Super villain Mt. Crushmore and superhero The Human Shield are battling it out...with sharks! What mighty and menacing things are they saying to each other?

The best type of introduction makes you want to learn more! Help your second graders hook their readers as they practice writing new and improved introductions using this grabby worksheet.

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

This prewriting activity helps students focus on developing a character and scene for a story.

Students will learn that voice is the energy, intention, and tone of the piece and then practice infusing different voices into their writing.

It's storytelling time! Bring the magic of tall tales closer to home by creating a tall tale based on someone your child knows and admires.

Help your writers develop a voice with this worksheet. Challenge them to think about ways to express themselves with language, phrases, idioms, similes, and word choice.

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of the characters.

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

Partners will work together to complete this worksheet as they participate in peer editing.

Students will put their persuasive skills to work with this worksheet. They will plan and write a draft of a persuasive paragraph on whether or not to buy an electronic device of their choosing.

Your second graders have been developing their opinion writing over the course of the year. Now it's time to assess your students' abilities to develop a well-reasoned argument with this end-of-year writing prompt about homework.

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

Here's a fun way to get your first grader writing stories; this one's about a mouse, cat, and cheese!

Enjoy a sweet writing response page all about Valentine's Day. Kids will get to reflect on an important person in their life.

Students learn how to support an opinion by addressing opposing viewpoints.

Help students practice their handwriting while rewriting these sentences as neatly as possible. Students will also get to practice counting the number of words in each sentence.

Help students practice generating titles for book names in this creative exercise.

This checklist creates a healthy habit of evaluating any typed writing. Students will check for font, spacing, indentation, illustrations, grammar, and areas of improvement.

There's life on Mars! It's the Molten Martian! This curious character can be a springboard to a story by your 4th grader. Let him take off into his imagination.

What do a goofy green frog, bright blue castle, and pretty pink princess have in common? Your first grader will write a fairy tale all about it!

Once students have completed their first draft of opinion writing, use this handy checklist to guide them through the peer review process. Students will look for a clear opinion, supporting reasons, a conclusion, and correct spelling and punctuation.

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

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

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.

Students will then popular upper grade novel titles and determine the strategies those authors used to grab readers' attention.

Is that polar bear eating an ice cream cone? Get your child into a creative writing mood with this fun coloring page, and let his imagination do the rest!

Can you name what trick this skateboarder is doing? Help your second grader build his creative writing skills with this beginning sentence writing worksheet.

Got a case of writer's block? One great way to get started is to draw a picture!

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