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'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.

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.

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.

This cat looks crafty, but how does the story end? Give your child a head start writing a creative story with this fun coloring page.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Finding the Key Details.

Let your first grader brag a bit about his best skills and enjoyable, after-school activities.

It’s more fun to revise with a partner! After writing personal narratives, have students share their writing with a partner. Partners should identify at least three parts in the narrative where three descriptive details could be added.

What do you think of your book? Write an opinion and back it up with this worksheet.

Give your child a head start writing a creative story with this fun coloring page, and let his imagination do the rest!

This worksheet will have your child read a brief passage, and then decide on his favorite part.

Feeling grateful is what Thanksgiving is all about! Let your first grader express his gratitude with a fun drawing activity.

Use this open-ended writing activity to assess your students’ abilities to write informational texts and include appropriate text features. Students are asked to write about a topic of their choice using key details and facts, including at least one text

Children are introduced to Sonia Sotomayor, one of the nine Supreme Court justices, and the only Latina, in this reading and writing worksheet.

Get creative juices flowing with this desert island story starter that encourages creative thinking and helps reinforce the link between words and pictures.

Celebrate Easter by trying your hand at acrostic poetry!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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