Get to know your readers with this practice prompt, to help kids learn the importance of writing for an audience.

Use this exercise with your students to pick out facts that would support a paragraph about spring cleaning

Students will read a fascinating, informational text about fungus, then follow steps to write a conclusion.

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

Review and practice writing dialogue with your students. Choose from three situations and create an original dialogue for the characters in one of them.

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.

The silverback gorilla is a special animal. This magnificent male is part of an endangered species. Complete this sheet to learn all about this gentle giant.

Invite learners to practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about allowing teachers to hold classes outdoors!

Help your 2nd grader compare and contrast their own traits to their favorite book character's traits with this graphic organizer.

First thing's first: if your kid has a reading assignment, start by stating just the facts on this essential-info sheet.

How many ways can you start a story? Have fun with writing, and practice telling the beginning of a story in six different ways.

Celebrate your successes with a fun writing prompt! Your child will have fun using her imagination and honing her writing skills with this writing prompt.

Here's a quick overview of drought and flooding to spark thoughts or conversation with your kids about water.

Young writers will write a persuasive letter in response to a formal letter.

Inspire learners to think and write creatively with this fun writing prompt about an Earth Day discovery!

Inspire learners' creativity with this fun, seasonal writing prompt about a St. Patrick's Day-themed adventure!

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

Introduce this graphic organizer as a way to help students compose opinion pieces.

Invite students to practice their argumentative writing skills with this leap year-inspired writing prompt!

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

A strong ending is a key part of creative writing! Have your second graders flex their fiction comprehension muscles with this activity. Students will consider problem, solution, characters, and detail as they answer questions after reading a short story.

Students will practice making connections between a text and their real life experiences in this reading comprehension activity.

Let your students choose their own prompts with this reading response exercise.

Dialogue moves narratives along and can add much-needed drama to otherwise stagnant writing. In this worksheet, students get a chance to practice writing dialogue to add to their personal narratives.

This worksheet introduces fifth graders to Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.

Become a storyteller with this fun reading comprehension activity! Use your creativity to fill in the story where it's missing text.

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.

This resource gives your students practice creating an outline of an informational paragraph.