Students read background information about January as National Hobby Month and then respond to reflective questions.

Help your students prepare to write about their favorite book with this opinion writing organizer. This handy worksheet breaks down opinion writing into easy-to-follow steps that will have your kids writing persuasive essays with ease in no time.

Can you tell the difference between fact and opinion? Hone writing skills by identifying opinion vs fact.

Set goals for the year ahead with this New Year's resolutions template!

Your cartoon-crazed creative kid gets to decide what the cool cartoon characters say.

Help students to think critically and practice their writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a quote by poet Julia Alvarez.

Let's be honest: some things inspire your child more than others. Play along with what first grader already loves with this dessert-themed worksheet!

The Civil Rights Movement: The Later Years worksheet, children read about the issues that emerged later in the movement.

Celebrate your successes with a fun writing prompt! Your child will have fun using her imagination and honing her writing skills with this writing prompt.

Once students have completed their first draft of opinion writing, use this handy checklist to guide them through the peer review process. Students will look for a clear opinion, supporting reasons, a conclusion, and correct spelling and punctuation.

Most people use electronics every day, from cell phones to computers to microwaves. But does your child know where electronics come from?

Hold on to your extra eyes and slimy green ooze -- this isn't your average creative writing prompt!

Bring poetry to life by reading it aloud with others! Have young readers select one or more of these poems written by Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Robert Lee Frost. Then take turns reading aloud by swapping single lines, couplets, or stanzas.

Fill in the speech and thought bubbles as a guy and girl talk on the phone.

Practice argumentative writing with this Earth Day-themed prompt about tourism's impact on the environment. 

Help your students develop and prepare a well-reasoned argument with this handy organizer! First students will choose a topic that they feel strongly about, then they'll explain the reasons for their opinion and practice writing a concluding statement.

Have your students practice fleshing out their opinions with this writing exercise. Students will love sharing their opinions about their favorite game, least favorite food, and favorite season.

Use this exercise with your students to pick out facts that would support a paragraph about spring cleaning

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

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of their texts.

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

In this exercise, your young writers will write a persuasive letter to a person of their choice.

Explore the major themes of your reading assignment by making a book poster. Don't forget the tagline!

Assess your students’ grasp on writing norms and style within the opinion writing genre.

Encourage an entrepreneurial spirit with this Respond to a Topic worksheet that gets kids thinking about what type of business they could build!

Prepare students for reading A Night to Remember by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity.

In this writing assessment, see how well your students draw connections between texts and the real world.