Learn how to write dialogue with this writing activity that, in the long run, will help you better understand literature.

This three-part series of writing prompts will reinforce story structure and creativity in your child's writing.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. Learners will decide which two statements are true and which is a lie.

Use this graphic organizer to guide students' reflections after listening to an episode of a podcast.

With this printable worksheet, students practice writing transition words and identify strong endings for stories.

Explore the major themes of your reading assignment by making a book poster. Don't forget the tagline!

For little private eyes everywhere, here's a chance to play detective! Your child will use writing and drawing skills to finish this fun and furry comic strip.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Explain Fraction Conversions.

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

Guide student research about women’s suffrage around the world with this two-page research graphic organizer!

A polar bear on a beach? Give your silly storyteller a fun way to practice her writing skills with this picture-perfect story starter.

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!

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

Break out all of your informational books about sea turtles to help your kindergarteners learn even more interesting facts about this amazing sea creature!

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the author’s use of language and literary devices in this literary response worksheet.

This worksheet asks students to find the transition words and to use them in their own sentences.

Who doesn't love dreaming about their ideal vacation? Help your young writers share their opinion of the best place to vacation while using this handy paragraph organizer.

Write an ice skating story based on the illustration on the page. It can be silly or heartfelt, even science fiction!

Kids practice argument writing with this claims worksheet.

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.

Use this resource to give your students practice identifying characters and their dialogue.

Students read background information about July as National Anti-Boredom Month and then respond to reflective questions.

This goal setting worksheet is a great way for learners to identify measurable goals and make a plan for how to achieve them!

What's going on in this superhero comic strip? The adventures are up to your learner, as they fill in captions and word bubbles with comic book writing.

Mapping out your thoughts before you start writing is key to a well-organized essay. Your students will map their first draft of a personal narrative using this graphic organizer.

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, give students an opportunity to engage with the book and their senses in this poetry-based extension activity! 

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!

This story starter is getting warmer! Read this version of the story of Helios the sun god, then have your child make his own sun myth.

Let your child pretend to be a superhero and write a story about his super powers. He'll get some valuable handwriting practice in the process.