This worksheet will expose your learners to important poets in the African American community.

Feeling grateful is what Thanksgiving is all about! Let your first grader express his gratitude with a fun drawing activity.

Historic novels are rich sources of reading practice and this graphic organizer is a nod to prairie classics like those written by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Practice strategic reading and allow children to monitor their own thinking and make connections between texts and life.

Write an informational essay about a summer topic like vacations, swimming pools, or outside games. Inspire your students to plan their essay with this summer-themed graphic organizer.

What would happen if two snails entered a race? Start your own story with these slow-and-steady snails!

What does it mean to be struck by Cupid's arrow? Help your child build her writing skills with a Valentine's Day writing prompt.

Get to know grandpa a little better with a fun interview exercise! Your writer will practice building sentences and using descriptive language.

Go on a reading adventure with Sinbad the Sailor, a hero of Middle Eastern myth and a great excuse to practice reading comprehension.

A good introduction draws a reader into the story and makes them want to learn more. Help your second graders hook their readers as they practice writing strong introductions using this helpful worksheet.

Does your 3rd grader have a case of writer's block? Hand him this creative writing worksheet featuring a knight and a dragon doing battle.

After students have learned about reading response letters they can use this checklist to polish their own letter.

Finish this cartoon by writing the script and filling the speech bubbles.

Have you seen the Easter Bunny? Help your first grader write his very own Easter story. He'll recall some fun memories, plus he'll build writing skills!

Read more about the Florida Skunk Ape and one of the most famous encounter stories. Then, use your imagination to write a letter about the encounter.

Create some Halloween poetry with this acrostic poem-writing worksheet!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Making Connections with Our Feelings.

Here's a dragon story that's never been told before, and your child can write it!

This cat looks crafty, but how does the story end? Give your child a head start writing a creative story with this fun coloring page.

Have you ever heard of a giraffe that loves to roller skate? This fun-filled story starter is sure to put a smile on your little writer's face.

In first grade, kids will begin to reflect on and write about what they are reading. This worksheet will help them to practice.

What story can your second grader come up with for this winter scene? They also get some coloring time to go along with the story they write.

Why do we celebrate Easter? Encourage your child to practice her creative writing skills by answering this holiday question.

What if Paul Bunyan stepped into the "Jack and the Beanstalk" story? Make writing practice creative and fun for your child with a coloring page story starter.

In this creative writing prompt, students will imagine what it would be like to turn into a werewolf at the stroke of midnight every Halloween. 

Assess your students’ proficiency in genre writing. Standards-based rubric included.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Compound Sentences in Nonfiction.

What's going on here? The knight is being attacked by a fire-breathing horse! Get out those crayons and give some color to this wacky scene.

On a dark and story night... Spookify your storytelling time with some scary story cards!