This worksheet will have your child read a brief passage, and then decide on his favorite part.

Help young writers get their personal narratives in top form with this editing checklist! Students will make sure that their narratives have correct ending punctuation and capitalization with this handy worksheet.

In this activity, students will organize their thoughts, then write their own definitions for two common classroom objects. When they finish, have them share their work aloud so students can see the variations around the room!

Children will read about four Hanukkah traditions, then write about a tradition of their own, with this festive writing prompt.

This story starter featuring an alien eating ice cream will have her begging to complete this exercise and then probably begging for an ice cream cone as well!

Ready, set, brainstorm! Help your students prepare to write how-to books by generating ideas about topics that they know a lot about.

Find out the ingredients for a great opinion piece with this simple guide.

Allow your child to dream about what goes on high over her head with this story starter worksheet that encourages your child to think about life in space.

Put proper punctuation into practice with this Animal Friends read-along story.

Oh, no, our prince has a dragon hot on his heels...really, really hot! Let your 1st grade author decide what happens next.

With a simple prompt and plenty of blank space to fill, this worksheet is just the thing to get kids' creative writing wheels turning.

One of the best ways to prepare for writing is by examining another author’s work. In this activity, students look closely at a nonfiction text and answer questions about what they find in preparation for writing their own.

What if you had a T-Rex as a pet? Dino lovers can put their imaginations to the test with this adorable story starter.

Children will write a story about Sheep and friends' fun night out together in this creative writing prompt.

Beginning readers track when they read by touching each word. In this worksheet, students will touch each word as they read.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Map a Story.

What kinds of games would you play in the jungle? Give your little monkey a fun way to practice her storytelling skills with this story starter prompt.

In order to write informational texts, students need to research their topics. Use this handy notetaker to help students record and think through the new information they are gathering.

Dialogue moves narratives along and can add much-needed drama to otherwise stagnant writing. In this worksheet, students get a chance to practice writing dialogue to add to their personal narratives.

Help students practice their handwriting while writing these sentences as neat as can be. Students will also get a chance to practice counting the number of words in each sentence.

Finished with the first draft of informational writing? Let this handy checklist guide students through a peer review conference! Students will check for correct punctuation, capitalization, complete sentences, and staying on topic.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Finding the Details and Asking for Answers.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Conclude a Story.

This board game doesn't require any strategy, just some imagination and creativity! Tell a story to make it through the obstacles to the other side.

Students will develop and write different opinions about cats and dogs with this friendly worksheet.

Your first graders have been working hard on honing their narrative writing, so now it's time to put their practice into action! Use this writing prompt activity to assess your students’ abilities to develop a setting when writing narrative texts.

Have your 1st grader practice his handwriting and drawing while making up a story about going to outer space.

What is this funny dinosaur doing? Help your second grader rearrange the jumbled words, and add in the missing words to make a complete sentence.