This exercise will challenge your child's powers of recollection as well as his communication skills. It also provides an introduction to the research process.

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.

Once students have completed their first draft of opinion writing, use this handy checklist to guide them through the peer review process. Students will look for a clear opinion, supporting reasons, a conclusion, and correct spelling and punctuation.

Challenge your students to form a well-reasoned argument with this writing prompt (and rubric!) that's sure to evoke some strong opinions. Students will think about how much homework second graders should be given and make their case in essay form.

Got a curious kid at home? Help him discover more about the kangaroo, the national animal of Australia and a favorite of zoo-goers everywhere.

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.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Finding the Key Details.

Practice letter-writing basics with this cut-out Mother's Day card template!

Got a case of writer's block? One great way to get started is to draw a picture!

If your child prefers scaly and slithery to soft and fluffy, here's a worksheet on the goanna, a large lizard that lives in Australia.

It's time to put on your creative writing caps! Your students will enjoy writing their own endings to this unfinished story!

Let your first grader brag a bit about his best skills and enjoyable, after-school activities.

It’s more fun to revise with a partner! After writing personal narratives, have students share their writing with a partner. Partners should identify at least three parts in the narrative where three descriptive details could be added.

In this inventive worksheet, children practice writing from the perspective of everyday items.

What do you think of your book? Write an opinion and back it up with this worksheet.

Give your child a head start writing a creative story with this fun coloring page, and let his imagination do the rest!

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

Imagine what would happen if a crow wanted to be a peacock! Give your little storyteller a fun way to practice their creative writing with this prompt.

Here's a great activity to get your second grader's mind going and creativity in action! He'll write a story to go with the picture and even get to color too.

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

Use this open-ended writing activity to assess your students’ abilities to write informational texts and include appropriate text features. Students are asked to write about a topic of their choice using key details and facts, including at least one text

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.

Help your little one make a DIY Father's Day gift with this simple letter-writing activity. Kids will learn how to structure a letter and more.

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.

Get creative juices flowing with this desert island story starter that encourages creative thinking and helps reinforce the link between words and pictures.

Celebrate Easter by trying your hand at acrostic poetry!

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

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

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!

A polar bear on a beach? Give your silly storyteller a fun way to practice her writing skills with this picture-perfect story starter.