What would happen if two snails entered a race? Start your own story with these slow-and-steady snails!

This worksheet helps list ways to conserve natural resources by starting out each sentence with an idea.

Your second graders have been developing their opinion writing over the course of the year. Now it's time to assess your students' abilities to develop a well-reasoned argument with this end-of-year writing prompt about homework.

Use this mid-year assessment to get a glimpse into your young writers and their skills when it comes to writing narratives.

What happens when Medusa tries to visit the salon? Have some storytelling fun with this wacky writing prompt!

Having interviewed their classmates, students will practice their expository writing skills describing what they learned in complete sentences.

Imagine if you could travel anywhere in the world! Where would you go? Take a trip around the globe with this travel writing prompt.

What is going on in this picture? Have fun with this picture writing prompt, a great way to boost creativity in your young writer.

This critical thinking worksheet, part of our upcoming A Day in the Life of the President workbook, challenges kids to plain their own campaign tour!

Write an informational essay about a summer topic like vacations, swimming pools, or outside games. Inspire your students to plan their essay with this summer-themed graphic organizer.

This worksheet gives students practice in topic exploration and elaboration using the catchy concept of an MVP.

Children reflect on the significance of this holiday with this thoughtful writing prompt.

Practice letter-writing basics with this cut-out Mother's Day card template!

Who doesn't love dreaming about their ideal vacation? Help your young writers share their opinion of the best place to vacation while using this handy paragraph organizer.

You've never created a haiku like this before! Write a haiku and then draw a picture that brings your words to life.

Children write about how they would care for a pet turkey in this creative writing exercise.

What if Paul Bunyan stepped into the "Jack and the Beanstalk" story? Make writing practice creative and fun for your child with a coloring page story starter.

This skydiver is in for a surprise! What will happen next? Your little writer will use his imagination to write a story that explains this wacky picture.

Is your town famous for being the home of a creepy creature? If not, this worksheet gives kids the opportunity to create one!

Students will use a comic book format to organize conversations within their personal narratives and practice the writing process.

This fun worksheet will expose your learners to important musicians in the African American community.

Plants are resources used in everything from food, to clothes, and for making other products. Writing and research come together for this basic worksheet.

What is this tractor trying to build? Help your second grader build his creative writing skills with this beginning sentence writing worksheet.

Give your Mother's Day gift a personal touch with this heartwarming Mother's Day card, which gives kids practice in writing friendly letters.

What story can your second grader come up with for this winter scene? They also get some coloring time to go along with the story they write.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your learners research facts about Associate Justice to the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor.

Kids imagine what they would do if a scarecrow showed up for Thanksgiving dinner in this creative writing exercise.

Third person narrative is one of the most common techniques used in storytelling. Help your young writer understand when to use "it" or "they" as they endeavor to write a personal narrative using the singular and plural forms of third person pronouns.

Make a hand-crafted Father's Day gift -- and work on writing at the same time -- with this retro-inspired Father's Day card.

n this funny fairy tale, a brave young man has a few run-ins with some boastful ghosts.