By writing the story themselves, kids can learn to identify larger concepts and ideas in writing.

Give your students the opportunity to put a friendly letter together!

After reading the classic Aesop fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare," students will use their imaginations to compose their own introductions using one of the most common story hooks (fact, question, description, statement, or sound).

Children must complete the missing parts of the story in this fun creative writing exercise.

This organizer helps writers state their opinion and organize their reasons.

This story starter is getting warmer! Read this version of the story of Helios the sun god, then have your child make his own sun myth.

Do you want your students to have confident, informative discussions? Build student discourse and writing confidence with these comparison sentence frames! Students will use sentence and paragraph frames to practice comparing two nouns of their choice.

If your student is experiencing some writer's block, give her a fun activity to practice descriptive writing! She'll write about if she owned her own shop.

The best type of introduction makes you want to learn more! Help your second graders hook their readers as they practice writing new and improved introductions using this grabby worksheet.

Kids practice argument writing by taking a position on devices in the classroom.

This worksheet will guide students through writing more thoroughly supported opinion essays.

Write your own Abraham Lincoln biography using a simple essay template.

This Christmas writing prompt gets your child to think about what it's like to have Santa's job. Try this Christmas writing prompt with your young writer.

Children learn to plan and organize their compositions with this writing prompt and template.

In this brief questionnaire, students will think about who their audience is and what they believe.

Who doesn't love dreaming about their ideal vacation? Help your young writers share their opinion of the best place to vacation while using this handy paragraph organizer.

Young writers respond to three relatable prompts in this three-page nonfiction writing exercise.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

Get into the spirit of Halloween, and write about your scariest experience! This writing prompt is a fun way to build grammar and vocabulary skills.

Take a closer look at formatting! Learning how nonfiction text is formatted helps students understand the underlying structure of the information.

Instead of reading the story and then reviewing it, kids have to put this mixed-up story back together in order to understand what's going on.

These printable cards give students the chance to practice using supporting evidence to identify an author’s claims.

Catch a glimpse into your students’ thoughts and ideas while simultaneously assessing their spelling, punctuation, and grammar skills!

With this art-based activity, students will practice supporting their opinion with evidence.

Use this fun exercise to help your students add descriptive details into an eerie narrative.

There are many ways that writers can add voice to their writing, including dialect, emotion, word choice, and ALL CAPS.

Use this mid-year assessment to get a glimpse into your young writers and their skills when it comes to writing narratives.

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.

Jump into a comic strip with this creative writing prompt. Tell a story about your life as a superhero!