Use this example of a persuasive essay to dissect and identify the parts of this genre.

Boost reading comprehension skills with this language arts worksheet. Kids read the story, then use clues from the story to write their own conclusion below.

Encourage learners to engage in research by offering them this Research Graphic Organizer to help guide their explorations and record their findings.

After completing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help students connect to the novel with this acts of kindness activity.

In this worksheet, learners come to better understand the different kinds of narratives, and how they are similar and different, by creating a map of narrative genres.

This fun, fantastical writing prompt is a great way to practice persuasive writing, an important part of upper-elementary composition.

Invite your students to practice their creative storytelling with this fun, spring-themed writing prompt about a startling find in the picnic cooler!

Have students step into the role of a journalist with this engaging newspaper-themed writing activity!

Get your learners thinking and writing creatively with this exciting, summer-themed prompt about a strange encounter at a local carnival!

Students will organize and construct the skeleton of an persuasive essay with this engaging activity.

Prepare students for reading R.J. Palacio’s Wonder by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

Take your pick from this packet of writing prompts which focus on one scene that has lots of possibilities. Is your young storyteller ready?

Evaluate your arguments with this fourth-grade persuasive writing assessment!

Children keep track of their weekday reading with this useful two-page template.

Kids learn how to "show" instead of "tell" in their writing.

This activity will afford your fourth graders the chance to think about the claim they want to make in their literary essays and give them practice writing an intro paragraph.

This pre-writing exercise introduces five parts of a strong argument, including counter-arguments.

Children practice summarizing and reflecting more deeply about the books they read by answering four thought-provoking questions.

In this activity, kids provide evidence by paraphrasing and selecting direct quotes from an informational text.

Concept maps are versatile and useful for all subject areas. Use this concept map for word work, main idea and supporting details, or to map out ideas.

Get to the point with this worksheet about the main idea and how supporting details help it make sense.

Get learners' creative juices flowing with this fun leap year-inspired writing prompt!

Use this chart to categorize your chosen superhero’s real and supernatural strengths.

Learn how to use coordinating conjunctions and practice using them in sentences.

Help plan and research a biography with this helpful graphic organizer!

Students will practice identifying the supporting details for three different main idea statements.

Help your students write letters to a pen pal, faraway relative, and others! This letter template gives students practice writing formal letters — like persuasive or business correspondence — and friendly, informal letters.

Practice composition skills and help the reporter get his review of Delicious Treats bakery together sentence by sentence sequencing his points into order.