5th and 6th Grade Writing Worksheets

Give learners a chance to hone their copyediting skills with this one-page grammar worksheet!

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

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!

This writing worksheet is a good way for learners to boost vocabulary and spelling, and it's a great tool to prepare for standardized testing.

Let your young writer relax by practicing writing notes to friends, journal entries, and even a grocery list!

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

In this middle school grammar worksheet, learners will read short narrative passages and choose the transitions that best connect the ideas and sentences.

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

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

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

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

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

Young writers map out their essays with the help of this graphic organizer.

Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.

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

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

Introduce your students to eight common types of figurative language with this colorful exercise.

Use this reference sheet to encourage students to use a variety of transition words in their writing to signal the different relationships between ideas.

This template guides children through the pre-writing process as they prepare to write about a special day, adventure, or experience.

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!

Designed for middle grades, this grammar worksheet is a great way to give students practice using different transition words in the context of informational texts.

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

Young writers discover strategies for creating compelling introductions that capture a reader's interest in this writing worksheet.

This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.

Help students plan their informational writing with this graphic organizer!

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.

In this language and vocabulary worksheet, learners will read two short passages and choose the transition words that best connect the ideas and sentences.

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

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

Improve students' argument writing skills by identifying and removing irrelevant details with this middle school writing worksheet!