One of the best ways to prepare for writing is by examining another author’s work. In this activity, students look closely at a nonfiction text and answer questions about what they find in preparation for writing their own.

Ready, set, brainstorm! Help your students prepare to write how-to books by generating ideas about topics that they know a lot about.

This page is ready for writing out a cowboy's tale. Kids can color in what their cowboy hat should look like then write their own cowboy story.

Get ready to revise! Something as simple as adding details can really breathe life into boring sentences! Help students improve their writing as they use details to bring simple sentences to life.

Are your students getting ready to write their own opinion pieces? Set students up for success with this worksheet that will have them record and differentiate facts and opinions about a topic of their choice.

Help students get ready to write personal narratives by selecting interesting topics to write about. Through this activity, students will brainstorm about past adventures they've had and then choose one moment to focus their narratives on.

Help students get ready to write personal narratives by brainstorming interesting topics to write about. Through this activity, students will generate ideas about big events they've experienced and then pick one to focus their narratives on.

Help students get ready to write personal narratives by brainstorming interesting topics to write about. Through this activity, students will consider past birthdays to see if they can come up with a small moment to focus their narratives on.

In this two-part project, children will choose five things they are thankful for, and write them on feathers.

Introduce friendly letter writing to first and second graders with this labeling worksheet!

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this fun opinion writing worksheet for first and second graders!

Practice creative writing with some simple sentence prompts. Fill in the holes to describe what it's like to swim in the ocean.