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.

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.

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

Voice is the energy, intention, and tone of a piece. Students will practice identifying voice in writing, then examine an excerpt from an award-winning text that book with a strong example of voice.

Have your students practice writing with varied sentence patterns in this story writing challenge.

Monster footprints in a dark forest sets the scene for a super scary story! This picture prompt will help your child practice creative writing.

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.

Beginning readers can practice their comprehension skills by using this graphic organizer to diagram the plot of a story or book.

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.

Take notes of student peer conversations all in one document!

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!

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

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.

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

Children follow the prompts to plan and draft a short opinion piece in this engaging three-page template guide.

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.

Most people use electronics every day, from cell phones to computers to microwaves. But does your child know where electronics come from?

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.