Unwind the complicated language of the Declaration of Independence with this paraphrasing activity!

In this activity, kids provide evidence by paraphrasing and selecting direct quotes from an informational text.

Stretch those writing skills with this "stretch a sentence" activity! Young writers will learn to expand on an idea by adding more details to a sentence.

Young writers discover strategies for creating compelling introductions that capture a reader's interest in this writing worksheet.

Children learn to identify and use common time and sequence words in this grammar and vocabulary worksheet.

Learn the secret ingredient to a well-organized paragraph in this fun writing exercise!

Students will use transition words to support understanding of comparing and contrasting.

Analyzing what a character says and does in a story can help determine their personality or character traits. This resource gives students practice in harnessing this important reading comprehension skill.

Help your students solidify their use of transition words with this cute version of the classic ugly duckling story. By helping to fill in the missing transition words throughout the narrative, students will flex their sequencing and organization skills.

This worksheet helps young writers see the difference sensory words can make by asking them to compare sentences with sensory words and without.

Introduce your third-grade writer to sensory words with this worksheet about sorting adjectives under the correct senses.

Take your pick from this packet of writing prompts which focus on one scene that has lots of possibilities. Is your young storyteller ready?