Put a little imagination into writing practice! Kids will imagine up a new animal species and write a descriptive paragraph about it.

Have your students record new words they come across on this bookmark and jot down what they think they mean.

Students can use this organizer to jot down the new words they encounter and also note what they think they mean.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Learning New Vocabulary.

Help learners identify goals for the new year using this scaffolded worksheet!

Teachers open your mind to all kinds of new possibilities!

Do your students know when to start new paragraphs within a narrative text? Give them a little practice organizing a narrative piece of writing with this worksheet!

Help your child identify goals for the new year through drawings and early writing.

Help your child read this page about the Sumatran rhinoceros, where they can color an illustration as they learn about why this animal is endangered.

Nonfiction books have a variety of text features. But they could sometimes use more! In this activity, students analyze the existing text features in a book and create a new feature to add.

Kids will practice their editing skills by adding punctuation to the story. Read about the new girl at school while adding periods, commas, and quotation marks.

Get students thinking deeply with this spring-themed writing prompt about new beginnings!

Everyone's heard the story of the ugly duckling, but have you met his new friend, the beastly bird? Help students learn about the importance of transition words when telling a story with this fun tale of outcasts who become fast friends!

Have you ever been the new kid? Well, maybe you can relate to the character’s point of view. Use this resource with your students to practice identifying the point of view of a text and explaining the character’s opinions.

We’ve all started a new school or class, but each experience is unique! Write about yours with this third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade prompt.

Start a word collection of your own with this helpful table.

Young historians get to put themselves in the shoes of American colonists and report back to the king himself in this creative worksheet!

Use this worksheet to learn Cassowary facts, and introduce your child to an exotic species of bird from Down Under.

What if you could make up your own animal species? Your child will have fun as she uses her imagination to hone her writing skills.