Elementary School Opinion Writing Activities

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

Here's a great project to get your child on the right track towards writing well thought-out proposals.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

Encourage your fourth grader to develop their critical thinking and critical writing skills with this Critics' Choice movie booklet for your family.