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.

A strong ending is a key part of creative writing! Have your second graders flex their fiction comprehension muscles with this activity. Students will consider problem, solution, characters, and detail as they answer questions after reading a short story.

This worksheet offers useful support for third and fourth graders as they learn to read and write informational essays.

Catch a glimpse into your students’ thoughts and ideas while simultaneously assessing their spelling, punctuation, and grammar skills!

Your young writer can practice his storytelling skills with this character development worksheet, where he'll outline 4 fictional characters.

Assess your students’ proficiency in genre writing!

Thanksgiving is a great time to focus on family and be thankful for things in our lives. In the worksheet A Poem with Details from Your Thanksgiving, learners will write an abecedarian poem with details from their Thanksgiving break where the first letter

Have a blast completing this mouth-watering writing exercise by writing down the steps you would take to create the perfect ice cream sundae.

Show students editing symbols that are used to polish writing before publishing. Then, have them practice editing a short story.

Show students editing symbols that are used to polish writing before publishing. Then, have them practice editing a short story.

Where could this map lead to? Give your beginning writer a fun way to exercise his creativity.

Traditions are an important part of a family’s culture. They signify what they think, how they behave or do something, and they are passed down from generation to generation. Does your learner know all about their family traditions? Use this worksheet to

The Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then strategy is a great tool to help students identify and understand story elements. In this fun brainstorming activity, budding writers will use the format to start generating a story of their own!

Adding dialogue to writing makes for more entertaining and relatable story-telling. In this activity, young writers will use a fun comic book format to add simple dialogue to their personal narratives.

Give your students practice in catching the reader's attention by using a strong hook in their writing!

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

Use this graphic organizer to explore a beloved summer pastime in writing.

This creative worksheet inspires students to think of themselves as artists!

Show students how vivid a well-written description can be and then let them create imagery of their own.

Encourage students to share their writing with classmates and receive feedback to improve their writing with this peer publishing worksheet.

Encourage students to develop an informational paragraph using a personal anecdote!

Convince reluctant writers to pick up their pens with this fun write-it-yourself superhero comic.

What story can your second grader come up with for this winter scene? They also get some coloring time to go along with the story they write.

Encourage your writers to use this graphic organizer worksheet when writing an informative essay. Fill in the bubbles for topic, main ideas, and supporting details.

Learners will have fun with hyperbole in this lively writing worksheet.

How cool would it be to have a pet dragon! Have fun with this "what if" writing prompt, and spin a fun story about the adventures you'd have.

A letter is found in an attic. There's a mystery ahead! Your young author can use their imagination to create a fictional story based on this writing prompt.

This handy checklist helps your students identify all of the necessary components of an effective persuasive letter.

What is this funny dinosaur doing? Help your second grader rearrange the jumbled words, and add in the missing words to make a complete sentence.

Once students have completed their first draft of informational writing, use this handy checklist to guide them through the peer review process. Students will look for clear sequencing, details, complete sentences, and correct spelling and punctuation.