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Organization in Writing

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Organization in Writing

Fourth Grade

Writing

This template guides children through the pre-writing process as they prepare to write about a special day, adventure, or experience.

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Organization in Writing

Worksheet

Organization in Writing

This template guides children through the pre-writing process as they prepare to write about a special day, adventure, or experience.

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Make a Travel Journal

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Make a Travel Journal

Fourth Grade

Reading

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

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Make a Travel Journal

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Make a Travel Journal

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Fourth Grade

Reading

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Burger Graphic Organizer

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Burger Graphic Organizer

Third Grade

Writing

Young authors will enjoy planning their writing with this memorable burger-themed graphic organizer.

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Burger Graphic Organizer

Worksheet

Burger Graphic Organizer

Young authors will enjoy planning their writing with this memorable burger-themed graphic organizer.

Third Grade

Writing

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Write a Personal Narrative Story

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Write a Personal Narrative Story

Second Grade

Writing

This worksheet template guides children through the pre-writing and writing process, helping them to organize their thoughts before they write.

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Write a Personal Narrative Story

Worksheet

Write a Personal Narrative Story

This worksheet template guides children through the pre-writing and writing process, helping them to organize their thoughts before they write.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."

Fourth Grade

Writing

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Write a Dear Author Letter

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Write a Dear Author Letter

Third Grade

Reading

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

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Write a Dear Author Letter

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Write a Dear Author Letter

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

Third Grade

Reading

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Make a Sequence Sandwich!

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Make a Sequence Sandwich!

Fifth Grade

Writing

Here's a fun activity that will have your child deciphering directions for sandwich making, and learning about sequence along the way!

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Make a Sequence Sandwich!

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Make a Sequence Sandwich!

Here's a fun activity that will have your child deciphering directions for sandwich making, and learning about sequence along the way!

Fifth Grade

Writing

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Make Your Own Fairy Tale

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Make Your Own Fairy Tale

Second Grade

Reading

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

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Make Your Own Fairy Tale

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Make Your Own Fairy Tale

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

Third Grade

Writing

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Make a Dr. Seuss Story Box!

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Make a Dr. Seuss Story Box!

Third Grade

Writing

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

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Make a Dr. Seuss Story Box!

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Make a Dr. Seuss Story Box!

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Third Grade

Reading

Activity

PEEL Paragraph Graphic Organizer

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PEEL Paragraph Graphic Organizer

Fifth Grade

Writing

Help students organize their ideas and structure their paragraph responses with this PEEL graphic organizer!

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PEEL Paragraph Graphic Organizer

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PEEL Paragraph Graphic Organizer

Help students organize their ideas and structure their paragraph responses with this PEEL graphic organizer!

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

Third Grade

Writing

Activity

St. Patrick's Day Haiku

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St. Patrick's Day Haiku

Third Grade

Writing

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

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St. Patrick's Day Haiku

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St. Patrick's Day Haiku

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

Third Grade

Writing

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Get Focused! Writing Topic Sentences

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Get Focused! Writing Topic Sentences

Third Grade

Writing

Practice writing topic sentences with this paragraph structure worksheet!

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Get Focused! Writing Topic Sentences

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Get Focused! Writing Topic Sentences

Practice writing topic sentences with this paragraph structure worksheet!

Third Grade

Writing

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Create a Recyclable Creature

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Create a Recyclable Creature

Second Grade

Writing

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

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Create a Recyclable Creature

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Create a Recyclable Creature

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

Learn the secret ingredient to a well-organized paragraph in this fun writing exercise!

Learn the secret ingredient to a well-organized paragraph in this fun writing exercise!

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Can You Picture It?: A Writing Activity

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Can You Picture It?: A Writing Activity

Second Grade

Writing

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

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Can You Picture It?: A Writing Activity

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Can You Picture It?: A Writing Activity

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

Second Grade

Writing

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Dinosaur Family Dynamics

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Dinosaur Family Dynamics

Second Grade

Reading

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

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Dinosaur Family Dynamics

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Dinosaur Family Dynamics

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

Second Grade

Reading

Activity

Writing Prompt: Pirates

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Writing Prompt: Pirates

Second Grade

Writing

A magical pirate scene serves as a prompt for young writers in this creative writing worksheet.

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Writing Prompt: Pirates

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Writing Prompt: Pirates

A magical pirate scene serves as a prompt for young writers in this creative writing worksheet.

Second Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Writers' Building Blocks

Workbook

Writers' Building Blocks

Fifth Grade

Reading

Here is some basic training for every budding author. This series focuses on the pre-writing and organization stages of writing, including sequencing stories, making outlines and researching.

Workbook

Writers' Building Blocks

Workbook

Writers' Building Blocks

Here is some basic training for every budding author. This series focuses on the pre-writing and organization stages of writing, including sequencing stories, making outlines and researching.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

Third Grade

Reading

Activity

Special Broadcast: Happy Dad's Day!

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Special Broadcast: Happy Dad's Day!

Third Grade

Writing

Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!

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Special Broadcast: Happy Dad's Day!

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Special Broadcast: Happy Dad's Day!

Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!

Can you read 100 books in a day? Run a mile in 30 seconds? Kids can compare fact and fiction with Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan and others to learn about story structure, character analysis and hyperbole.

Can you read 100 books in a day? Run a mile in 30 seconds? Kids can compare fact and fiction with Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan and others to learn about story structure, character analysis and hyperbole.

Second Grade

Reading

Workbook

"Yellow Pages" for a New Neighbor

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"Yellow Pages" for a New Neighbor

Fourth Grade

Reading

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

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"Yellow Pages" for a New Neighbor

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"Yellow Pages" for a New Neighbor

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

Fourth Grade

Reading

Activity

Wacky Writing Prompts

Workbook

Wacky Writing Prompts

Third Grade

Writing

Writing doesn't have to be a bore! Inspire reluctant writers to use their imaginations for storytelling. Colorful pictures can spark creativity in kids and help them strengthen descriptive writing.

Workbook

Wacky Writing Prompts

Workbook

Wacky Writing Prompts

Writing doesn't have to be a bore! Inspire reluctant writers to use their imaginations for storytelling. Colorful pictures can spark creativity in kids and help them strengthen descriptive writing.

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

Second Grade

Writing

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Storyboarding: Using Pictures to Teach Words

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Storyboarding: Using Pictures to Teach Words

Third Grade

Writing

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

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Storyboarding: Using Pictures to Teach Words

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Storyboarding: Using Pictures to Teach Words

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Second Grade

Writing

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