Paraphrasing means putting another's writing into your own words. This is an important skill for middle school children to master.

Use this standards-based Narrative Writing Rubric for 7th grade to assess your students’ narrative writing skills!

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

What would school be like if you had it your way? Write an opinion piece about what a perfect school would be like.

What's going on here? What are these two saying? This scene could use your child's creativity to be complete!

Unwind the complicated language of the Declaration of Independence with this paraphrasing activity!

It's a scene that needs a kid's finishing touch to be complete. Can your child finish the comic strip?

Print out a set of weather-themed postcards to give your child practice identifying seasons. These weather postcards also allow kids to practice writing skills.

This goofy magician is about to perform a magic trick! Let your aspiring wizard determine what trick the magician is about to perform.

Do you avoid stepping on cracks in the road? Have some fun exploring a common childhood superstition!

What things do you like? Little writers will get some excellent handwriting practice with this simple list story.

Although most people communicate through the internet these days, writing a letter is an important skill to know!

Students learn how to support an opinion by addressing opposing viewpoints.

Ever wish you could breathe underwater? This creative writing prompt asks your child to imagine if humans could live underwater!

An evil snowman is on the prowl! What crafty plan will your creative writer come up with to resolve this winter adventure?

Did you know that in Australia, December 25th is actually during the summer? Imagine if we celebrated Christmas during the summer!

With just a roll of the dice, little storytellers will get to work their imaginations to weave each item into their story.

Is your child ready to write her Christmas wish list? Give her some festive holiday stationery, perfect for sending off to Santa!

Get in the spirit of Christmas with a writing prompt about your favorite Christmas gifts! Your child can use descriptive language to make a paragraph.

Get acquainted with a few different writing techniques with this fun prompt. Kids will start the same story in a few different ways.

It's ninjas vs zombies! Who will win? Flex your imagination to create a funny or crazy story to answer this writing prompt.

Is the sleeping dragon a watchdog or a pet? Your fifth grader can write her own story with this fun writing prompt.

Celebrate the biggest all-star in your life by turning your dad into a baseball card!

Punctuation rules for quotation marks get a cartoon makeover with this worksheet!

Your student can practice reading a unique style of dialogue with this worksheet on "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."

What is your favorite Easter candy? Before you dive into those chocolate treats, write a creative story about the best Easter egg goodies.

What happens when a crocodile has a toothache? Get together with your little storyteller for a fun creative writing activity.

This worksheet will guide students through writing more thoroughly supported opinion essays.

Kindergarteners learning about different seasons will like these colorful printable postcards. These weather postcards also offer writing practice.

Kids learn how to "show" instead of "tell" in their writing.