3rd - 8th Grade Writing Types Resources

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.

Give your students a chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this engaging picture prompt! 

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

Use these paragraph topic prompts to help your child practice writing a paragraph.

Inspire learners' creativity with this seasonal writing prompt about finding the perfect gift for a friend!

Learners practice writing endings with impact in this nonfiction conclusion writing worksheet.

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about a walk in the woods that takes an unexpected turn when the trail disappears beneath the snow!

Learners hone their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about Valentine's Day candy consumption!

Inspire learners to think and write creatively with this fun and seasonal writing prompt about a mysterious letter!

Use this reflective writing worksheet to encourage a growth mindset in students and strengthen important social emotional skills!

Children read about the weather as they identify supporting details in this science and literacy worksheet.

Young authors will enjoy planning their writing with this memorable burger-themed graphic organizer.

Give students an opportunity to flex their descriptive writing muscles with another engaging picture prompt!

Help your child learn to write clearly and concisely by writing her own set of "how to" instructions.

This paragraph writing worksheet gets your child back to the basics of writing. In this paragraph writing worksheet, kids will write using a graphic organizer.

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

In this fun essay-writing activity, young writers will complete a graphic organizer to plan their thoughts, then refer to it to write a short opinion piece about their favorite dinner.

Use this nonfiction comprehension worksheet to help second and third graders learn all about Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.

Young writers practice crafting thoughtful, compelling paragraphs with this persuasive writing worksheet.

Students are asked to think critically and hone their reflective writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. quote.

Students take emojis from text to paper, using them as prompts for identifying and reflecting upon their own feelings.

Get students looking ahead and setting goals for themselves in the new year with this resolutions writing worksheet.

Inspire learners' creativity with this fun and seasonal writing prompt about a peculiar engraving!

In this thoughtful opinion-writing worksheet, children will describe the season they like best, and why.

Learners hone their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about Valentine's Day gift exchanges!