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Similes, metaphors, and idioms are some of the most widely used literary devices in both speaking and writing. Students will review each of these and practice creating some of their own. 


Similes, Metaphors, and Idioms of Figurative Language

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your learners research facts about Associate Justice to the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor.

Two Truths and One Lie: Sonia Sotomayor

Help your writers develop a voice with this worksheet. Challenge them to think about ways to express themselves with language, phrases, idioms, similes, and word choice.

Tuning My Writing Voice

Letter writing is an engaging and important writing format for third graders to master. You can support the development of letter writing expertise with this lesson that provides guidance on the structure and anatomy of a letter. Written by curriculum experts, this lesson will teach kids the various features that make a letter easier to read, and will also offer plenty of opportunities to practice.

Letter Writing 1

The structure of a paragraph becomes clearer when you think critically about the choices a great author made and try to recreate them.

Paragraph Puzzle 1

Show students editing symbols that are used to polish writing before publishing. Then, have them practice editing a short story.

Polishing Practice 1

This resource gives your students practice outlining an informational paragraph on changes during the spring season.

Informational Outlines 1

In this worksheet, learners will rewrite a short paragraph using smooth, flowing sentences.

Sentence Makeover Part 1

Upper grade students will practice using transition words to craft clear and cohesive writing.

Practice Using Transitions #1

This composition prompt asks kids to consider one thing they can do and one thing they can stop doing this Earth Day.

Earth Day Pledge

Use these 24 cards for daily writing exercises, or hand them out to encourage variety in writing!

Journal Writing Task Cards #1

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

Respond to Art: Opinion & Evidence #1

Kapow! Wham! Creative writing can be daunting for some kids, but it doesn't have to be! Help excite and inspire your reluctant writers with this fun comic book template.

Make Your Own Comic Book #1

Children will create a timeline of a parent, grandparent, or loved one with this biography template.

Biography Timeline

Got a case of writer's block? One great way to get started is to draw a picture!

Draw and Write

In this worksheet, children read the article and circle each misspelled word, then correctly spell each one.

Find the Spelling Errors: Choosing a Candidate

This lesson combines students' knowledge of US geography and their creative writing skills in one fun activity!

Switching U.S. States

This guided practice reinforces how strong writers make a claim that they can support with strong evidence.

Cite and Explain Your Evidence #1: Literary Response

Learners will gather information about the traditions their families celebrate throughout the year, and pick one tradition to learn more about.

Interview Your Family

We all know the classic tale of the Three Little Pigs, but no one has heard it from the wolf's point of view!

Rewrite the Story

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

Paint a Summer Mural

Second graders love telling stories! Help them take one small moment and write across many pages using this helpful planning organizer.

Writing Across Pages

Second graders love telling stories! Help them share their feelings when writing about one small moment using this helpful planning worksheet.

I Felt So...

Children are introduced to Sonia Sotomayor, one of the nine Supreme Court justices, and the only Latina, in this reading and writing worksheet.

Write About Sonia Sotomayor

Take your pick from this packet of writing prompts which focus on one scene that has lots of possibilities. Is your young storyteller ready?

Kids' Writing Prompts

In this nonfiction writing worksheet, learners&nbsp;will select and draw an animal to represent each season, then write a short paragraph describing one of the animals.

Seasons Writing Prompt

Does your child have a wild imagination? Give them a fun outlet with a creative writing prompt! This one asks them to imagine a hidden door they've discovered.

Creative Writing: Hidden Door

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.

Nonet Poem

Imagery is one of the most important tools in a narrative writer's arsenal. In this lesson, students will will learn to craft vivid scenes by selecting powerful verbs and adjectives, as well as to critique descriptive writing using the same criteria.

Using Adjectives and Verbs to Make Writing Come to Life

Help students learn about descriptive writing with this engaging lesson. Your class will learn to show character emotions though the “show, don’t tell” writing technique with videos, practice writing, and class participation.

Writing: Show, Don’t Tell

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