W.5.1 Worksheets, Workbooks, Lesson Plans, and Games

Young writers practice forming and defending an opinion in this engaging three-page persuasive writing template.

Challenge your outspoken learner to put their opinions down on paper, and practice writing persuasive text while they're at it.

Learn about an unspoken, unfair rule regarding segregation in major league baseball during the early 1900s.

Children reflect on the significance of this holiday with this thoughtful writing prompt.

Young writers take on the perspective of a turkey in this creative writing exercise.

Celebrate the work of our forefathers by writing your own Declaration, in honor of the Declaration of Independence!

Put your students' imaginations to the test with this lesson on storytelling and creative writing. After reading some classic fairy tales, students will create their own using printed figures.

"You must be nice to him, Wendy impressed on her brothers." In this lesson, your class continues work in their Peter Pan and Neverland workbooks, focusing on comprehension of Wendy Darling's personality.

Teach your students the power of persuasion by preparing them to write persuasive letters. This lesson, complete with brainstorming activities, allows young writers to unlock their inner rhetoricians.

Once students have selected a topic related to a piece of literature they have read and mapped out their argument, this lesson will help them turn their prewriting into an essay.

This lesson walks students through the first few steps of crafting a personal narrative. Writers will start by going through a process to select an idea to write about, then begin to craft a hook that invites readers into their story.

This lesson will help students map out their argument essay after they have identified a topic. Students will learn the three basic components of constructing an argument: stating a claim, listing reasons, and providing evidence.