Students read background information about May as Mental Health Awareness Month and then respond to reflective questions.

Students read background information about August as National Sandwich Month and then respond to reflective questions.

Assess your students’ informational writing skills with this standards-based rubric for seventh grade!

Introduce your students to words and phrases that will strengthen their argument writing.

In this exercise your students will color code the key components of an example informative paragraph.

In this worksheet, children will learn about a few common resource materials and how to search for information in them alphabetically.

Give your students practice in catching the reader's attention by using a strong hook in their writing!

A soccer ball flies toward the goalie, but what happens next? Let your budding writer create his own story, using this picture prompt as a starting point.

This prewriting activity walks students through making an outline of a narrative essay, from the central ideas to the important details.

Hold on to your extra eyes and slimy green ooze -- this isn't your average creative writing prompt!

With this prewriting organizer, students will brainstorm and visualize details of their fictional story.

This prewriting exercise will help your writers shape their topic and start to generate support ideas.

Read about the westward expansion of the United States and respond to questions about the informational text.

Young writers respond to three relatable prompts in this three-page nonfiction writing exercise.

Students compose a persuasive paragraph stating their opinion, including an introduction, three supporting arguments, and a conclusion, with the help of this worksheet template.

Personal narrative writing is all about you! Get kids thinking and writing about their personal experiences and how they felt about them.

If your child likes to rhyme, have him try this fun style by using the format of poet Edward Lear.

This research, drawing, and writing worksheet is a fun introduction to informational and science writing.

This volcano writing worksheet is a great story starter and provides a different approach to composition, perfect for research-based writing.

Help your student practice story organization with this exercise, where they'll identify the supporting details that properly support the main idea.

Every paragraph is made up of a topic sentence and supporting sentences to go with it! Learn the basics of paragraph writing and contextual reading.

Give your students a chance to voice their opinion and practice their writing skills with this fun “would you rather” writing prompt!

Learn about story progression and story organization with this ladder graphic organizer.

Help your students review how develop a claim and support that claim with evidence. A claim is an opinion about a story that you can support with evidence.

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

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

Children draw on their own experiences to craft a personal narrative in this essay-writing worksheet.

This open-ended worksheet inspires students to research fascinating inventors!

After finishing the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, give students a chance to “transmit” a memory of their own with this creative extension project! 

This worksheet offers useful support for third and fourth graders as they learn to read and write informational essays.