Expanded Form Elementary School Common Core Writing Resources

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Students will form their own opinions, as they voice whether or not they think children should be allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school.

Worksheet

Forming an Opinion: Halloween Costumes

Worksheet

Forming an Opinion: Halloween Costumes

Students will form their own opinions, as they voice whether or not they think children should be allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school.

Students will identify supporting details, in the form of adverbial phrases, in a nonfiction text excerpt.

Students will identify supporting details, in the form of adverbial phrases, in a nonfiction text excerpt.

Fourth Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Homework Opinion Writing

Worksheet

Homework Opinion Writing

Second Grade

Writing

Challenge your students to form a well-reasoned argument with this writing prompt (and rubric!) that's sure to evoke some strong opinions. Students will think about how much homework second graders should be given and make their case in essay form.

Worksheet

Homework Opinion Writing

Worksheet

Homework Opinion Writing

Challenge your students to form a well-reasoned argument with this writing prompt (and rubric!) that's sure to evoke some strong opinions. Students will think about how much homework second graders should be given and make their case in essay form.

This engaging worksheet is a fun way to introduce a playful form of figurative language to young writers.

This engaging worksheet is a fun way to introduce a playful form of figurative language to young writers.

Take a stab at haiku poetry with this free-form haiku writing worksheet. All you need is imagination and a pen!

Take a stab at haiku poetry with this free-form haiku writing worksheet. All you need is imagination and a pen!

Kindergarteners through second graders can use this versatile Biography Booklet printable to research and write about someone in booklet form.

Kindergarteners through second graders can use this versatile Biography Booklet printable to research and write about someone in booklet form.

Find out if you've got a little haiku master on your hands with our haiku worksheet. A simple poetry form, a haiku is perfect for beginning writers.

Find out if you've got a little haiku master on your hands with our haiku worksheet. A simple poetry form, a haiku is perfect for beginning writers.

Transition words help us to link together sentences to form a whole paragraph! Help your little writer get to know key words with some cut-out flash cards.

Transition words help us to link together sentences to form a whole paragraph! Help your little writer get to know key words with some cut-out flash cards.

Kindergarten

Writing

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Personal Narratives: Editing Checklist

Worksheet

Personal Narratives: Editing Checklist

First Grade

Writing

Help young writers get their personal narratives in top form with this editing checklist! Students will make sure that their narratives have correct ending punctuation and capitalization with this handy worksheet.

Worksheet

Personal Narratives: Editing Checklist

Worksheet

Personal Narratives: Editing Checklist

Help young writers get their personal narratives in top form with this editing checklist! Students will make sure that their narratives have correct ending punctuation and capitalization with this handy worksheet.

First Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem

Activity

Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem

Kindergarten

Reading

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Activity

Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem

Activity

Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Kindergarten

Reading

Activity

Plan a Persuasive Paragraph

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Plan a Persuasive Paragraph

Second Grade

Writing

This worksheet walks second and third graders through the steps of planning and writing a persuasive paragraph, from selecting a topic to forming an opinion and providing reasoning for their opinion.

Worksheet

Plan a Persuasive Paragraph

Worksheet

Plan a Persuasive Paragraph

This worksheet walks second and third graders through the steps of planning and writing a persuasive paragraph, from selecting a topic to forming an opinion and providing reasoning for their opinion.

Second Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Persuasive Writing #1: Make It Happen

Worksheet

Persuasive Writing #1: Make It Happen

Third Grade

Writing

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

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Persuasive Writing #1: Make It Happen

Worksheet

Persuasive Writing #1: Make It Happen

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

Third Grade

Writing

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Persuasive Writing #2: Make It Happen

Worksheet

Persuasive Writing #2: Make It Happen

Third Grade

Writing

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

Worksheet

Persuasive Writing #2: Make It Happen

Worksheet

Persuasive Writing #2: Make It Happen

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

Reading, writing, and counting...this worksheet has it all! Kindergarten students practice identifying and reading a sentence, while also honing their counting skills in this fun activity!

Reading, writing, and counting...this worksheet has it all! Kindergarten students practice identifying and reading a sentence, while also honing their counting skills in this fun activity!

Kindergarten

Writing

Worksheet

Bring Sentences to Life: At the Fairgrounds

Worksheet

Bring Sentences to Life: At the Fairgrounds

Fourth Grade

Writing

Develop your sentences into evocative scenes with the help of sensory details!

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Bring Sentences to Life: At the Fairgrounds

Worksheet

Bring Sentences to Life: At the Fairgrounds

Develop your sentences into evocative scenes with the help of sensory details!

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Lesson Plan

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Fourth Grade

Reading

Nourish your child's inner writer with this lesson on three different forms of literature: poetry, prose, and drama. After going through some examples of each, students will demonstrate their knowledge by filling out bubble maps.

Lesson Plan

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Lesson Plan

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Nourish your child's inner writer with this lesson on three different forms of literature: poetry, prose, and drama. After going through some examples of each, students will demonstrate their knowledge by filling out bubble maps.

Fourth Grade

Reading

Lesson Plan

Using "It" and "They" in the Third Person Narrative

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Using "It" and "They" in the Third Person Narrative

Third Grade

Writing

Third person narrative is one of the most common techniques used in storytelling. Help your young writer understand when to use "it" or "they" as they endeavor to write a personal narrative using the singular and plural forms of third person pronouns.

Worksheet

Using "It" and "They" in the Third Person Narrative

Worksheet

Using "It" and "They" in the Third Person Narrative

Third person narrative is one of the most common techniques used in storytelling. Help your young writer understand when to use "it" or "they" as they endeavor to write a personal narrative using the singular and plural forms of third person pronouns.

Use this graphic organizer to help your students learn how to write a fully formed opinion. This helpful worksheet breaks down opinion writing into three easy steps that will have your kids conquering persuasive writing in no time!

Use this graphic organizer to help your students learn how to write a fully formed opinion. This helpful worksheet breaks down opinion writing into three easy steps that will have your kids conquering persuasive writing in no time!

Second Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Talking Points: School Lunches

Worksheet

Talking Points: School Lunches

Third Grade

Writing

In this worksheet, kids support an opinion about school lunches with reasons.

Worksheet

Talking Points: School Lunches

Worksheet

Talking Points: School Lunches

In this worksheet, kids support an opinion about school lunches with reasons.

The elegant and simply style of renga is the perfect way to introduce your child to the rhythm and style of poetry.

The elegant and simply style of renga is the perfect way to introduce your child to the rhythm and style of poetry.

Fifth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

What Does This Text Message Mean?

Worksheet

What Does This Text Message Mean?

Fifth Grade

Writing

Your digital native will read four text messages written in “text language” and practice their formal writing skills as they make sense of the messages.

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What Does This Text Message Mean?

Worksheet

What Does This Text Message Mean?

Your digital native will read four text messages written in “text language” and practice their formal writing skills as they make sense of the messages.

Analogies are a way of describing the similarities between two things by comparing them.

Analogies are a way of describing the similarities between two things by comparing them.

Introduce this graphic organizer as a way to help students compose opinion pieces.

Introduce this graphic organizer as a way to help students compose opinion pieces.

First Grade

Writing

Worksheet

How to Take Care of a Dog: Expository Writing

Worksheet

How to Take Care of a Dog: Expository Writing

First Grade

Writing

Learn how to take care of a dog with this expository-writing worksheet for first and second graders!

Worksheet

How to Take Care of a Dog: Expository Writing

Worksheet

How to Take Care of a Dog: Expository Writing

Learn how to take care of a dog with this expository-writing worksheet for first and second graders!

First Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Construct and Deconstruct Contractions

Lesson Plan

Construct and Deconstruct Contractions

Third Grade

Writing

There is great wonder in building things and taking them apart. Use this grammar lesson with your students to teach them how to construct and deconstruct contractions while correctly using an apostrophe.

Lesson Plan

Construct and Deconstruct Contractions

Lesson Plan

Construct and Deconstruct Contractions

There is great wonder in building things and taking them apart. Use this grammar lesson with your students to teach them how to construct and deconstruct contractions while correctly using an apostrophe.

Third Grade

Writing

Lesson Plan

Stylish Opinion Topic Sentences

Lesson Plan

Stylish Opinion Topic Sentences

Third Grade

Writing

Your class' prewriting skills will burst with style as they state opinion and supporting reason sentences with descriptive adjectives.

Lesson Plan

Stylish Opinion Topic Sentences

Lesson Plan

Stylish Opinion Topic Sentences

Your class' prewriting skills will burst with style as they state opinion and supporting reason sentences with descriptive adjectives.

Building Fluency with Punctuation

Lesson Plan

Building Fluency with Punctuation

Second Grade

Reading

This lesson focuses on how punctuation affects reading fluency and comprehension using graphic organizers and sentence stems. Use this lesson as a stand-alone activity or a support for the Punctuation and Prosody lesson plan.

Lesson Plan

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Building Fluency with Punctuation

Lesson Plan

Building Fluency with Punctuation

This lesson focuses on how punctuation affects reading fluency and comprehension using graphic organizers and sentence stems. Use this lesson as a stand-alone activity or a support for the Punctuation and Prosody lesson plan.

Second Grade

Reading

Lesson Plan

St. Patrick's Day Celebrations

Lesson Plan

St. Patrick's Day Celebrations

Third Grade

Writing

St. Patrick's Day is a widely popular holiday all over the world. Teach your students about some interesting traditions as they write an informative text about how St. Patrick's Day is celebrated.

Lesson Plan

St. Patrick's Day Celebrations

Lesson Plan

St. Patrick's Day Celebrations

St. Patrick's Day is a widely popular holiday all over the world. Teach your students about some interesting traditions as they write an informative text about how St. Patrick's Day is celebrated.

Third Grade

Writing

Lesson Plan

A Malala-Inspired Activity: Listicle Blog Posts

Activity

A Malala-Inspired Activity: Listicle Blog Posts

Third Grade

Writing

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

Activity

A Malala-Inspired Activity: Listicle Blog Posts

Activity

A Malala-Inspired Activity: Listicle Blog Posts

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

Third Grade

Writing

Activity

Play With Punctuation

Lesson Plan

Play With Punctuation

Kindergarten

Writing

Featuring a series of hands on activities and worksheets, this ESL-friendly lesson will give your young writer a comprehensive overview of common punctuation marks.

Lesson Plan

Play With Punctuation

Lesson Plan

Play With Punctuation

Featuring a series of hands on activities and worksheets, this ESL-friendly lesson will give your young writer a comprehensive overview of common punctuation marks.

Kindergarten

Writing

Lesson Plan

Elementary School Common Core Writing Resources for 'expanded form'

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Elementary School Common Core Writing Resources for 'expanded form'