Here are four examples of mineral resources for kids to think about, plus a short explanation of what a mineral resource is.

Go on a reading adventure with Sinbad the Sailor, a hero of Middle Eastern myth and a great excuse to practice reading comprehension.

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.

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about a suspicious snowball that zips by while on a walk down the snowy city sidewalk!

Inspire learners' creativity with this fun and seasonal writing prompt about a peculiar engraving!

Guide students to get the most out of non-fiction texts by thinking about their previous knowledge, what they learn, and what they still want to know. When they finish, they can trim it to paste into a spiral-bound notebook.

In this writing assessment, see how well your students draw connections between texts and the real world.

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

Get ready to ring in the New Year with a fun writing prompt, all about New Year's resolutions. This is a good way to build paragraph-writing skills.

Would you rather travel through time or travel through space? Explore limitless frontiers while writing science fiction.

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

Young writers will work with animal metaphors as they plan and craft a poem about someone they know.

Help your students review how develop a claim and support that claim with evidence. A claim is an opinion about a story that you can support with evidence.

In this nonfiction writing worksheet, students will practice their narrative writing techniques as they draft a story about their favorite person

Use this worksheet to have students write or draw about their reading each day.

Are kids today spending enough time outdoors?  Make your case in this argument writing prompt worksheet and rubric for middle grades!

Get learners' creative juices flowing with this thought-provoking writing prompt about leap year!

More and more schools are beginning to celebrate the 100th day of school. Help your child list her biggest accomplishments from the first 100 days of school.

This resource helps ELs incorporate their own thoughts and text connections into a thinking paragraph.

This two-page practice template guides young authors through the process of writing strong hooks, including tips, best practices, and common pitfalls.

Children learn to plan and organize their compositions with this writing prompt and template.

Kindergarteners through second graders can use this versatile Biography Booklet printable to research and write about someone in booklet form.

Understanding first person narrative is important for every student to master! Grasp the concept of first person with the help of this worksheet.

This three-part series of writing prompts will reinforce story structure and creativity in your child's writing.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. Learners will decide which two statements are true and which is a lie.

Use this graphic organizer to guide students' reflections after listening to an episode of a podcast.

Explore the major themes of your reading assignment by making a book poster. Don't forget the tagline!

Get learners' creative juices flowing with this thought-provoking, leap year-inspired writing prompt!

Guide student research about women’s suffrage around the world with this two-page research graphic organizer!

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, give learners an opportunity to write a story of their own that is inspired by true events!