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Activity 5: Creative Writing/Expression About Child Labor

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research child labor using Internet resources. They present the information in a creative writing piece and post it on Chalkboard.
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Thanks for the Memories

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore the importance of the family holiday meal, read and discuss "Pass the Turkey, Tamales, Kugel and Criticism" and write their own renditions of a fictitious family's holiday evening.
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A Day in the Life of a Leprechaun

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate creative writing by reading Leprechaun stories. In this Irish culture lesson, students listen as their teacher describes what a leprechaun is and where the idea for the creature came from. Students write a fictional...
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Writing a Short Story

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students complete a short story writing activity using the text of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of Baskervilles. For this short story lesson, students write a short story from the perspective of the assistant from the text....
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Write a Story 2

For Students 4th - 5th
For this creative writing worksheet, learners use the picture to generate ideas for a story. Students also incorporate the elements about the plot and setting for their story.
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Apples Personified

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students write a creative writing piece by personifying apples. In this creative writing instructional activity, students view a PowerPoint about the writing process and brainstorm about apples. Students write a rough draft about their...
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Drumming from the Heart

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a craft activity using recyclable containers and read a story to a younger child. In this service instructional activity, students read the story 'The Drum' and do a service project retelling the story and making a drum...
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Write to Music

For Teachers 4th
Students improve their creative writing skills. In this writing skills lesson, students learn about picture captions, story writing, critiques, poems, reports, letter writing, creative writing, and a rap poem.
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If I Had a Dream Worksheet

For Students 4th - 5th
In this creative writing worksheet, students explore China. Students write a short narrative describing what their typical day in China would be like.
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Aliens II

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this solar system learning exercise, students respond to 8 fill in the blank questions regarding an alien they create and draw. Students then draw the solar system and label the planet names.
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Exaggerations

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this exaggerations activity, students read several examples of exaggerations. Students are given 13 exaggerating words to use in a sentence. Two examples are given.
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Fish Story

For Teachers 3rd
In this creative writing worksheet, 3rd graders are given space to write a short story. Using the lines provided, students create a story pertaining to the given title of "Fish Story."
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Two Frogs With Writing Spaces

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this frogs writing worksheet, students color two frogs with large blank spaces in the center. There are no directions but this could be used for creative writing.
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If I Could Write a Book

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this book writing worksheet, students list an idea for a book subject. Students title their book and then draw a picture of the book cover.
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School-Home Links 74

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this writing stories worksheet, students draw a picture of their favorite animal and then write a story about the animal. Students use as many facts as possible.
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School-Home Links 75

For Students 1st
In this writing stories worksheet, 1st graders make a list of some of the words they know. Students then write a story using two or more of these words.
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Creative Writing Picture Prompt - Aliens

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this creative writing worksheet, students examine a picture prompt of an alien and a frog prince. They write a story about the picture.
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Creative Writing: Sentence Story Board

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this sentence story board worksheet, students write 4 to 6 sentences outlining their story containing a beginning, middle and ending paragraph.
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Time Machine

For Students 4th - 5th
In this creative writing worksheet, students use the prompt about a time machine to write a creative short story about that prompt.
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Writing Potions

For Students 4th - 5th
In this creative writing worksheet, students use the prompt to write a creative short story. Students write about their experiences after drinking an invisibility potion.
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Millions of Footprints

For Students 4th - 5th
In this creative writing activity, students use the prompt about millions of footprints to write a short story. The objective is to enhance students' writing skills.
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The Cave

For Students 4th - 5th
For this creative writing worksheet, students write a short story about finding a cave with danger signs all around it. Students write about entering the cave.
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Settlers on Mars

For Students 4th - 5th
In this creative writing worksheet, students use the prompt about living life on Mars. Students write about the problems they encounter and how they solve them.
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The Door Guard

For Students 6th - 7th
In this creative writing worksheet, learners use the prompt about a noise behind a castle door to write a creative short story.