Understanding prefixes is crucial for learning the meaning of unfamiliar words and building vocabulary. Use this resource to study the prefix pre-.

This pre-writing exercise introduces five parts of a strong argument, including counter-arguments.

During this pre-reading exercise, your students will rely on nonfiction text features and their own background knowledge to gather information.

Prepare students for reading R.J. Palacio’s Wonder by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

This pre-reading activity is a great way to prepare students for reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.

Kids strengthen their pre-writing skills and learn about character development with this planning worksheet.

Students answer key questions about their main character to develop details in this pre-writing worksheet.

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

This template guides children through the pre-writing process as they prepare to write about a special day, adventure, or experience.

This worksheet template guides children through the pre-writing and writing process, helping them to organize their thoughts before they write.

Teachers can use this general organizer template for main idea and details, pre-writing, word analysis, brain dumps, concept mapping, background knowledge collection, and more.

Have your students think of story elements as ingredients for a delicious narrative! Young writers will consider setting, characters, the problem, and the solution with this fun pre-writing organizer!

Help students organize their ideas with this versatile storyboard graphic organizer! Children can use it to respond to text, organize the order of events, or even as a pre-writing tool to collect ideas.

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.

Encourage your second graders to develop a well-reasoned argument about the length of recesses with this writing prompt and rubric. Students can use the pre-writing planner to develop their argument, then they'll write out their opinion on page two.

Learn more about your students' favorite school subjects with this engaging opinion writing prompt and rubric. Students will contemplate their favorite subject while they fill out the pre-writing planner, then they'll write out their essay on page two.