Families in the United States live in all different settings. Kids think about the similarities and differences between rural and urban life on this worksheet.

Give your students a little extra practice with basic capitalization and punctuation.

Revision is an important skill for writers, but it can be tricky to develop. In this activity, students will practice their revision skills by adding details to make a story come to life and then rewriting their new and improved story.

Children will learn how and when to use quotation marks in dialogue and titles, then practice what they have learned.

The princess and her royal robot are taking a stroll in the big city today! Use your imagination to explain what's happening in this wacky picture.

Children learn editor's marks for a variety of grammar, formatting, spelling, and punctuation errors, then practice using them to read and edit a short paragraph.

Children learn to identify and use common time and sequence words in this grammar and vocabulary worksheet.

Develop your students' writing skills with this character and setting worksheet!

Learn about a few common insects and arachnids as you color them in!

Do your students have difficulty making mental pictures or writing summaries? Help them practice both skills with this reading comprehension worksheet in which students choose a scene from their book to illustrate and summarize.

It's up to your 2nd grader to make a story based on a prince, a princess and two huge grins. Try story elements like setting, background and a problem.

Practice comparative thinking (and writing!) with this getting-to-know-you worksheet!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Predictions and Summarizing.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Characters and Dialogue.

Use this resource to give your students practice identifying characters and their dialogue.

This worksheet asks first graders to read, write and draw all about summer!

Does your child love stories with dragons and fighting knights? Let him write his own!

Here's a quick overview of drought and flooding to spark thoughts or conversation with your kids about water.

In this worksheet, young writers will read two simple descriptions, then rewrite them using more vivid verbs and adjectives.

Use this stop and jot reflection activity to assess reading comprehension. Your students will choose their favorite response to their reading and explain their choice.

How would the story of Jack and the Beanstalk go if it were told from the point of view of the giant?

Help your early reader get to know a classic Aesop's fable, The Tortoise and the Hare. He'll make a prediction about what will happen, and identify the moral.

Does your 3rd grader have a case of writer's block? Hand him this creative writing worksheet featuring a knight and a dragon doing battle.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Making Predictions and Summarizing.

The key to a strong story is superb editing. Students are asked to read the short story, then come up with compliments, suggestions, and corrections to improve the story.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Creating Cause and Effect Skits

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

Help children hone their creativity and critical thinking skills while providing hands-on experience with design planning, reflection, and writing process.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about a famous person. Learners will research an important figure and then write down two true statements and one false statement.

Floyd and Roly are best friends and neighbors! Help your child stretch his writing skills with this fill-in-the-speech-bubbles worksheet.