Students will practice creating sentences using both like and as, filling in the blanks with figurative language of their own.

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

In this inventive worksheet, children practice writing from the perspective of everyday items.

This engaging worksheet is a fun way to introduce a playful form of figurative language to young writers.

This worksheet walks young writers through the steps of adding conjunctions and adverbs to simple sentences.

Challenge your students to form a well-reasoned argument with this writing prompt (and rubric!) that's sure to evoke some strong opinions. Students will think about how much homework second graders should be given and make their case in essay form.

Ever wish you could breathe underwater? This creative writing prompt asks your child to imagine if humans could live underwater!

When authors create characters, they think about “inside” and “outside” details. Your students will go through the same process with this writing worksheet. Ask them to create a character and list the things they imagine this character thinks about and fe

Write an ice skating story based on the illustration on the page. It can be silly or heartfelt, even science fiction!

Help students practice generating titles for book names in this creative exercise.

Children practice identifying and writing opinions with supporting details in this appealing worksheet.

Practice identifying advanced formatting features found in nonfiction, including titles, headings, and subheadings.

What if the dragon guarding castle was just a household pet? Help your young writer boost her creativity with this fun prompt.

Children learn how to develop the thinking skills required to move from an opinion statement to a support statement in this three-part, self-guided worksheet.

Have your students practice writing with varied sentence patterns in this story writing challenge.

Kids practice articulating reasons that support opinions in this writing worksheet.

Students learn how to support an opinion by addressing opposing viewpoints.

Students will read a complex sentence and then break it down into bite-size chunks in order to practice rewording vocabulary in this reading fluency worksheet.

Students will form their own opinions, as they voice whether or not they think children should be allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school.

It's storytelling time! Bring the magic of tall tales closer to home by creating a tall tale based on someone your child knows and admires.

Get to know your readers with this practice prompt, to help kids learn the importance of writing for an audience.

In this worksheet, kids support an opinion about school lunches with reasons.

Get into the story and decide what happens next. How's it going to end? That's upto your fourth grader!

The incredible Kid Wizard and Ninjastar are about to face off with their arch-nemesis! But how will things end?

This critical thinking worksheet, part of our upcoming A Day in the Life of the President workbook, challenges kids to plain their own campaign tour!

What is real and what is imaginary? Give your students practice differentiating between realistic and imaginary details.

Imagine if Count Dracula had an advice column! What kinds of zany advice would he give out?

Calculating caterpillars and capricious crayfish! Your child will be laughing as he learns some new vocabulary and practices using alliteration.

Flex those creative writing skills by starting a story in a few different ways! Use the picture as a prompt, and use each technique to start a story.

Get your little storyteller in gear for creative writing! This story starter worksheet is perfect for honing your child's writing skills.