Hooray, your students have written informational books! But have they also created a table of contents? Through this activity, young authors will consider the different sections of their writing as they add this important element to their books.

Your students will get to practice their writing and oral reading skills while learning more about their classmates with this fun questionnaire.

This simple acrostic template for Earth Day makes it easy for kids of all abilities to pen a poem about the planet.

Here are a few fun things to help your first grader think about the spring season. What does he like to do? What do people wear in springtime?

Transition words are essential to good writing! They provide structure and organization by connecting ideas and sentences. Help your students become familiar with common transition words with this fun word search!

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. Learners will decide which two statements are true and which is a lie.

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

A valentine acrostic poem can help your child express his thoughts and opinions on Valentine's Day. Write a valentine acrostic poem with your kid this February.

What would you get Hedgehog for his birthday? Enjoy a fun story starter with your budding author, a great way for her to exercise her creativity.

In this worksheet, kids support an opinion about school lunches with reasons.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Creating Cause and Effect Skits

What better time to write letters than the holidays? In this activity, students practice spelling holiday words while writing a letter to a friend or family member.

Funny story starters, like this one, switch on imagination, and it doesn't feel like the great writing practice that it is!

What story can your second grader come up with for this winter scene? They also get some coloring time to go along with the story they write.

Learners will create a decorative leaf project with their resolutions, then write a short paragraph summarizing how they hope to achieve them.

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

This cute worksheet asks your first grader to write a silly story about how this hungry monkey captures those yummy bananas.

In this creative writing Halloween prompt, young writers will use their imaginations to dream up their very own Halloween potion.

Would you rather travel through time or travel through space? Explore limitless frontiers while writing science fiction.

Fall is the perfect time to let your child’s imagination go wild as they design and write about their very own pumpkin person. This worksheet provides a great way to gets kids excited about both Halloween and creative writing!

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.

Time to play detective! Can you describe what happened int his scene, just by looking at the picture? Practice making inferences by looking at context.

Take a look at the colorful monster and practice writing by describing him!

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

Second graders love telling stories! Help them share their feelings when writing about one small moment using this helpful planning worksheet.

All we know is that this courageous knight in shining armor is protecting this beautiful princess, and it's up to your scribe to finish the story!

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.

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

Read more about the Florida Skunk Ape and one of the most famous encounter stories. Then, use your imagination to write a letter about the encounter.