Mapping out your thoughts before you start writing is key to a well-organized essay. Your students will map their first draft of a personal narrative using this graphic organizer.

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.

What is going on in this picture? Have fun with this picture writing prompt, a great way to boost creativity in your young writer.

Use this reading strategy to help your students along in their reading comprehension skills. Students will respond to literature with Stop & Jots, with or without sticky notes.

Learn more about your students' favorite school subjects with this engaging opinion writing prompt and rubric. Students will contemplate their favorite subject while they fill out the pre-writing planner, then they'll write out their essay on page two.

Use this mid-year assessment to catch a glimpse of your young writers’ style and voice, while simultaneously assessing their skills within the informational writing genre.

Young writers practice crafting interesting, well rounded characters for their stories with this character planning template.

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.

Children learn to recognize how they can write with a certain reader, or audience, in mind, in this hands-on worksheet.

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

Use this reading and writing worksheet to teach first and second grade students about Angela Davis and her life as an activist, writer, and scholar.

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

Many famous mythical creatures tend to reflect the geography of the land around their country of origin. What does your hometown monster look like?

Help kids get a leg up on writing practice! These sentence starters will boost their storytelling skills and help them practice handwriting as they go.

Help students learn how to recognize the beats in a poem with this worksheet.

Children are guided through the process of writing clear, well supported arguments with this writing template.

Practice letter-writing basics with this cut-out Mother's Day card template!

Does your child need a head start in creative writing? Give her this story starter worksheet, and she'll help Marnie figure out how to bake her muffins!

Get kids thinking about their opinions! This worksheet will help you gain an understanding of how your students organize their ideas prior to crafting a new writing piece. This resource pairs well with the Household Chores writing prompt.

Review parts of speech and sentence structure with a fun and creative writing exercise. Try writing a descriptive scene using no verbs!

Who doesn't love a good checklist? This handy worksheet can help budding letter writers make sure they include all the parts of a friendly letter.

Young writers set off on the right foot with this realistic fiction graphic organizer.

How can you show love to your friends and family? Get students thinking deeply with this Easter-themed writing prompt!

Invite students to think creatively—and eco-consciously!—this Earth Day with this writing prompt.

Learners will learn about a winter holiday, then complete the graphic organizer with their notes, using this festive research template.

Young writers will write a persuasive letter in response to a formal letter.

Families in the United States live in all different settings. Kids think about the similarities and differences between rural and urban life on this worksheet.

Your students have been working hard all year on their narrative writing skills. Now it's time to see just how much they've learned! Assess your students' growth with this narrative writing prompt and rubric.

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about an unexpected walk down memory lane while stuck inside on a snowy weekend.