Would you rather own an iguana, a goldfish, or a dog? Defend your choice with this writing exercise for second and third graders!

Before your third grader puts on a costume, have him practice writing sentences that support a single topic. The topic of this worksheet? The fun of Halloween!

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

Super powers and saving the world will make any child want to write! Your third grader will learn about adding supporting details to their main idea.

What would happen if two snails entered a race? Start your own story with these slow-and-steady snails!

We’ve all started a new school or class, but each experience is unique! Write about yours with this third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade prompt.

What is it like to be an ant? After reading Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg, your students will know!

This worksheet walks second and third graders through the steps of planning and writing a persuasive paragraph, from selecting a topic to forming an opinion and providing reasoning for their opinion.

Analyze a friendly letter with this second-grade reading worksheet!

Take the intimidation out of narrative writing with this exciting alternative! Budding writers and artists alike will love the chance to get creative with this comic book template.

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

Two of these sentences are not like the others! Students will identify and remove extraneous ideas to revise a paragraph about raccoons and then rewrite their new and improved text.

Practice letter-writing basics with this cut-out Mother's Day card template!

Use this resource to assess your students’ opinion writing skills. They will respond to a prompt by formulating an opinion and supporting it with reasons and evidence from two nonfiction texts.

Being able to write a strong conclusion is an essential skill for all story-tellers. With this activity, budding writers will practice this skill by writing two types of endings for their personal narratives.

In this activity, students will organize their thoughts, then write their own definitions for two common classroom objects. When they finish, have them share their work aloud so students can see the variations around the room!

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

Learn more about your students' favorite school subjects with this engaging opinion writing prompt and rubric. Students will contemplate their favorite subject while they fill out the pre-writing planner, then they'll write out their essay on page two.

Encourage your second graders to develop a well-reasoned argument about the length of recesses with this writing prompt and rubric. Students can use the pre-writing planner to develop their argument, then they'll write out their opinion on page two.

Use this resource to assess your students’ writing skills when it comes to responding to opinion writing prompts.

Use this resource to assess your students’ informational writing skills.

Use this resource to assess your students’ writing skills in responding to an informational writing prompt.

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

Young writers expand their transition word lexicon in this comprehensive three-page worksheet.

Practice writing topic sentences with this paragraph structure worksheet!

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

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