teaching resource

Halloween Creative Writing Prompts - Year 4 and Year 5

Updated: 18 Sep 2023

Develop narrative writing skills this Halloween season with a set of Halloween creative writing prompts for Year 4 and Year 5.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 3 - 5

Curriculum

ACELT1601

Create imaginative texts based on characters, settings and events from studentsâ own and other cultures using visual features, for example perspective, distance and angleElaborationsdrawing on literary texts read, viewed and listened to for insp...
ACELY1682

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print,and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purposeElaborationsusing pri...
ACELT1794

Create literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settingsElaborationscollaboratively plan, compose, sequence and prepare a literary text along a familiar storyline, using film, sound and images to convey setting, characters and points o...
ACELY1692

Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning to expand content knowledge, integrating and linking ideas and analysing and evaluating textsElaborationsmaking connections between the text and studentsâ own experience and oth...
ACELY1694

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language featuresElaborationsusing re...
ACELT1612

Create literary texts using realistic and fantasy settings and characters that draw on the worlds represented in texts students have experiencedElaborationsusing texts with computer-based graphics, animation and 2D qualities, consider how and why par...
ACELY1704

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audienceElaborationsusing research from print and digital resources t...

AC9E3LE05

Create and edit imaginative texts, using or adapting language features, characters, settings, plot structures and ideas encountered in literary texts
AC9E3LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive written and multimodal texts, using visual features, appropriate form and layout, with ideas grouped in simple paragraphs, mostly correct tense, topic- specific vocabulary and correct spelling of most high-frequency and phonetic
AC9E4LE05

Create and edit literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings
AC9E4LY05

Use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and questioning to build literal and inferred meaning, to expand topic knowledge and ideas, and evaluate texts
AC9E4LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, using visual features, relevant linked ideas, complex sentences, appropriate tense, synonyms and antonyms, correct spelling of multisyllabic words and simple punctuation
AC9E5LE05

Create and edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters and settings from texts students have experienced
AC9E5LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts whose purposes may be imaginative, informative and persuasive, developing ideas using visual features, text structure appropriate to the topic and purpose, text connectives, expanded noun groups, specialist and technical vocabulary, and pu

teaching resource

Halloween Creative Writing Prompts - Year 4 and Year 5

Updated: 18 Sep 2023

Develop narrative writing skills this Halloween season with a set of Halloween creative writing prompts for Year 4 and Year 5.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 3 - 5

Develop narrative writing skills this Halloween season with a set of Halloween creative writing prompts for Year 4 and Year 5.

Unleash Your Students’ Imagination With Halloween Story Starters!

Are you ready to take your students on a spellbinding journey into the world of narrative writing? Imagine young minds weaving tales of magic and mystery, where the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Dive into the story of a ghostly roommate, a mysterious whisper, a spooky abandoned house, or a trip to a strange pumpkin patch. This narrative writing resource pack is here to transform your students into real authors!

Spooky and Creative Writing Prompts for Kids:

In this resource pack, students will write one of four stories designed to bring about that creepy Halloween spirit. This worksheet includes creative story starters such as

Last week, I got lost on my walk home from school. I tried a new shortcut, but I ended up near the cemetery two streets away from my house. After figuring out where I was, I walked the two blocks home and went inside to rest. As I lay on my bed, I heard a strange sound and realised something else had come home with me. A cemetery ghost had followed me home, and now he was moving in! I jumped up from my bed and …
As I watched the abandoned house at the end of the street, I noticed eerie shadows dancing in the moonlight. There was something in there, and I had to investigate. I crept outside and went right up to the house. I peeked in a window and saw nothing, so I tried the doorknob. The knob turned, and the door opened with a creak, so I stepped inside. Suddenly, …

These story starters make perfect Halloween writing activities because they drop the student into the story right in the middle of the action. They don’t have to worry about making up a character, developing the setting, or any of the hard stuff. They simply pick up where the story leaves off and let their imagination take it from there!

We have also included additional lined paper for students whose stories extend beyond the boundaries of a single page.

To download your resource, click the dropdown on the download button to select the Editable Google Slides resource or printable PDF.

This resource was created by Lisamarie Del Valle, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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Curriculum

ACELT1601

Create imaginative texts based on characters, settings and events from studentsâ own and other cultures using visual features, for example perspective, distance and angleElaborationsdrawing on literary texts read, viewed and listened to for insp...
ACELY1682

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print,and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purposeElaborationsusing pri...
ACELT1794

Create literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settingsElaborationscollaboratively plan, compose, sequence and prepare a literary text along a familiar storyline, using film, sound and images to convey setting, characters and points o...
ACELY1692

Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning to expand content knowledge, integrating and linking ideas and analysing and evaluating textsElaborationsmaking connections between the text and studentsâ own experience and oth...
ACELY1694

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language featuresElaborationsusing re...
ACELT1612

Create literary texts using realistic and fantasy settings and characters that draw on the worlds represented in texts students have experiencedElaborationsusing texts with computer-based graphics, animation and 2D qualities, consider how and why par...
ACELY1704

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audienceElaborationsusing research from print and digital resources t...

AC9E3LE05

Create and edit imaginative texts, using or adapting language features, characters, settings, plot structures and ideas encountered in literary texts
AC9E3LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive written and multimodal texts, using visual features, appropriate form and layout, with ideas grouped in simple paragraphs, mostly correct tense, topic- specific vocabulary and correct spelling of most high-frequency and phonetic
AC9E4LE05

Create and edit literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings
AC9E4LY05

Use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and questioning to build literal and inferred meaning, to expand topic knowledge and ideas, and evaluate texts
AC9E4LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, using visual features, relevant linked ideas, complex sentences, appropriate tense, synonyms and antonyms, correct spelling of multisyllabic words and simple punctuation
AC9E5LE05

Create and edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters and settings from texts students have experienced
AC9E5LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts whose purposes may be imaginative, informative and persuasive, developing ideas using visual features, text structure appropriate to the topic and purpose, text connectives, expanded noun groups, specialist and technical vocabulary, and pu

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