art Activities
Music & Creative Writing Connected
Give Us a Call -- Singing Telephone Message
Guide to the Symphonies Activities
Enter the Poetry Contest
What Happened Then? Story-Writing with Musical Notes
Compose a Jingle
Write a Flash Bulletin
Health, Physical Education, & Creative Writing Connected
Favorite Foods
Olympic Leaders
Quick! Get Me a Bandage!
Creating a New World Writing Activity
Gun Safety—What Would You Do?
Going for the Gold
Graphic Organizers
Brainstorming Web
Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How
Five-Sentence Paragraph
Paragraph Blueprint
Persuasive Letter Graphic Organizer
Event Map
The Handy 5 Ws and 1 H
More Creative Writing Graphic Organizers
Slideshows
Favorite Writing Graphic Organizers Slideshow
English Grammar & Mechanics Printables Slideshow
Story Writing Printables Slideshow
Poetry Activities & Prompts: Printables Slideshow
Capitalization Printables Slideshow
Creative Writing Printables Slideshow
More Slideshows
Quizzes
Short Stories Quiz
Homophones Quiz
Irregular Plurals Quiz
Quiz on the "ie" and "ei" Rule

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