Give your students some practice writing an informational essay about the American Revolution!

A strong hook will capture a reader's attention and make them want to know more! In this activity, students will identify four different ways to hook a reader into a story.

Children practice reading with a critical eye toward grammar and punctuation in this practice worksheet.

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

Surprise! Young writers are prompted to write a personal narrative about a time they were surprised. Students will practice sequencing and prewriting skills as they use this fun watermelon-shaped graphic organizer to plan out their personal narrative.

Write the story to go along with this series of story illustrations with this fun writing prompt.

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, let students use their creativity to model the two main settings from the story!

Students will read a fascinating, informational text about fungus, then follow steps to write a conclusion.

Help your budding writer learn to "show, not tell" with this creative writing exercise.

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, encourage students to create their own precepts with this creative extension activity!

Learn more about the life of Anne Frank, a tragic, true-life story of a young girl caught up in the horrors of war.

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about school dress codes!

Children read about the sun as they identify supporting details in this science and literacy worksheet.

Take mystery and suspenseful writing to the next level with this worksheet! Students can revise sentences and then use this exercise to make their own writing more evocative. Use this worksheet to practice adding vivid details to sentences.

A soccer ball flies toward the goalie, but what happens next? Let your budding writer create his own story, using this picture prompt as a starting point.

Help students to think critically and practice their writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a quote by Laotian American author Bryan Thao Worra.

This resource gives your students practice with the Capitalization, Organization, Punctuation, and Spelling (COPS) editing strategy.

Children will use this simple template to write a friendly letter to Santa Claus.

Get kids in the holiday spirit by practicing 30 Days of Gratitude! This activity is perfect for November, but can also be done year-round.

Introduce your students to words and phrases that will strengthen their argument writing.

Students read background information about June as National Great Outdoors Month and then respond to reflective questions.

If students need a little extra practice sorting out the context of sensory words, this worksheet will help!

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

Use this resource with your students to challenge them to reflect on the year and determine a person whom they should thank. Your students will write a thank you note to that person.

Give students an opportunity to think critically and practice their writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a Nelson Mandela quote.

Students will practice writing hook questions and then write their own introduction to an informational text about animals that echo.

Assess your students’ informational writing skills with this standards-based rubric for sixth grade!

Engage readers with an exciting musical extension activity to be completed after they've finished reading The Giver by Lois Lowry!

Help students organize their ideas with this versatile storyboard graphic organizer! Children can use it to respond to text, organize the order of events, or even as a pre-writing tool to collect ideas.