3rd Grade Creative Writing Resources

Turkey in disguise craft and writing perfect for bulletin board

Created by
Easy Peasy and Fun

This Turkey in Disguise writing project and craft is one of the most fun Thanksgiving and November activities. There are many varieties and many different ways you can use this template.You can preview the whole file.Our printable template elevates this project to new heights! The template offers va

1st - 3rd Art, Creative Writing

Also included in: Turkey Thanksgiving Crafts Bundle, November Printable Craftivity Templates

Descriptive Writing Using the 5 Senses

Created by
Nicole Hernandez A Teachers Idea

Get your students writing with this Five Senses Descriptive Writing Prompts pack, designed for kindergarten to grade 2 students! This printable resource includes 17 unique writing prompts featuring real-life images that will have your students thinking and writing!What’s Inside?✔ 17 writing workshee

Kindergarten - 3rd English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing

Writing Prompt Ideas

Created by
Oceanview Resources

Use these quick writing starters to get the brain ticking over. These are best used as a timed activity with students given a short amount of time 10-15 minutes to work on their writing.No worrying about spelling, the focus of these tasks is to get the ideas flowing and down onto paper.Group sharin

2nd - 8th English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Writing Center l Build-a-story with Creative Writing Picture Prompts

Created by
Oceanview Resources

⭐⭐Do you have students who really struggle with creative writing?⭐⭐☀Do you need activities for your classroom writing station?☀These creative and fun window images were created for my reluctant writers after we explored the wonderful book "Windows" by Jeannie Baker.☀My students really loved thes...

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Halloween Narrative writing l 3D Template l templates and scaffolds

Created by
Oceanview Resources

⭐Narrative writing with a twist⭐☀Bring your narrative story writing to 'life' with this set of Spooky themed story templates.☀This set comprises 8 different scenes, a set of suggested characters, and a narrative scaffold all in one.☀As students work on their scenes and choose the characters, they...

1st - 6th English Language Arts, Creative Writing

Disguise a Turkey in Disguise Craft, Thanksgiving Project Writing Craftivity

Created by
Easy Peasy and Fun

Disguise a turkey is one of the most fun activities you can do with you students in November (or any other time of the year). It is a fun Thanksgiving craftivity that can either be done entirely in the classroom or it can be sent home as a family project.Agamographs are really fun, and kids are fasc

1st - 3rd Art, Creative Writing

Also included in: Turkey Thanksgiving Crafts Bundle, November Printable Craftivity Templates

Halloween Writing with Video Stimulus

Created by
Oceanview Resources

This resource is totally unique. The powerpoint includes a custom made Video with teaching notes to stimulate your students and excite them about writing. The characters and background images are engaging and really fun for students of all ages.Templates are provided for story planning and sequenc

2nd - 6th English Language Arts, Creative Writing

Create a Halloween Comic Strip Book Creative Writing Template 4th 5th 6th Grade

Created by
The Wordsmith Cat

Encourage creative writing this Halloween with a spooky haunted house Create a Comic Book activity. Students in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade will love this approach to visual storytelling.This create a comic book activity includes 4 pages with a comic strip template, plot choice prompts, and illustrations

3rd - 6th Creative Writing, Writing

Also included in: Graphic Novel Project Comic Book 5th 6th Grade Engaging Writing Reluctant Writer

Opinion Writing: Pokémon Versus, A Fun Print & Go Creative Writing Assignment

Created by
Backyard Academy

Perfect for new or reluctant writers, or students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, autism or other "big kids" who need developmentally appropriate writing practice. This fun print and go creative writing activity is sure to appeal to any Pokémon fan! Students will be provided with over 50 pages of match u

1st - 4th Creative Writing, Handwriting, Spelling

Write Narrative Story Introductions and Conclusions ELA SBAC CAASPP Test Prep

Created by
iTeach & iWrite

Prepare for the SBAC CAASPP test with 10 Finish the Story brochures that allow students to write both the introduction and conclusion to finish a story. Differentiating is easy with these printable or editable digital stories. Start by analyzing the existing story text for setting, character point o

3rd - 6th Creative Writing, ELA Test Prep, Writing

Also included in: Narrative Writing Unit Activities Bundle for Gr. 3-8: SBAC and CAASPP Test Prep

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Create a Rockstar Roll & Write Grammatically Correct Build a Sentence Activity

Created by
The Wordsmith Cat

The Rockstar Roll & Write activity is designed for 2nd–5th Grade students who need structured practice creating grammatically correct sentences. The die-based format adds a simple element of choice while the scaffolded template supports students as they organise the parts of a sentence and write

2nd - 5th Creative Writing, Grammar, Other (ELA)

Roll & Build Grammatically Correct Sentences Colourful Semantics Color Coded

Created by
The Wordsmith Cat

In a small group or literacy centre, students can use the colour-coded sentence parts to practise putting words and ideas together in grammatically correct sentences. This Colourful Semantics-inspired resource provides structured sentence building activities for Grades 1–3.Students roll a die, use t

1st - 3rd Creative Writing, Grammar, Writing

Also included in: Grammatically Correct Sentences Descriptive Writing with Five Senses Grade 1 2

Editable Digital Picture Writing Prompts with Buildable Word Banks

Created by
iTeach & iWrite

Inspire better writing pieces by helping your class build a word bank based on illustrations prior to writing. Designed to be a teacher-led, no prep activity the whole class will enjoy, this Google Slideshow is editable and includes 20 different images with space to write 20 words per image.

3rd - 6th Creative Writing

Also included in: Reluctant Writers Activity Bundle: Engaging Activities for Writing Intervention

Google Drive

Narrative Writing Bell Ringer Warm-Ups: 50 Digital Creative Writing Activities

Created by
iTeach & iWrite

These 50 Narrative Writing Time Filler Warm-Ups are exactly what your reluctant or struggling writers need to improve their creative writing skills. You’ll get access to both a PowerPoint presentation and a Google Slideshow with 10 weeks of no-prep digital bell-ringers.

3rd - 6th Creative Writing, Writing, Other (ELA)

Also included in: Writing Warm-Ups Bundle: 200 Bell Ringers for Info, Opinion, Narrative & Grammar

Christmas Quick-Write Prompts – Writing Fluency Activity

Created by
Oceanview Resources

⭐ Christmas Quick-Write Paragraph Prompts – Writing Fluency Activity ⭐Bring festive fun into your writing block with these Christmas-themed Quick-Write Paragraph Prompts! This resource includes a collection of engaging images paired with structured paragraph templates, perfect for supporting stude...

1st - 6th Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing

Make a Moment Explode Personal Narrative Graphic Organizer Brainstorm Worksheet

Created by
The Wordsmith Cat

Help students move from a broad personal experience to a focused moment they can develop into a narrative. This Make a Moment Explode graphic organizer gives 1st–4th grade writers a clear structure for brainstorming, prewriting, and planning personal narrative details.The ready-to-use template guide

1st - 4th Creative Writing, Handwriting, Writing

Scary Story Template Haunted House Halloween Creative Writing Prompts 5th Grade

Created by
The Wordsmith Cat

Are you looking for a spooky story writing activity this Halloween? This Haunted House themed writing activity is perfect for students in 4th and 5th grade. It includes a story starter, plot prompts, and a scaffolded writing template to help students draft their story.

3rd - 6th Creative Writing, Writing

Also included in: Finish the Story Independent Narrative Writing Packet Imaginative Fictional 5th

Imaginative Narrative Fantasy Writing Fictional Organizer Story Writing Template

Created by
The Wordsmith Cat

Help students plan and develop imaginative fictional stories with this fantasy-themed narrative writing organizer for 3rd-6th Grade. The scaffolded template gives students a clear structure for organising ideas, choosing plot directions, and building a complete fictional narrative.A two-page story s

3rd - 6th Creative Writing, Writing

Also included in: Finish the Story Independent Narrative Writing Packet Imaginative Fictional 5th

Fun Writing Activity 4th Grade Imaginative Writing Template Escape Room Project

Created by
The Wordsmith Cat

Students in 3rd and 4th grade will love this fun interactive narrative writing escape room. The spy-themed activity has puzzle prompts for students to unlock plot ideas and finish the story. This is an imaginative and exciting task to use in an ELA lesson to get students motivated to write while enj

3rd - 6th Creative Writing, Writing

Space Theme Writing Prompts ELA Escape Room Fourth Fifth Grade Writing Template

Created by
The Wordsmith Cat

Do you need a new way to engage your 4th and 5th graders in narrative writing? Try this Outer Space narrative writing escape room!This resource is more than a writing template. It is an action-packed story starter with characters ready to spark imagination and puzzles that reveal plot prompts! Stude

3rd - 6th Creative Writing, Writing

Baseball Themed Visual Writing Prompt Activities & Unit Lesson Resources

Created by
iTeach & iWrite

This resource includes 3 pages of unit planning resource links and a slideshow of visual/auditory writing prompts. The unit resources doc includes links to articles to read, read alouds on Youtube, videos, expository, opinion and narrative writing prompts, room transformation ideas, and more.

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Creative Writing

Also included in: Visual Story Starters Bundle: Creative Writing Photo Prompts Set to Music

Google Drive

Illustrated Picture Writing Prompts with Word Banks for Narrative & Info Writing

Created by
iTeach & iWrite

Challenge your students spice up their writing with these Picture Prompts with Word Banks for Narrative Writing. This printable pack of 20 illustrated pictures, each one with a prebuilt word bank of 20 words, is engaging for all 2nd through 5th graders.

2nd - 5th English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Also included in: Reluctant Writers Activity Bundle: Engaging Activities for Writing Intervention

Narrative Creative Writing Pull Tab Flyers with Fun Writing Prompts Grades 3-6

Created by
iTeach & iWrite

This Pull a Prompt activity uses the novelty of a pull tab flyer but with 10 fun narrative writing prompts, all based on a single character. It’s low-prep, easy for new teachers and subs, fun for elementary kids, and allows for student choice.

3rd - 6th Creative Writing

Google Drive

Writing Bookmarks, Posters and Google Slides for Writing Skills & Strategies

Created by
iTeach & iWrite

Use these 25 standards-based, interactive Writing Skills & Strategies Bookmarks, correlating posters, and Google Slides to differentiate for student needs and practice specific writing strategies. These can also be used for test prep, homework, small group instruction, and independent writing.

3rd - 6th Creative Writing, ELA Test Prep, Writing Expository

Also included in: Reading Comprehension, Grammar, and Writing Skills Interactive Bookmarks

Google Drive