Once students have completed their first draft of opinion writing, use this handy checklist to guide them through the peer review process. Students will look for a clear opinion, supporting reasons, a conclusion, and correct spelling and punctuation.

After completing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, students reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these post-reading response prompts.

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.

Got a curious kid at home? Help him discover more about the kangaroo, the national animal of Australia and a favorite of zoo-goers everywhere.

Assess your students’ proficiency in genre writing. Standards-based rubric included.

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

In this spooky-slash-silly writing prompt, kids can write about what kind of music, if any, might repel a zombie.

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

Assess your students’ grasp on writing norms and style within the opinion writing genre.

If your child prefers scaly and slithery to soft and fluffy, here's a worksheet on the goanna, a large lizard that lives in Australia.

This worksheet will help your students determine whether they can construct a solid argument around a claim they have made about a story.

It's time to put on your creative writing caps! Your students will enjoy writing their own endings to this unfinished story!

Encourage young writers to create a story using tools like figurative language, adverbs, and adjectives.

It’s more fun to revise with a partner! After writing personal narratives, have students share their writing with a partner. Partners should identify at least three parts in the narrative where three descriptive details could be added.

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

Beware of walking under ladders! Find out the origins of this superstition and why people avoid walking under ladders.

Here's a chance for your kid to dream up his very own superhero! With this narrative writing worksheet, he'll brainstorm strong verbs and adjectives.

Challenge your student to write something out of the norm! Get creative and write a screenplay based on the classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird.

Use this writing tool to teach your students how to write like a historian.

Imagine what would happen if a crow wanted to be a peacock! Give your little storyteller a fun way to practice their creative writing with this prompt.

A cinquain poem is a five line poem that does not rhyme. Your students can read an example of a cinquain poem, then try writing a few of their own.

Young historians learn about four pioneering female activists as they hone their research skills in this Who Am I? Women Activists worksheet.

There are many different ways to start a story! Hone creativity and build knowledge about literary devices with these fun story starting prompts.

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, readers reflect on the theme of individuality vs. conformity in this fun post-reading activity. 

In this creative writing worksheet, learners will use their imagination to dream up, write about, and draw an extra-special Easter egg.

Here's a great activity to get your second grader's mind going and creativity in action! He'll write a story to go with the picture and even get to color too.

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

What would your perfect Christmas tree look like? Have your beginning writer practice descriptive writing to answer this fun Christmas creative writing prompt!

Sink your teeth into some vampire history and lore with this playful Halloween worksheet!

In this creative writing prompt, children recall a past Thanksgiving and describe what made it so memorable.