Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Who are the Key Characters?

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).

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Finding the Details and Asking for Answers.

Find out other students' opinions about dessert with this tasty worksheet!

One of the best ways to prepare for writing is by examining another author’s work. In this activity, students look closely at a nonfiction text and answer questions about what they find in preparation for writing their own.

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

Get started with writing and explaining great opinions with these words.

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

Imagine if Sleeping Beauty were actually a boy! Will Sleeping Handsome be rescued by a beautiful knightess in shining armor?

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

Have you ever heard of a pig with a sense of fashion? Challenge your child's creativity with this fun story starter.

This story starter featuring an alien pet will provide first graders with some coloring fun and writing practice in one engaging exercise!

A cowboy meets a dragon but how does it end, and how did it start? Your young story teller can decide!

This research, drawing, and writing worksheet is a fun introduction to informational and science writing.

What is your favorite Easter candy? Before you dive into those chocolate treats, write a creative story about the best Easter egg goodies.

Hooray, your students have written informational books! But have they also created a table of contents? Through this activity, young authors will consider the different sections of their writing as they add this important element to their books.

Here are a few fun things to help your first grader think about the spring season. What does he like to do? What do people wear in springtime?

What better time to write letters than the holidays? In this activity, students practice spelling holiday words while writing a letter to a friend or family member.

This cute worksheet asks your first grader to write a silly story about how this hungry monkey captures those yummy bananas.

All we know is that this courageous knight in shining armor is protecting this beautiful princess, and it's up to your scribe to finish the story!

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

Kids usually have a lot to say when it comes to their birthdays. Instead of talking about it, challenge your child to write about it instead!

What do you think this crab is up to? It's time to let your child be the storyteller with this fun coloring and creative writing worksheet.

Can you get this goofy goat to stop singing? It's time to let your child be the storyteller with this fun coloring page!

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.

Use this paper template to create a miniature lantern with your own wishes for the coming year.

Use this graphic organizer to help students plan their personal narratives by drawing what will happen. Thinking about the beginning, middle, and end of their narratives encourages young writers to stretch out the small moments they write about.

Help Santa out by making him a wish list. Have your child fill-in the blanks with this Santa letter template, and send the letter off to the North Pole!

Thumbs up or thumbs down? Help your young reader hone his critical thinking skills with this worksheet that challenges him to write his own book review.

Does your child love stories with dragons and fighting knights? Let him write his own!