After finishing the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, give students a chance to “transmit” a memory of their own with this creative extension project! 

Give your students some practice writing an informational essay about the American Revolution!

Prepare students for reading A Night to Remember by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity.

Use this exercise with your students to pick out facts that would support a paragraph about spring cleaning

After completing the novel A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, students reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these post-reading response prompts.

Learn step by step how to create a report! Research facts about camels, complete the sentences, then use the sentences to create a report about camels.

In this worksheet, children will learn about a few common resource materials and how to search for information in them alphabetically.

In this worksheet, children read an example of a bio poem for jazz musician Thelonious Monk, then use the prompt to create a bio poem for a person of their choosing.

Students will read a fascinating, informational text about fungus, then follow steps to write a conclusion.

Invite learners to practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about giving middle school students access to recess!

The most precious thing someone can give is their time. Reignite your love of giving with these time-giving activities. There are also some donation suggestions for used objects. This worksheet, 31 Days of Giving, can be used any 31 days of the year!

Invite learners to practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about allowing teachers to hold classes outdoors!

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

This Halloween-themed worksheet is designed to help students understand the goal of the Teal Pumpkin Project while also providing practice reading nonfiction and citing evidence in nonfiction texts.

Teach students to organize their thoughts before they start writing with this prewriting organizer.

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, students give thought to the various settings in the story with this creative post-reading prompt!

This guided practice reinforces how strong writers make claims and support them with strong evidence.

Learners practice their creative writing with this suspenseful, Halloween-themed writing prompt about a visit to a haunted house!

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, students demonstrate their understanding of the novel with these post-reading response prompts.

Inspire learners' creativity with this fun, seasonal writing prompt about a St. Patrick's Day-themed adventure!

Children learn to plan and organize their compositions with this writing prompt and template.

Give young writers a chance to voice their opinion and practice their writing skills with this fun “would you rather” writing prompt!

Go on a reading adventure with Sinbad the Sailor, a hero of Middle Eastern myth and a great excuse to practice reading comprehension.

Help students to think critically and practice their writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a quote by Laotian American author Bryan Thao Worra.

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about a suspicious snowball that zips by while on a walk down the snowy city sidewalk!

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

In this writing assessment, see how well your students draw connections between texts and the real world.

Assess your students’ informational writing skills with this standards-based rubric for seventh grade!

Get ready to ring in the New Year with a fun writing prompt, all about New Year's resolutions. This is a good way to build paragraph-writing skills.

Help your budding writer learn to "show, not tell" with this creative writing exercise.