Beginning readers track when they read by touching each word. In this worksheet, students will touch each word they read then count the total words in each sentence.

"The witch was on her broom with her..." Where will your child take the story from here? This Halloween story starter is a great way to get your first grader's wheels turning and creative juices flowing.

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

Young writers expand their transition word lexicon in this comprehensive three-page worksheet.

What's going on here? Your child can decide what's happening and where these characters might go next, using this writing prompt as a start.

Keep this cute printable on your first grader's bedside table, and when she wakes up, have her write a story about her dreams.

Working on figurative language skills? Assess student understanding of simple hyperboles with this writing exercise. Your kids will be hyperbole hotshots when they've finished this worksheet!

Use this resource with your students to challenge them to reflect on the year and determine a person whom they should thank. Your students will write a thank you note to that person.

What have these delightful dolphins discovered on the sea floor? It's your child's mission to finish this aquatic story!

Write an informational essay about a summer topic like vacations, swimming pools, or outside games. Inspire your students to plan their essay with this summer-themed graphic organizer.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Create a Nonfiction Big Book.

Use this resource with your students to challenge them to reflect on a memorable experience from the school year. Get your students to think about how it changed them and what they learned, all while showing off their writing skills.

Does your 1st grader have a favorite activity or game? Have him write his opinion with this easy to use opinion writing template worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Create a Nonfiction Big Book.

Mmmm! Can you smell the Christmas cookies in the oven? Warm up your child's writing skills with this Christmas cookies writing prompt.

Finished with the first draft of informational writing? Let this handy checklist guide students through a peer review conference! Students will check for correct punctuation, capitalization, complete sentences, and staying on topic.

Children reflect on the meaning of American civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and legacy in this thoughtful writing practice and drawing worksheet.

Want students to add more pizazz to their narratives? Encourage them to use descriptive details! Have students read over their writing and identify how many adjectives they used. Then challenge them to add in at least five more adjectives.

Geared toward children from preschool through first grade, this worksheet is a great way to introduce young students to opinion writing, as well as the importance of standing up for what they believe in.

Use this resource with your students to challenge them to reflect on the year and pick out the highs and lows of the year. We all go through them, and what is important is that we learn from them.

Encourage students to share their writing with classmates and receive feedback to improve their writing with this peer publishing worksheet.

It’s more fun to revise with a partner! After writing personal narratives, have students share their writing with a partner. Partners should identify at least three parts in the narrative where three descriptive details could be added.

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

Help students reflect on revisions to their work and improve their writing with this worksheet.

It’s fun to think about the future! In this activity, students write a persuasive paragraph about what they need to learn in order to make their dreams come true.

Use this fun exercise to help your students add descriptive details into an eerie narrative.

What story can your second grader come up with for this winter scene? They also get some coloring time to go along with the story they write.

Help students practice their handwriting while writing these sentences as neat as can be. Students will also get a chance to practice counting the number of words in each sentence.

Once students have completed their first draft of opinion writing, guide students through a peer review conference with this checklist! Students will reread their own work and then a partner's work, checking for punctuation, capitalization, and more.

Give your students a little extra practice with basic capitalization and punctuation.