This composition prompt asks kids to consider one thing they can do and one thing they can stop doing this Earth Day.

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

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!

"The witch was on her broom with her..." Where will your child take the story from here? This Halloween story starter is a great way to get your first grader's wheels turning and creative juices flowing.

Students can explore other people's opinions and express their own opinions through this delectable worksheet about broccoli.

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

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.

Keep those 1st grade handwriting skills building! Your young storyteller will write a story (make-believe or real-life) about the summer.

Help your child learn about sensory language as they describe an experience.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Describing the World Using Sensory Language

Ready, set, brainstorm! Help your students prepare to write how-to books by generating ideas about topics that they know a lot about.

Students opine about their favorite animals and give reasons for their picks in this worksheet.

What is your favorite part of Thanksgiving? Answer this question and more in this exercise that allows you to practice sentence writing.

In a perfect world, what would your opinion be? Practice writing opinions with good evidence in this wonderful worksheet.

I spy a typo! Students will get to put on their copy editing hats in this fun worksheet. By looking closely at the sample narratives, students check for correct ending punctuation and capitalization.

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 is your favorite spring activity? Answer this question and more about the spring season by filling in the blanks to complete the sentences.

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

What would you say to a dog if that dog could talk? PBS KIDS' Martha Speaks can do just that, and you can writer her a letter!

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

This resource gives your students practice creating an outline of an informational paragraph.

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.

F is for fantastic father! Celebrate dear ol' dad with this Father's Day acrostic poem, a sweet and thoughtful Father's Day present that beats a necktie.

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

Use this opinion writing worksheet to give your 1st grader some practice writing reasons to back up her opinions about fruit.

Learners will write an original song for planet Earth in this fun songwriting prompt.

Grab your colored pencils and your crayons and get your creative juices flowing with a story starter worksheet that lets you add the illustrations!

Once students have completed their first draft of opinion writing, guide students through a peer review conference with this checklist! Students will reread their own work and then a partner's work, checking for punctuation, capitalization, and more.

Rooney wants to run for president. See if you agree with his vision of a perfect school, and write your own opinion!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Finding the Key Details.