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?

Learners will practice identifying supporting details in a short text, then consider three supporting details they might use for an opinion piece of their own.

Use this graphic organizer to help your students learn how to write a fully formed opinion. This helpful worksheet breaks down opinion writing into three easy steps that will have your kids conquering persuasive writing in no time!

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

Familiarize with the nonfiction genre by thinking about all the nonfiction you read or see each day.

Children practice identifying and writing opinions with supporting details in this appealing worksheet.

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

Give your students practice bringing their stories to life as they write realistic fiction!

Use this handy worksheet to help your students (and you!) keep track of their writing goals. Refer to the goals during writing workshop conferences, and be sure to have students add to them and revise them as needed.

Children write about their favorite summer memory with this writing template, using their five senses to describe what happened.

Third person narrative is one of the most common techniques used in storytelling. Help your young writer understand when to use "it" or "they" as they endeavor to write a personal narrative using the singular and plural forms of third person pronouns.

Children are invited to reflect on the ways adversity can lead to gratitude in this thoughtful writing prompt.

Kids imagine what they would do if a scarecrow showed up for Thanksgiving dinner in this creative writing exercise.

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

Children are invited to voice their opinion about an issue that is important to them with this letter-writing prompt and template.

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

The California condor has been brought back from the brink of extinction. This worksheet will help your little bird lover learn all about the condor.

Teach students to slow the pace of the story by pausing to take stock of what’s happening around the character and inside the character's heart and mind.

Here's a dragon story that's never been told before, and your child can write it!

Nobody knows much about the Secretive Celestial. It's up to your young author to decide who this superhero is. Let the imagination run wild.

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.

After writing a draft of an informational piece, have students edit their writing with this handy checklist. Students will check their writing for correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization, as well as an accurate table of contents.

Children write about how they would care for a pet turkey in this creative writing exercise.

Did you ever get bad luck from seeing a black cat cross your path? Maybe the superstition is not as scary as you thought!

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

Do fish drive around from place to place? Have a fun storytelling adventure with your child and create an imaginative story to go with this picture.

Rooney wants to run for president. See if you agree with his vision of a perfect school, and write your own opinion!

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

What's going on here? The knight is being attacked by a fire-breathing horse! Get out those crayons and give some color to this wacky scene.

Geared toward children from preschool through first grade, this worksheet is a great way to introduce young students to opinion writing, as well as the importance of standing up for what they believe in.