5th - 8th Grade Informational and Expository Writing Resources

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Exercise your beginning writer's creativity and sentence-building skills with this fun family project, all about mom!

Exercise your beginning writer's creativity and sentence-building skills with this fun family project, all about mom!

How well do you know your siblings? Give your writer a fun activity, where they'll answer questions about their big or little brother!

How well do you know your siblings? Give your writer a fun activity, where they'll answer questions about their big or little brother!

Third Grade

Writing

Worksheet

All About My Family: Grandma

Worksheet

All About My Family: Grandma

Third Grade

Writing

Help your learner get to know their family members with a fun interview and creative writing exercise, all about Grandma!

Worksheet

All About My Family: Grandma

Worksheet

All About My Family: Grandma

Help your learner get to know their family members with a fun interview and creative writing exercise, all about Grandma!

Show a little love to big or little sis with a fun family writing activity! Students will practice creative writing and sentence-building.

Show a little love to big or little sis with a fun family writing activity! Students will practice creative writing and sentence-building.

Third Grade

Writing

Worksheet

All About My Family: Grandpa

Worksheet

All About My Family: Grandpa

Third Grade

Writing

Get to know grandpa a little better with a fun interview exercise! Your writer will practice building sentences and using descriptive language.

Worksheet

All About My Family: Grandpa

Worksheet

All About My Family: Grandpa

Get to know grandpa a little better with a fun interview exercise! Your writer will practice building sentences and using descriptive language.

Third Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Summer Writing Prompt #2: What I Like About Summer

Worksheet

Summer Writing Prompt #2: What I Like About Summer

Third Grade

Writing

In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe what they like best about summer.

Worksheet

Summer Writing Prompt #2: What I Like About Summer

Worksheet

Summer Writing Prompt #2: What I Like About Summer

In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe what they like best about summer.

Third Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Make a City Guide For Kids!

Activity

Make a City Guide For Kids!

Third Grade

Writing

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

Activity

Make a City Guide For Kids!

Activity

Make a City Guide For Kids!

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

Third Grade

Writing

Activity

Practice Writing a Conclusion

Worksheet

Practice Writing a Conclusion

Fifth Grade

Writing

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

Worksheet

Practice Writing a Conclusion

Worksheet

Practice Writing a Conclusion

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

Learn about westward expansion and the people and event that shaped the American West in this fascinating workbook!

Learn about westward expansion and the people and event that shaped the American West in this fascinating workbook!

Fifth Grade

Reading

Workbook

Summer Writing Prompt #6: My Summer Plans

Worksheet

Summer Writing Prompt #6: My Summer Plans

Third Grade

Writing

In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe their summer plans, including the activities they'll do and the places they'll go.

Worksheet

Summer Writing Prompt #6: My Summer Plans

Worksheet

Summer Writing Prompt #6: My Summer Plans

In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe their summer plans, including the activities they'll do and the places they'll go.

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

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

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

PEEL Paragraph Graphic Organizer

Worksheet

PEEL Paragraph Graphic Organizer

Fifth Grade

Writing

Help students organize their ideas and structure their paragraph responses with this PEEL graphic organizer!

Worksheet

PEEL Paragraph Graphic Organizer

Worksheet

PEEL Paragraph Graphic Organizer

Help students organize their ideas and structure their paragraph responses with this PEEL graphic organizer!

Fifth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Graphic Organizer: Informational Writing

Worksheet

Graphic Organizer: Informational Writing

Sixth Grade

Writing

Help students plan their informational writing with this graphic organizer!

Worksheet

Graphic Organizer: Informational Writing

Worksheet

Graphic Organizer: Informational Writing

Help students plan their informational writing with this graphic organizer!

Sixth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Summer Writing Prompt #3: Summer Where I Live

Worksheet

Summer Writing Prompt #3: Summer Where I Live

Third Grade

Writing

In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe the summer climate where they live.

Worksheet

Summer Writing Prompt #3: Summer Where I Live

Worksheet

Summer Writing Prompt #3: Summer Where I Live

In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe the summer climate where they live.

Third Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Map Your Essay: Graphic Organizer

Worksheet

Map Your Essay: Graphic Organizer

Fourth Grade

Writing

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

Worksheet

Map Your Essay: Graphic Organizer

Worksheet

Map Your Essay: Graphic Organizer

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

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Outline an Informative Paragraph

Worksheet

Outline an Informative Paragraph

Fifth Grade

Writing

Use this sample paragraph and outline to help students write their own informational paragraphs.

Worksheet

Outline an Informative Paragraph

Worksheet

Outline an Informative Paragraph

Use this sample paragraph and outline to help students write their own informational paragraphs.

Fifth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Complete the Table: Narrative Elements

Worksheet

Complete the Table: Narrative Elements

Third Grade

Writing

Readers will reinforce their understanding of key narrative features in this writing exercise.

Worksheet

Complete the Table: Narrative Elements

Worksheet

Complete the Table: Narrative Elements

Readers will reinforce their understanding of key narrative features in this writing exercise.

Third Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Journal Writing Task Cards #1

Worksheet

Journal Writing Task Cards #1

Third Grade

Writing

Use these 24 cards for daily writing exercises, or hand them out to encourage variety in writing!

Worksheet

Journal Writing Task Cards #1

Worksheet

Journal Writing Task Cards #1

Use these 24 cards for daily writing exercises, or hand them out to encourage variety in writing!

Have a monstrous amount of fun with this series of ghoulish writing activities. Get acquainted with famous monsters like Frankenstein, and write a few frightful stories of your own.

Have a monstrous amount of fun with this series of ghoulish writing activities. Get acquainted with famous monsters like Frankenstein, and write a few frightful stories of your own.

Fifth Grade

Reading

Workbook

Summer Writing Prompt #4: My Favorite Destination

Worksheet

Summer Writing Prompt #4: My Favorite Destination

Third Grade

Writing

In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe their favorite place to spend time during summer.

Worksheet

Summer Writing Prompt #4: My Favorite Destination

Worksheet

Summer Writing Prompt #4: My Favorite Destination

In this summer writing prompt worksheet, children will describe their favorite place to spend time during summer.

This worksheet will help your writers begin to craft their essay by walking them, step-by-step, through paragraph writing and structuring their ideas.

This worksheet will help your writers begin to craft their essay by walking them, step-by-step, through paragraph writing and structuring their ideas.

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Draft an Outline: Informational Writing

Worksheet

Draft an Outline: Informational Writing

Sixth Grade

Writing

Getting ready to write an informational essay? Use this five-page outline to help think through the next stages of the informational writing process!

Worksheet

Draft an Outline: Informational Writing

Worksheet

Draft an Outline: Informational Writing

Getting ready to write an informational essay? Use this five-page outline to help think through the next stages of the informational writing process!

Sixth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Newspaper Article Template

Worksheet

Newspaper Article Template

Fourth Grade

Writing

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

Worksheet

Newspaper Article Template

Worksheet

Newspaper Article Template

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

Help your students organize their notes as they conduct research for their informational writing.

Help your students organize their notes as they conduct research for their informational writing.

Third Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Informational Essay Writing Prompt Choice Board

Worksheet

Informational Essay Writing Prompt Choice Board

Sixth Grade

Writing

Have middle school students use these writing prompts as a jumping off point as they set out to write an informational essay.

Worksheet

Informational Essay Writing Prompt Choice Board

Worksheet

Informational Essay Writing Prompt Choice Board

Have middle school students use these writing prompts as a jumping off point as they set out to write an informational essay.

Sixth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Take Action Like Greta

Activity

Take Action Like Greta

Third Grade

Reading

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

Activity

Take Action Like Greta

Activity

Take Action Like Greta

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

Third Grade

Reading

Activity

Informative Essay: Anchor Paper

Worksheet

Informative Essay: Anchor Paper

Fourth Grade

Writing

Students will look at a sample essay and try to pick out the kind of details and big ideas that make an informative essay tick.

Worksheet

Informative Essay: Anchor Paper

Worksheet

Informative Essay: Anchor Paper

Students will look at a sample essay and try to pick out the kind of details and big ideas that make an informative essay tick.

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Design a Zoo

Worksheet

Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Design a Zoo

Third Grade

Reading

This worksheet provides a culminating project for Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Worksheet

Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Design a Zoo

Worksheet

Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Design a Zoo

This worksheet provides a culminating project for Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Third Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Opinion Essay: Mixed Up Essay

Worksheet

Opinion Essay: Mixed Up Essay

Fourth Grade

Writing

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

Worksheet

Opinion Essay: Mixed Up Essay

Worksheet

Opinion Essay: Mixed Up Essay

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

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Opinion Essay: Anchor Paper

Worksheet

Opinion Essay: Anchor Paper

Fourth Grade

Writing

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

Worksheet

Opinion Essay: Anchor Paper

Worksheet

Opinion Essay: Anchor Paper

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

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

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