Engage your students in argumentative writing by having them share an opinion on a topic that may be near and dear (or not so dear!) to their hearts—homework!

Challenge your kids to translate LOL into an academic sentence! Give your students extra practice rewriting online comments so that they fit the academic setting.

Use this imaginative prompt to help your reluctant writer use his creativity to build sentences.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Retelling a Fiction Story.

Give your students the opportunity to practice combining ideas using transition words and conjunctions.

Each inventive activity on the board inspires children to use their imagination while completing an academic task.

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

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, give learners an opportunity to write a story of their own that is inspired by true events!

This organizer helps writers state their opinion and organize their reasons.

It's time to put on your creative writing caps! Your students will enjoy writing their own endings to this unfinished story!

Practice bringing sensory words to life!

Want to give your kindergartener's writing skills an edge? This fun worksheet prompts her to author her own story about a bug.

Get learners' creative juices flowing with this thought-provoking, leap year-inspired writing prompt!

Help your young students learn the importance of transition words in this fun activity. By filling in the missing words, students discover how transition words help structure procedural writing.

You know your first grader would leap at the chance to own a pet dinosaur. Let him explore the possibilities with this fun handwriting exercise!

Take a closer look at formatting! Learning how nonfiction text is formatted helps students understand the underlying structure of the information.

Get your little storyteller in gear for creative writing! This story starter worksheet is perfect for honing your child's writing skills.

Successful peer conferences are a breeze with this narrative writing checklist! Students will review their own writing and a partner's writing, checking for correct punctuation, capitalization, complete sentences, and staying on topic.

The Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then strategy is a great tool to help students identify and understand story elements. In this fun brainstorming activity, budding writers will use the format to start generating a story of their own!

Learners practice their creative writing with this fun, Halloween-themed writing prompt about a costume with a superpower twist!

In this writing exercise, children write a descriptive paragraph or two about the colors that surround them in autumn.

After reading Jim Murphy's novel The Great Fire, allow students to engage with the book with this thoughtful letter-writing extension activity!

Look out, a twister is headed this way! This tornado writing prompt is sure to trigger a creative story from your young writer.

The California condor has been brought back from the brink of extinction. This worksheet will help your little bird lover learn all about the condor.

Use this exercise with your students to identify time order words in sentences, and then choose the best one to complete a series of sentences.

Summer writing can start with drawing something fun, or thinking about their favorite parts of warm days. This worksheet is a fun quick-start for ideas.

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

A strong hook will capture a reader's attention and make them want to know more! In this activity, students will identify four different ways to hook a reader into a story.

Your kids will love learning and sharing about animals in this engaging research activity! Engage students in the research process as they prepare to write informational books about animals.