Get kids in the holiday spirit by practicing 30 Days of Gratitude! This activity is perfect for November, but can also be done year-round.

Prepare students for reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity!

Inspire creative thinking this Earth Day with a nature-themed reflective writing prompt.

Students read background information about June as National Great Outdoors Month and then respond to reflective questions.

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

When writing an informational essay, start with gathering information with the help of this research graphic organizer template.

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

Students will review and play with three basic sentence structures to liven up their writing.

After students read S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, have them compare and contrast the greasers and the Socs using this two-page novel study extension activity!

Young writers practice forming and defending an opinion in this engaging three-page persuasive writing template.

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

In this activity, your child will get the chance to adapt a favorite book for the stage or screen.

Assess your students’ argument writing skills with a standards-based rubric for eighth grade.

Hook your students with this cookie-themed exercise that will teach the basics of strong persuasive writing.

Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Children learn how to capitalize and punctuate titles, including guidelines for when to underline, italicize, or use quotes.

These example literary responses model how to cite and explain evidence to support a claim.

Encourage students to use vivid, descriptive imagery with this creative worksheet!

Use this worksheet as a tool to assist your young writers in selecting the perfect idea for their narrative.

After reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, students dig deeper into the poem referenced throughout the novel: Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay.”

Bring poetry to life by reading it aloud with others! Have young readers select one or more of these poems written by Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Robert Lee Frost. Then take turns reading aloud by swapping single lines, couplets, or stanzas.

There are a lot of parts to a letter. This checklist helps students ensure they have a complete and polished piece of correspondence. It includes the main parts of a letter; conventions; format; and tips for how to choose a closing.

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, encourage students to create their own precepts with this creative extension activity!

Your students will be ready to share their opinions and evidence when answering high interest persuasive writing prompts.

After completing The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, have students reflect on the significant themes and events of the story with these response prompts.

Transition words introduce new ideas and connect key elements in a story. In this exercise, your students will identify and use transition words in a series of sentences.

With this exercise, students will practice writing counter-arguments and rebuttals.

This standards-based Narrative Writing Rubric for 8th grade is the perfect tool to assess your students’ narrative writing skills!

When writing dialogue, it's important to know where to place quotation marks and other punctuation. Get some practice with this passage from The Secret Garden.

Engage students' senses and inspire their creativity with this sensory poem template!