Elementary School Informational and Expository Writing Resources

Use these paragraph topic prompts to help your child practice writing a paragraph.

Learners practice writing endings with impact in this nonfiction conclusion writing worksheet.

Children read about the weather as they identify supporting details in this science and literacy worksheet.

Help your child learn to write clearly and concisely by writing her own set of "how to" instructions.

This paragraph writing worksheet gets your child back to the basics of writing. In this paragraph writing worksheet, kids will write using a graphic organizer.

In this fun essay-writing activity, young writers will complete a graphic organizer to plan their thoughts, then refer to it to write a short opinion piece about their favorite dinner.

Young writers will review the basic structure of an informative essay, including the topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion, as they complete this graphic organizer.

Young writers map out their essays with the help of this graphic organizer.

Help students organize their ideas and structure their paragraph responses with this PEEL graphic organizer!

Young writers will use their imaginations to describe their ideal Valentine's Day menu in this engaging writing prompt.

Learners will get handwriting practice and love sharing about their lives as they write a report all about them using this colorful worksheet!

This worksheet is a brief introduction to the human rights activist and feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes.

Students will read a biography of Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, and then answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text,

Introduce students to the inspiring environmental activist Wangari Maathai. Children will read a short biography about the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Describe and draw mom in this fill-in-the-blank Mother's Day worksheet!

Readers will reinforce their understanding of key narrative features in this writing exercise.

Introduce second and third graders to W.E.B. Du Bois, writer, sociologist, and civil rights advocate, with this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

Use this sample paragraph and outline to help students write their own informational paragraphs.

This worksheet will help your writers begin to craft their essay by walking them, step-by-step, through paragraph writing and structuring their ideas.

Whether your student is new to paragraph writing, or needs more practice, this worksheet is a wonderful introduction, practice, or review.

Kids will celebrate Valentine's Day by writing about a time when they felt loved. Try this Valentine's Day creative writing prompt with your child.

Students will look at a sample essay and try to pick out the kind of details and big ideas that make an informative essay tick.

Children reflect on the meaning of American civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and legacy in this thoughtful writing practice and drawing worksheet.

More and more schools are beginning to celebrate the 100th day of school. Help your child list her biggest accomplishments from the first 100 days of school.

Get ready for the next big snowstorm with a plan to stay cozy, safe, and happy!