Thanksgiving is a special time of year to get children talking about being thankful. Use these writing prompts to explore three different types of writing on the same topic.

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.

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

Children are invited to reflect on the ways adversity can lead to gratitude in this thoughtful writing prompt.

Let your students choose a scientific concept that they want to base their story on and then, just for fun, ask them to write a few pages of a science fiction story.

Engage your fourth grader in another comic strip writing exercise with the third installment in the Adventures of A.J. and C.K. series.

Recall the memories you’ve made with your teachers in this worksheet!

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

Get students thinking deeply with this spring-themed writing prompt about new beginnings!

Young writers can elevate their writing through wise word choices!

Students will craft their own essay using this graphic organizer as a helpful way to get started.

Use these 24 cards for daily writing exercises, or hand them out to encourage variety in writing!

Use these 24 cards for daily writing exercises, or hand them out to encourage variety in writing!

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

Send a letter to your future self with this back-to-school writing prompt!

Relive the experience of trying something new with this personal narrative writing prompt for third, fourth, and fifth graders!

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

Set goals for the year ahead with this New Year's resolutions template!

Introduce students to this graphic organizer to help them outline their ideas for an essay of their own.

Imagine if Count Dracula had an advice column! What kinds of zany advice would he give out?