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

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

Students read about Yousafzai's life, then answer a series of thoughtful questions about both education and the issues they care about.

Select a topic that interests you, then learn about it from a variety of sources, such as books, websites, and articles.

You've never created a haiku like this before! Write a haiku and then draw a picture that brings your words to life.

Your student must put her creative writing skills to the test to complete the parts of the story that are missing.

Take notes on peer conversations as students explain points that support their answers.

Keep creativity alive this winter break with a creative writing prompt, inspired by the spirit of Christmas giving!

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

This language arts assessment will provide insight into your students' ability to write an animal report.

This story starter is getting warmer! Read this version of the story of Helios the sun god, then have your child make his own sun myth.

Reflect on the Easter holiday with a fun writing prompt. Budding writers will put their writing skills and their creativity to the test!

Read about the Wampus Cat, a famous Tennessee legend. Test comprehension as your child reads about some of the sightings.

Young writers practice crafting interesting, well rounded characters for their stories with this character planning template.

Show your fifth-grader it's possible to make your own comic rather than just read them. He'll work on creative writing while he's at it!

On a dark and story night... Spookify your storytelling time with some scary story cards!

Upper grade students will practice using transition words to craft clear and cohesive writing.

This exercise helps students pre-write their ideas in an organized way when faced with an on-demand writing prompt.

In this exercise, students will practice writing attention-grabbing lead sentences.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Compound Sentences in Nonfiction.

Brighten your writing by learning how to build and describe great characters!

If your kid loves the book Bridge to Terabithia, he might enjoy its movie adaptation. He'll have fun reading and watching while honing his analytical skills.

A wonderful way for future voters to express their freedom and flex their writing skills is by penning a letter to a leader.

Invite learners to research Passover and record their findings using this appealing research template!

Recruit your students to do some research! Ask them to use a book or computer to find facts about everyone's favorite arctic creature, the polar bear.

Try a Chinese poetry style called wu-yan-li-shi, which hopeful immigrants wrote while waiting on Angel Island in California to be admitted to the U.S.

Help your students review how develop a claim and support that claim with evidence. A claim is an opinion about a story that you can support with evidence.

In this creative writing prompt, students will imagine what it would be like to turn into a werewolf at the stroke of midnight every Halloween. 

Finish this cartoon by writing the script and filling the speech bubbles.