Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Map a Story.

Your students will practice fiction comprehension while they read this short story about best friends and then make connections and predictions based on the reading.

Two of these sentences are not like the others! Students will identify and remove extraneous ideas to revise a paragraph about raccoons and then rewrite their new and improved text.

This pink rabbit needs some punctuation! Kids will add pauses, quotes, and exclamations by adding the proper punctuation to this story.

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

A fact is a true statement, while an opinion is just someone's personal view. Learn to tell the difference with this worksheet on facts and opinions!

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

What is this tennis player doing? Help your second grader build his creative writing skills with this beginning sentence writing worksheet.

After learning about a predator/prey relationship in the wild, students can use these organizers as a pre-writing exercise for informational paragraph writing. Students will use action verbs and adjectives to describe their predator and prey.

Reflect on the Easter holiday with a fun writing prompt. Budding writers will put their writing skills and their creativity to the test!

Read about the Wampus Cat, a famous Tennessee legend. Test comprehension as your child reads about some of the sightings.

Use words from street signs and billboards to create poetry. Pick four words, use one word per line in a four-line poem. Don't be afraid to get creative!

Practice proper punctuation with this read-along worksheet.

This exercise helps students pre-write their ideas in an organized way when faced with an on-demand writing prompt.

Give your students the opportunity to conduct an interview with a family member or loved one to learn about their meaningful traditions. They will ask questions about fall traditions, finding out about clothing, food, location, and the people involved. Th

Sort out your facts with this comprehension exercise! Kids will learn to tell the difference between facts and opinions as they read each statement.

Got a case of writer's block? One great way to get started is to draw a picture!

Brighten your writing by learning how to build and describe great characters!

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.

Families in the United States live in all different settings. Kids think about the similarities and differences between rural and urban life on this worksheet.

Use this graphic organizer to help your students learn how to write a fully formed opinion. This helpful worksheet breaks down opinion writing into three easy steps that will have your kids conquering persuasive writing in no time!

Recruit your students to do some research! Ask them to use a book or computer to find facts about everyone's favorite arctic creature, the polar bear.

Use this stop and jot reflection activity to assess reading comprehension. Your students will choose their favorite response to their reading and explain their choice.

Once students have completed their first draft of informational writing, use this handy checklist to guide them through the peer review process. Students will look for clear sequencing, details, complete sentences, and correct spelling and punctuation.

Finish this cartoon by writing the script and filling the speech bubbles.

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

What are you thankful for? Use this acrostic poem template to inspire your learners to reflect on the theme of gratitude.

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

Would you decorate your Christmas tree with spider webs? Learn a wacky Christmas fun fact as you reflect on holiday traditions.

Use this graphic organizer to help kids differentiate between fact or opinion.