You've never heard a ghost story like The Phantom Knight of Vandal Camp! Discover the scares, if you dare, behind this tale before writing the ending.

If you break a mirror, will it really give you bad luck for 7 years? Investigate the origins of this famous superstition with a fun writing activity.

Children practice identifying and writing opinions with supporting details in this appealing worksheet.

This Christmas writing prompt gets your child to think about what it's like to have Santa's job. Try this Christmas writing prompt with your young writer.

Practice storytelling and illustration skills with this two-part adventure!

Encourage your writers to use this graphic organizer worksheet when writing an informative essay. Fill in the bubbles for topic, main ideas, and supporting details.

How cool would it be to have a pet dragon! Have fun with this "what if" writing prompt, and spin a fun story about the adventures you'd have.

Challenge your students to form a well-reasoned argument with this writing prompt (and rubric!) that's sure to evoke some strong opinions. Students will think about how much homework second graders should be given and make their case in essay form.

Polish your writing skills with this spooky Halloween writing exercise! Your child will use his imagination to build a scary story from this prompt.

Assess your students’ grasp on writing norms and style within the opinion writing genre.

It's time to put on your creative writing caps! Your students will enjoy writing their own endings to this unfinished story!

This Halloween story starter will help your child polish grammar, handwriting and spelling skills. Get into the spooky spirit with a Halloween story starter!

In this inventive worksheet, children practice writing from the perspective of everyday items.

Young writers learn to develop strong narrative voices by getting in touch with how they express themselves given a variety of situations.

There are many different ways to start a story! Hone creativity and build knowledge about literary devices with these fun story starting prompts.

How would the story of the Frog Prince go if it was told from the perspective of the other frogs in the pond?

This story starter will help your child learn about story structure and plot. She'll read the beginning and the end, filling in the parts that are missing.

Get your little storyteller in gear for creative writing! This story starter worksheet is perfect for honing your child's writing skills.

It's an alien invasion! How will the story end? Young writers and use their imaginations to write their own comic strip.

Sink your teeth into some vampire history and lore with this playful Halloween worksheet!

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

Motivate students with this authentic persuasive writing experience! Students will brainstorm and choose two products before planning a persuasive essay.

In this exercise, students will practice writing attention-grabbing lead sentences.

Help your students plan a well-supported persuasive letter with this planning document.

Did you know there were really hot lava monsters in Chilean folklore? Read a bit about the legendary cherufe.

Get in the mood for Halloween with a spooky creative writing prompt. Your child will imagine and write about adventures in a haunted house!

This printable game is a walk in the park! Get fired up for figurative language with this fun and creative metaphor game.

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.

This story starter is getting warmer! Read this version of the story of Helios the sun god, then have your child make his own sun myth.

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