Young writers will work with animal metaphors as they plan and craft a poem about someone they know.

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, give students an opportunity to engage with the book and their senses in this poetry-based extension activity! 

This language arts assessment will provide insight into your students' ability to write an animal report.

Use this resource to assess your students’ skills when it comes to responding to narrative prompts.

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, encourage students to create their own precepts with this creative extension activity!

Your first graders have been working hard on honing their narrative writing, so now it's time to put their practice into action! Use this writing prompt activity to assess your students’ abilities to develop a setting when writing narrative texts.

Children use their creative writing skills with this Thanksgiving prompt.

Assess your students’ argument writing skills with this standards-based rubric for seventh grade!

Your budding poet can practice determining a rhyme scheme in this worksheet. He'll identify the rhyming words in Rudyard Kipling's classic poem, "If."

Help your budding writer learn to "show, not tell" with this creative writing exercise.

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the characters, themes, and events from The One and Only Ivan.

Use this resource to assess your students’ writing skills as they respond to a narrative prompt.

If your child likes to rhyme, have him try this fun style by using the format of poet Edward Lear.

Sink your teeth into some vampire history and lore with this playful Halloween worksheet!

Your students have been working hard on their descriptive writing skills! Assess student growth with this open-ended writing assignment and rubric that asks students to use their five senses to describe a place they have visited.

Write a letter to the president of the United States with this fill-in-the-blanks worksheet!

It’s fun to dream about the future! In this activity, students write a persuasive paragraph about why their dream career is a good choice.

In this worksheet, children read an example of a bio poem for jazz musician Thelonious Monk, then use the prompt to create a bio poem for a person of their choosing.

Cite your sources correctly with these bibliography guidelines, which show how to properly cite sources like books, magazines, and web articles.

Adding dialogue to writing makes for more entertaining and relatable story-telling. In this activity, young writers will use a fun comic book format to add simple dialogue to their personal narratives.

Use this fun creative writing prompt and accompanying rubric to inspire budding authors and help them hone their narrative writing skills.

In this writing exercise, children write a descriptive paragraph or two about the colors that surround them in autumn.

On a dark and story night... Spookify your storytelling time with some scary story cards!

Writing a paper doesn't have to be boring! Introduce your student to research and writing with this thorough guide.

Make writing fun with this dinosaur writing prompt, perfect for kids who are fascinated by the prehistoric world.