What's your favorite holiday? Write five reasons to back up your opinion in this worksheet.

Fill in the speech bubbles of this scene to make a cartoon, but only if you're not afraid of spiders!

The grizzly bear once roamed across most of North America; now its habitat has shrunk to the northwest. Discover more about the grizzly with this worksheet.

Learners will discover seven facts about Mars, then use these and their own research to draft a work of science fiction.

After learning about a predator/prey relationship in the wild, students can use these organizers as a pre-writing exercise for informational paragraph writing. Students will use action verbs and adjectives to describe their predator and prey.

Practice your super strong writing skills to defend your opinion about who the best superhero is.

Children embrace the spirit of the season with this Thanksgiving writing prompt.

If you break a mirror, will it really give you bad luck for 7 years? Investigate the origins of this famous superstition with a fun writing activity.

Characters are at the very center of any story, and learning how to create dynamic characters is essential for budding writers. Your students can use this handy organizer to plan rich character development in their creative writing.

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!

Engage your students in argumentative writing by having them share an opinion on a topic that may elicit diverse feelings—pet snakes! Students will use this writing prompt to practice writing an argumentative paragraph using supporting evidence.

What would happen if Peter Pan invited Robin Hood to Neverland? A fun coloring page scene starts your young writer out!

The legend of Robin Hood was passed down through ballads. After reading about him, you and your child can try writing a ballad of your own!

Children practice identifying and writing opinions with supporting details in this appealing worksheet.

Create some Halloween poetry with this acrostic poem-writing worksheet!

This envelope template can help aspiring letter writers address their letters. Your students will love cutting out, folding, and addressing their own envelopes in this hands-on activity!

What if you had $1,000, but you couldn't spend it on yourself? Flex your creativity and goodwill thinking with this writing prompt.

What if Peter Pan and Alice of "Alice in Wonderland" met? Your child gets to decide what happens next and write a story based on this fun coloring page scene!

In an acrostic poem, the first letter of each line spells out a word or message! Give your child a fun challenge with this acrostic "mother" poem starter.

Encourage your writers to use this graphic organizer worksheet when writing an informative essay. Fill in the bubbles for topic, main ideas, and supporting details.

What's going on here? The knight is being attacked by a fire-breathing horse! Get out those crayons and give some color to this wacky scene.

There are many ways to spice up personal narratives. From dialogue to pictures, this worksheet teaches students the benefit of adding descriptive elements to their writing.

Use details and imagery to capture this long holiday in writing.

This exercise will challenge your child's powers of recollection as well as his communication skills. It also provides an introduction to the research process.

Grab a quill and ink ... it's time to write Santa a Victorian letter! Give your child a dose of history with this festive writing prompt.

Allow your child to dream about what goes on high over her head with this story starter worksheet that encourages your child to think about life in space.

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.

After completing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, students reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these post-reading response prompts.

Challenge your students to form a well-reasoned argument with this writing prompt (and rubric!) that's sure to evoke some strong opinions. Students will think about how much homework second graders should be given and make their case in essay form.

Got a curious kid at home? Help him discover more about the kangaroo, the national animal of Australia and a favorite of zoo-goers everywhere.