Students will get to track their own learning on a topic using this graphic organizer. First they'll write down thoughts and questions they have about a topic. After reading, they'll record their new thoughts and consider how their responses have changed.

What would happen if two snails entered a race? Start your own story with these slow-and-steady snails!

Show students editing symbols that are used to polish writing before publishing. Then, have them practice editing a short story.

This story starter featuring an alien eating ice cream will have her begging to complete this exercise and then probably begging for an ice cream cone as well!

A polar bear on a beach? Give your silly storyteller a fun way to practice her writing skills with this picture-perfect story starter.

Help your students prepare to write an argumentative piece with this writing prompt activity. This worksheet will jumpstart the writing process by having students articulate an opinion and come up with supporting evidence and details.

It’s time for Halloween and the houses are getting all decorated! Help kids get into the Halloween spirit by drawing decorations on a house, then write a narrative about the house.

This worksheet helps list ways to conserve natural resources by starting out each sentence with an idea.

Learn all about how to write a haiku with this quick and easy worksheet on the structure of this timeless poetry type.

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.

This story starter is getting warmer! Read this version of the story of Helios the sun god, then have your child make his own sun myth.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Putting it Together to Find the Main Idea.

Super Floyd and Officer Ice Cream are off on an adventure! Help the dynamic duo save the day by filling in their speech bubbles.

Use this mid-year assessment to get a glimpse into your young writers and their skills when it comes to writing narratives.

In this writing assessment, see how well your students draw connections between texts and the real world.

What does it mean to be struck by Cupid's arrow? Help your child build her writing skills with a Valentine's Day writing prompt.

These adorable octopi are in love! Your child can be the storyteller with this worksheet, and finish their love story after coloring them in!

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.

Write a Christmas story in this holiday-themed writing worksheet.

Helping your students support their opinions with thoughtful reasons will prepare them to write strong persuasive texts.

This set of picture cards can help students to strengthen their reading comprehension skills by identifying the main topic and supporting details.

Your child can grab her pencils, both plain and colored, and get to work flexing her literary muscles by writing an illustrating a fairy tale.

Put a silly spin on a sad holiday by tickling your funny bone with some calaveras literarias.

You decide what's happening on the page by drawing and writing it in!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Who are the Key Characters?

A valentine acrostic poem can help your child express his thoughts and opinions on Valentine's Day. Write a valentine acrostic poem with your kid this February.

What will this hedgehog do next? It's time to let your child be the storyteller with this fun coloring sheet.

What happens when Medusa tries to visit the salon? Have some storytelling fun with this wacky writing prompt!

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).

Your students will be digging into nonfiction texts in search of the purpose and main idea of a passage.