One of the best ways to prepare for writing is by examining another author’s work. In this activity, students look closely at a nonfiction text and answer questions about what they find in preparation for writing their own.

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

Make your writing shine with a cover that pops! After students have completed a piece of informational writing, it’s time for them to make engaging covers. This worksheet helps students include all of the key elements—title, picture, and the author's name

In this worksheet, learners will practice identifying supporting ideas, then follow a prompt to write an informational paragraph of their own.

In this worksheet, children will write an acrostic poem based on the word "Christmas."

Feeling grateful is what Thanksgiving is all about! Let your first grader express his gratitude with a fun drawing activity.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Compound Sentences in Nonfiction.

Find out other students' opinions about dessert with this tasty worksheet!

This story starter featuring an alien family trip will engage your second grader in a fun coloring exercise and help strengthen his writing skills!

Children learn to recognize how they can write with a certain reader, or audience, in mind, in this hands-on worksheet.

If your family owns a cat, this is a perfect time to make the furry family member the star while your child practices penmanship (without even knowing it).

Hooray, your students have written informational books! But have they also created a table of contents? Through this activity, young authors will consider the different sections of their writing as they add this important element to their books.

Help kids get a leg up on writing practice! These sentence starters will boost their storytelling skills and help them practice handwriting as they go.

Use this assessment and the corresponding rubric to see how well students write personal narratives!

An evil snowman is on the prowl! What crafty plan will your creative writer come up with to resolve this winter adventure?

Imagine you are a reporter in the midst of a zombie outbreak! Bring some spookiness to your child's daily writing journal with this fun prompt.

Have your 1st grader choose a favorite instrument and defend his opinion with this opinion writing worksheet.

Easter decorations are full of pastels, pinks and yellows! But why do those colors represent Easter? Help your child write a response to this question.

Collect and organize your thoughts in preparation for a reading response letter with this graphic organizer.

Would you rather meet Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy?

What are Floyd and Roly talking about? Fill in the word balloons and make up your own comic!

When your child uses this worksheet, he'll work on his storytelling ability and a ton of other helpful skills as well.

Complete this creative writing activity by writing a paragraph describing what you would do if you had the power to freeze time!

Students will write an expositional essay about second grade with this end-of-year informational writing assessment. Use the included rubric as a jumping off point to assess student writing for proper grammar, structure, and content.

Make taking notes fun by having your students use this handy organizer to collect their thoughts while learning about predators and prey. Students will note what they learn, questions they have, and new or interesting vocabulary words they hear.

What if Peter Rabbit met the White Rabbit in Wonderland? Writing practice starts with a fun coloring page, what happens next is up to your child to write!

Adding dialogue to writing makes for more entertaining and relatable story-telling. In this activity, young writers will use a fun comic book format to add simple dialogue to their personal narratives.

This pig is dressed to impress! Can you finish her story for her? Give your child a head start on writing a creative story with this fun coloring page.

Use this prewriting activity to help students organize their writing and reinforce transitional language.

Find out the ingredients for a great opinion piece with this simple guide.