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.

After reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help learners make connections between the book and their community with this engaging extension activity.

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

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, let students use their creativity to model the two main settings from the story!

Children learn to recognize how they can write with a certain reader, or audience, in mind, in this hands-on worksheet.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your learners research facts about Associate Justice to the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor.

Many famous mythical creatures tend to reflect the geography of the land around their country of origin. What does your hometown monster look like?

Help students learn how to recognize the beats in a poem with this worksheet.

Children are guided through the process of writing clear, well supported arguments with this writing template.

Does your child need a head start in creative writing? Give her this story starter worksheet, and she'll help Marnie figure out how to bake her muffins!

Get kids thinking about their opinions! This worksheet will help you gain an understanding of how your students organize their ideas prior to crafting a new writing piece. This resource pairs well with the Household Chores writing prompt.

Review parts of speech and sentence structure with a fun and creative writing exercise. Try writing a descriptive scene using no verbs!

Young writers set off on the right foot with this realistic fiction graphic organizer.

How can you show love to your friends and family? Get students thinking deeply with this Easter-themed writing prompt!

Invite students to think creatively—and eco-consciously!—this Earth Day with this writing prompt.

Learners will learn about a winter holiday, then complete the graphic organizer with their notes, using this festive research template.

Young writers will write a persuasive letter in response to a formal letter.

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about an unexpected walk down memory lane while stuck inside on a snowy weekend.

What if you discovered a secret passageway in your house! Write a story to tell what you'd do next in that situation.

Young writers will reflect on what the holiday season means to them with this seasonal writing prompt.

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

Let your students choose their own prompts with this reading response exercise.

Assess kids' ability to support opinions with this writing prompt.

For kids just entering the world of research and report-writing, here's a handy reference guide on how to write a bibliography.

Your little writer will use his imagination to bend time and space with this creative writing prompt. Where will he go and what will he see?

The first half of Dotty's story is here, but the second half is missing! Can your child come up with her own ending to complete the page?

Celebrate your successes with a fun writing prompt! Your child will have fun using her imagination and honing her writing skills with this writing prompt.

Students learn how to support an opinion by addressing opposing viewpoints.

This worksheet, which reads like riddles, will expose your learners to important abolitionists in the African American community.

Use this haiku worksheet to add a written element to any afternoon outing in nature.