Learners will practice identifying supporting details in a short text, then consider three supporting details they might use for an opinion piece of their own.

Help your writers develop a voice with this worksheet. Challenge them to think about ways to express themselves with language, phrases, idioms, similes, and word choice.

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

Make writing magical with metaphors! Beginning writers can practice creating their own metaphors with this sheet as a guide.

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

Have you ever heard of a half-horse, half-fish? In old Mediterranean folklore these mythical beasts are quite common!

Get into the spirit of Halloween, and write about your scariest experience! This writing prompt is a fun way to build grammar and vocabulary skills.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Story Hooks.

Being able to write a strong conclusion is an essential skill for all story-tellers. With this activity, budding writers will practice this skill by writing two types of endings for their personal narratives.

It's a scene that needs a kid's finishing touch to be complete. Can your child finish the comic strip?

What's going on in this superhero comic strip? The adventures are up to your learner, as they fill in captions and word bubbles with comic book writing.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

Get kids thinking about their opinions! This worksheet will help you gain an understanding of how your students organize their ideas prior to crafting a new writing piece. This resource pairs well with the Household Chores writing prompt.

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

Hey, what's Kraken? Kraken are mythical sea creatures with terrifying tentacles. Tell your young writer to come up with a story for Captain Kraken.

With this writing worksheet, challenge students to turn imaginary details into realistic details that could fit into a story.

These printable cards give students the chance to practice using supporting evidence to identify an author’s claims.

Help your students develop and prepare a well-reasoned argument with this handy organizer! First students will choose a topic that they feel strongly about, then they'll explain the reasons for their opinion and practice writing a concluding statement.

Here is a great story-starter for more advanced writers. Your student will put his creativity to the test by filling in the blanks to this story!

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.

Children learn to structure a paragraph in this hands-on writing organization exercise.

Students will then popular upper grade novel titles and determine the strategies those authors used to grab readers' attention.

Use this classic poem by Robert Louis Stevenson to introduce students to onomatopoeia.

Use a kid-friendly rubric to help your students peer-review their persuasive essays!

What would happen if Megalodon and the Loch Ness Monster went head-to-head? Your budding writer can have fun narrating this epic battle!

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

Assess your students’ varying abilities to write in a cohesive and sequential manner.

Uh oh! Either way you're in trouble with this scary and thrilling creative writing prompt.

In this brief questionnaire, students will think about who their audience is and what they believe.

Little Easter Bunnies, get out your creative thinking caps and delve into this Easter writing prompt. Can you think up the best Easter egg hunt?