Learners will learn about a winter holiday, then complete the graphic organizer with their notes, using this festive research template.

Children practice summarizing and reflecting more deeply about the books they read by answering four thought-provoking questions.

Give students an opportunity to think deeply and hone their writing skills with this inspirational writing prompt based on a quote by Malala Yousafzai.

What turned Louie's frown upside-down? This cute story starter gets your first grader writing a turtle tale.

Learn more about this influential activist and author in this nonfiction reading page.

An acrostic poem is one of the most easy and rewarding ways for younger children to write poetry. Fill in the blanks to spell out "family".

Catch a glimpse into your students’ thoughts and ideas while simultaneously assessing their spelling, punctuation, and grammar skills!

After completing Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, help learners connect with the book with this community-based extension activity! 

Give your students a chance to voice their opinion and practice their writing skills with this fun “would you rather” writing prompt.

Introduce your students to argument writing with this high-interest prompt about homework!

Young writers are guided through the process of planning and writing a persuasive essay in this comprehensive, three-page worksheet.

Students will craft their own essay using this graphic organizer as a helpful way to get started.

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Ponyboy From The Outsiders.

Get to know grandpa a little better with a fun interview exercise! Your writer will practice building sentences and using descriptive language.

Let your child pretend to be a superhero and write a story about his super powers. He'll get some valuable handwriting practice in the process.

With this exercise, students will practice writing counter-arguments and rebuttals.

Help your early reader get to know a classic Aesop's fable, The Tortoise and the Hare. He'll make a prediction about what will happen, and identify the moral.

Bring poetry to life by reading it aloud with others! Have young readers select one or more of these poems written by Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Robert Lee Frost. Then take turns reading aloud by swapping single lines, couplets, or stanzas.

Surprise! Young writers are prompted to write a personal narrative about a time they were surprised. Students will practice sequencing and prewriting skills as they use this fun watermelon-shaped graphic organizer to plan out their personal narrative.

Your first graders have been working hard on honing their narrative writing, so now it's time to put their practice into action! Use this writing prompt activity to assess your students’ abilities to develop a setting when writing narrative texts.

Give students another opportunity to think critically and practice their writing skills with this engaging writing prompt, featuring a quote by Helen Keller.

Sparks students' creative thinking with this Earth Day-themed reflective writing prompt.

Your kids will love learning and sharing about animals in this engaging research activity! Engage students in the research process as they prepare to write informational books about animals.

This pre-writing exercise introduces five parts of a strong argument, including counter-arguments.

Children learn to plan and organize their compositions with this writing prompt and template.

Find out if you've got a little haiku master on your hands with our haiku worksheet. A simple poetry form, a haiku is perfect for beginning writers.

When students finish reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help them think about cause and effect with this graphic organizer!