Children discover how a paragraph resembles an inverted traffic light, with its topic, supporting, and closing sentences.

Students will study effective hooks and have the option to craft some hooks for their own writing.

This friendly sea turtle is trying to say something, can you help him? Give your second grader practice writing sentences with this worksheet.

Get your kids writing about their reading! When students note key observations as they read, they have a better chance at understanding a text's message.

It’s fun to dream about the future! In this activity, students write a persuasive paragraph about why their dream career is a good choice.

Students practice sequencing story events with this worksheet. Cut out the sentences into strips and then build your story by arranging them in the best order.

Help your students solidify their use of transition words with this cute version of the classic ugly duckling story. By helping to fill in the missing transition words throughout the narrative, students will flex their sequencing and organization skills.

This worksheet helps underscore the importance of sequencing as students learn to structure their writing.

Take your stand among the comic book greats, and create your own superhero legend!

This baby dinosaur needs help forming his first sentence! Your second grader can build reading and writing skills with our beginning sentence writing worksheet.

Young writers will traverse the story mountain to create a narrative plot of their own! Students will consider various story elements, including characters, setting, climax, problem, and solution with this great visual aid.

In this worksheet, children read an example of a bio poem for jazz musician Thelonious Monk, then use the prompt to create a bio poem for a person of their choosing.

It's never too early to start planning for your future! After imagining what their lives will be like at age 25, students write persuasive letters to their parents asking for their support.

Assess your students’ varying abilities to write in a cohesive and sequential manner.

Supporting details make a main idea stronger, and add color and interest to any story. Your early writer will describe your home and add detail to their writing.

Why is this dinosaur holding an egg? Help your second grader get creative with his reading and writing skills with this beginning sentence writing worksheet.

Instead of reading the story and then reviewing it, kids have to put this mixed-up story back together in order to understand what's going on.

Take a stab at haiku poetry with this free-form haiku writing worksheet. All you need is imagination and a pen!

These days, we seem wired to our electronics! Challenge your child to imagine a world without electricity in this creative writing prompt.

Fourth graders can practice writing and storytelling in this creative writing exercise based on a make-believe pet dinosaur!

Children must complete the missing parts of the story in this fun creative writing exercise.

Write an ice skating story based on the illustration on the page. It can be silly or heartfelt, even science fiction!

Is your child "stuck" without a good story starter? Behold the Awful Epoxy, a sticky super villain.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your learners research facts about Associate Justice to the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor.

Ever wish you could breathe underwater? This creative writing prompt asks your child to imagine if humans could live underwater!

Young writers will love using this planning sheet to plan out their very own fairy tale. It includes sections for planning the characters, setting, and three parts of the story.

Does your child need a head start in creative writing? Give her this story starter worksheet, and she'll help Marnie figure out how to bake her muffins!

Is your student a budding novelist? Start her career off on the right foot with this short story writing worksheet.

Here is a great story-starter for more advanced writers. Your student will put his creativity to the test by filling in the blanks to this story!

Mini musicians, get ready for a jukebox adventure back in time! Visit the Library of Congress Jukebox website to hear 5 classic melodies by famous composers.