Prewriting Resources : Page 2

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.

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.

Use this worksheet to practice sequencing a character’s feelings using transition words.

A magical pirate scene serves as a prompt for young writers in this creative writing worksheet.

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

With this worksheet, your student can rearrange these nouns and verbs into complete sentences, building creative writing skills.

Help your kindergarten students learn about sequencing and science as they learn about the five stages in a ladybugs life.

Take your pick from this packet of writing prompts which focus on one scene that has lots of possibilities. Is your young storyteller ready?

Concept maps are versatile and useful for all subject areas. Use this concept map for word work, main idea and supporting details, or to map out ideas.

Use this picture prompt to provoke creativity in student writing.

Practice composition skills and help the reporter get his review of Delicious Treats bakery together sentence by sentence sequencing his points into order.

A fictional story has many parts that require planning. Young writers will love using this planning sheet to plan out their setting, characters, problem, solution, and choose a title.

Get your thoughts organized with this handy graphic organizer! Kids can use this template to deconstruct any story they're working on in school.

Kids read a story about a puppy, then finish it by writing what they think will happen next.

This worksheet bundle rounds up some writing prompts for your child to explore different writing styles.

Children will create a timeline of a parent, grandparent, or loved one with this biography template.

Students will use this fun graphic organizer to help them plan their own podcast to perfection! 

Practice story sequencing with this colorful worksheet. A companion activity to our interactive story "The Shapeshifter."

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

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

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.

Beginning readers can practice their comprehension skills by using this graphic organizer to diagram the plot of a story or book.

Children learn how to capitalize and punctuate titles, including guidelines for when to underline, italicize, or use quotes.

How far can you stretch these sentences? Give your young writer a creativity boost with this clever sentence practice sheet.