1 1st - 5th Grade Writing Strategies Resources

Letter writing is an engaging and important writing format for third graders to master. You can support the development of letter writing expertise with this lesson that provides guidance on the structure and anatomy of a letter. Written by curriculum experts, this lesson will teach kids the various features that make a letter easier to read, and will also offer plenty of opportunities to practice.

Letter writing is an engaging and important writing format for third graders to master. You can support the development of letter writing expertise with this lesson that provides guidance on the structure and anatomy of a letter. Written by curriculum experts, this lesson will teach kids the various features that make a letter easier to read, and will also offer plenty of opportunities to practice.

Help your students' storytelling abilities with these exercises that improve their knowledge of transition words and have them use context clues to answer questions.

Help your students' storytelling abilities with these exercises that improve their knowledge of transition words and have them use context clues to answer questions.

Learn to write from the best in this worksheet on sentence variety and structure!

Learn to write from the best in this worksheet on sentence variety and structure!

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Vibe Check: Interjections #1

Worksheet

Vibe Check: Interjections #1

Fifth Grade

Writing

Wow, who knew interjections could be so fun? Use interjections in this open-ended worksheet for fifth through eighth graders!

Worksheet

Vibe Check: Interjections #1

Worksheet

Vibe Check: Interjections #1

Wow, who knew interjections could be so fun? Use interjections in this open-ended worksheet for fifth through eighth graders!

Fifth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Punctuation in Dialogue 1

Exercise

Punctuation in Dialogue 1

Third Grade

Writing

Punctuating dialogue is a skill best learned early, and these exercises are tailored specifically for your third grader to learn independently.

Exercise

Punctuation in Dialogue 1

Exercise

Punctuation in Dialogue 1

Punctuating dialogue is a skill best learned early, and these exercises are tailored specifically for your third grader to learn independently.

Third Grade

Writing

Exercise

Sentence Makeover Part 1

Worksheet

Sentence Makeover Part 1

Fourth Grade

Writing

In this worksheet, learners will rewrite a short paragraph using smooth, flowing sentences.

Worksheet

Sentence Makeover Part 1

Worksheet

Sentence Makeover Part 1

In this worksheet, learners will rewrite a short paragraph using smooth, flowing sentences.

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Quotation Marks Quiz #1

Worksheet

Quotation Marks Quiz #1

Fourth Grade

Writing

If your child needs some punctuation practice, give him a challenge with a quick quotation marks quiz!

Worksheet

Quotation Marks Quiz #1

Worksheet

Quotation Marks Quiz #1

If your child needs some punctuation practice, give him a challenge with a quick quotation marks quiz!

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Practice Using Transitions #1

Worksheet

Practice Using Transitions #1

Fourth Grade

Writing

Upper grade students will practice using transition words to craft clear and cohesive writing.

Worksheet

Practice Using Transitions #1

Worksheet

Practice Using Transitions #1

Upper grade students will practice using transition words to craft clear and cohesive writing.

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Summer Comics (Part One)

Worksheet

Summer Comics (Part One)

Third Grade

Writing

Practice creative writing, storytelling, and dialogue skills as you create a dialogue in this comics activity.

Worksheet

Summer Comics (Part One)

Worksheet

Summer Comics (Part One)

Practice creative writing, storytelling, and dialogue skills as you create a dialogue in this comics activity.

Third Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Formative Assessment: Peer Explanations Checklist

Worksheet

Formative Assessment: Peer Explanations Checklist

Fourth Grade

Writing

Take notes of student peer conversations all in one document!

Worksheet

Formative Assessment: Peer Explanations Checklist

Worksheet

Formative Assessment: Peer Explanations Checklist

Take notes of student peer conversations all in one document!

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Better Together: Combining Sentences #1

Interactive Worksheet

Better Together: Combining Sentences #1

Third Grade

Writing

Learn to write more efficiently with this inviting worksheet!

Interactive Worksheet

Better Together: Combining Sentences #1

Interactive Worksheet

Better Together: Combining Sentences #1

Learn to write more efficiently with this inviting worksheet!

Third Grade

Writing

Interactive Worksheet

How to Write Dialogue Between Characters

Worksheet

How to Write Dialogue Between Characters

Fourth Grade

Writing

Review and practice writing dialogue with your students. Choose from three situations and create an original dialogue for the characters in one of them.

Worksheet

How to Write Dialogue Between Characters

Worksheet

How to Write Dialogue Between Characters

Review and practice writing dialogue with your students. Choose from three situations and create an original dialogue for the characters in one of them.

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Time Order Transitions

Worksheet

Time Order Transitions

Third Grade

Writing

Use this exercise with your students to identify time order words in sentences, and then choose the best one to complete a series of sentences.

Worksheet

Time Order Transitions

Worksheet

Time Order Transitions

Use this exercise with your students to identify time order words in sentences, and then choose the best one to complete a series of sentences.

Third Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Kids' Writing Prompts

Worksheet

Kids' Writing Prompts

Fourth Grade

Writing

Take your pick from this packet of writing prompts which focus on one scene that has lots of possibilities. Is your young storyteller ready?

Worksheet

Kids' Writing Prompts

Worksheet

Kids' Writing Prompts

Take your pick from this packet of writing prompts which focus on one scene that has lots of possibilities. Is your young storyteller ready?

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Seasons Writing Prompt

Worksheet

Seasons Writing Prompt

Third Grade

Writing

In this nonfiction writing worksheet, learners will select and draw an animal to represent each season, then write a short paragraph describing one of the animals.

Worksheet

Seasons Writing Prompt

Worksheet

Seasons Writing Prompt

In this nonfiction writing worksheet, learners will select and draw an animal to represent each season, then write a short paragraph describing one of the animals.

Third Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 1: Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Voice

Teacher Edition

Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 1: Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Voice

First Grade

Writing

Unlock more of your students’ writing skills with each page!

Teacher Edition

Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 1: Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Voice

Teacher Edition

Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 1: Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Voice

Unlock more of your students’ writing skills with each page!

Cultivating resilience is one of the most important ways we can overcome challenges and reach our goals. In this activity, children will explore the concept of resilience and then create a video to explain and teach resilience to others.

Cultivating resilience is one of the most important ways we can overcome challenges and reach our goals. In this activity, children will explore the concept of resilience and then create a video to explain and teach resilience to others.

Fourth Grade

Writing

Activity

Construct and Deconstruct Contractions

Lesson Plan

Construct and Deconstruct Contractions

Third Grade

Writing

There is great wonder in building things and taking them apart. Use this grammar lesson with your students to teach them how to construct and deconstruct contractions while correctly using an apostrophe.

Lesson Plan

Construct and Deconstruct Contractions

Lesson Plan

Construct and Deconstruct Contractions

There is great wonder in building things and taking them apart. Use this grammar lesson with your students to teach them how to construct and deconstruct contractions while correctly using an apostrophe.

Hey, what's Kraken? Kraken are mythical sea creatures with terrifying tentacles. Tell your young writer to come up with a story for Captain Kraken.

Hey, what's Kraken? Kraken are mythical sea creatures with terrifying tentacles. Tell your young writer to come up with a story for Captain Kraken.

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

The Prospector on Mars

Worksheet

The Prospector on Mars

Fourth Grade

Writing

Out of this world! This prospector has begun mining for resources on Mars! Your 4th grade sci-fi lover can write a story about his daily life.

Worksheet

The Prospector on Mars

Worksheet

The Prospector on Mars

Out of this world! This prospector has begun mining for resources on Mars! Your 4th grade sci-fi lover can write a story about his daily life.

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Make a Mother's Day Book

Activity

Make a Mother's Day Book

Third Grade

Writing

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

Activity

Make a Mother's Day Book

Activity

Make a Mother's Day Book

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

Third Grade

Writing

Activity

Formative Assessment: Peer Persuasion Checklist

Worksheet

Formative Assessment: Peer Persuasion Checklist

Fourth Grade

Writing

Take notes on peer conversations as students explain points that support their answers.

Worksheet

Formative Assessment: Peer Persuasion Checklist

Worksheet

Formative Assessment: Peer Persuasion Checklist

Take notes on peer conversations as students explain points that support their answers.

Area with Multiplying and Adding

Lesson Plan

Area with Multiplying and Adding

Fifth Grade

Multiplication

Start a dialogue around area models! In this lesson, encourage students to ask questions as they multiply using area models. Use this lesson on its own or as support to the lesson Area Models and Multiplication.

Lesson Plan

EL

Area with Multiplying and Adding

Lesson Plan

Area with Multiplying and Adding

Start a dialogue around area models! In this lesson, encourage students to ask questions as they multiply using area models. Use this lesson on its own or as support to the lesson Area Models and Multiplication.

Fifth Grade

Multiplication

Lesson Plan

Book Study: The Great Fire: What Went Wrong?

Worksheet

Book Study: The Great Fire: What Went Wrong?

Fifth Grade

Reading

When students finish reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help them think about cause and effect with this graphic organizer!

Worksheet

Book Study: The Great Fire: What Went Wrong?

Worksheet

Book Study: The Great Fire: What Went Wrong?

When students finish reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help them think about cause and effect with this graphic organizer!

Fifth Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Vibe Check: Interjections #3

Worksheet

Vibe Check: Interjections #3

Fifth Grade

Writing

Hmm, are you familiar with interjections? In this worksheet, fifth through eighth graders will use interjections to reflect different feelings.

Worksheet

Vibe Check: Interjections #3

Worksheet

Vibe Check: Interjections #3

Hmm, are you familiar with interjections? In this worksheet, fifth through eighth graders will use interjections to reflect different feelings.

Fifth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Author's Purpose: Easy as PIE

Lesson Plan

Author's Purpose: Easy as PIE

Fourth Grade

Reading

Give your class the "write" tools they need to become excellent authors. In this literary lesson, students use their knowledge of author's purpose to successfully write pieces that persuade, inform, and entertain.

Lesson Plan

Author's Purpose: Easy as PIE

Lesson Plan

Author's Purpose: Easy as PIE

Give your class the "write" tools they need to become excellent authors. In this literary lesson, students use their knowledge of author's purpose to successfully write pieces that persuade, inform, and entertain.

Learn to write like your favorite authors in this creative writing exercise for fourth and fifth graders!

Learn to write like your favorite authors in this creative writing exercise for fourth and fifth graders!

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Practice Using Transitions #2

Worksheet

Practice Using Transitions #2

Fourth Grade

Writing

Upper grade students will practice using transition words to craft clear and cohesive writing.

Worksheet

Practice Using Transitions #2

Worksheet

Practice Using Transitions #2

Upper grade students will practice using transition words to craft clear and cohesive writing.

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Summer Comics (Part Two)

Worksheet

Summer Comics (Part Two)

Third Grade

Writing

Write a summer-themed dialogue for this mother and son, then color in the pictures.

Worksheet

Summer Comics (Part Two)

Worksheet

Summer Comics (Part Two)

Write a summer-themed dialogue for this mother and son, then color in the pictures.

Third Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Narrative Writing: Adding Dialogue

Lesson Plan

Narrative Writing: Adding Dialogue

Third Grade

Writing

This lesson challenges young learners to add dialogue to their writing. Students will love using their creativity to write personal narratives.

Lesson Plan

Narrative Writing: Adding Dialogue

Lesson Plan

Narrative Writing: Adding Dialogue

This lesson challenges young learners to add dialogue to their writing. Students will love using their creativity to write personal narratives.

Third Grade

Writing

Lesson Plan

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