Put a fun spin on the typical "Dear Santa" letter. Your child must use persuasive language to convince Santa to bring her the presents she wants!

In this creative essay-writing prompt, children identify something they love to do, then write the ways that they might turn this pastime into a vocation.

Use this survey to help students think about their opinions and reasoning for eight high-interest prompts.

Use this mid-year assessment to get a glimpse into your young writers and their skills when it comes to responding to opinion writing prompts.

Imagine you spent a day in the life of a snowflake. What winter wonders would you see? Have some fun with this creative writing prompt.

Helping your students support their opinions with thoughtful reasons will prepare them to write strong persuasive texts.

What if you were able to meet your favorite fictional character in real life? Write a creative story about your adventures together.

Invite learners to get creative with this fun, seasonal writing prompt about a St. Patrick's Day parade!

Use this activity to teach students the structure and content of a reading response letter.

Dialogue moves narratives along and can add much-needed drama to otherwise stagnant writing. In this worksheet, students get a chance to practice writing dialogue to add to their personal narratives.

Use this resource with your students to practice picking out the most important details to support a main idea as they read about a famous historical figure.

Give your students the opportunity to conduct an interview with a family member or loved one to learn about their meaningful traditions. They will ask questions about fall traditions, finding out about clothing, food, location, and the people involved. Th

With this art-based activity, students will practice supporting their opinion with evidence.

In the worksheet Blog Template: Listicles, young blog writers create a list of suggestions or ideas and provide a brief description of each with a bullet point.

This worksheet walks students through an example of how the dialogue between two or more characters can help writers change the pacing of a narrative.

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

Children use their creative writing skills with this Thanksgiving prompt.

After students have learned about reading response letters they can use this checklist to polish their own letter.

What if you showed up to class and the whole school was deserted? Kids will have fun stretching their writing muscles with this April Fools prompt.

The silverback gorilla is a special animal. This magnificent male is part of an endangered species. Complete this sheet to learn all about this gentle giant.

Children are invited to dream up their ideal animal companion in this fun creative writing exercise.

Use this mid-year assessment to get a glimpse into your young writers and their skills when it comes to writing narratives.

Learn more about this influential activist and author in this nonfiction reading page.

When three suitors come knocking at the princess's door, which one will she choose? Read The Three Princes, then take the place of the king in an exercise.

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.

This Easter writing prompt will get your child to think about Easter traditions and then order his thoughts by practicing structured composition.

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!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Compound Sentences in Nonfiction.

Use this imaginative prompt to help your reluctant writer use his creativity to build sentences.