E-mail is here to stay, but that doesn't mean kids shouldn't learn how to write a friendly letter.Teach your child how to write a letter to a friend.

Challenge your outspoken learner to put their opinions down on paper, and practice writing persuasive text while they're at it.

Use this sample paragraph and outline to help students write their own informational paragraphs.

Young historians learn about four pioneering female scientists as they hone their research skills in this Who Am I? Women in Science worksheet.

Kids learn how to "show" instead of "tell" in their writing.

This fun, fantastical writing prompt is a great way to practice persuasive writing, an important part of upper-elementary composition.

Students will practice identifying the supporting details for three different main idea statements.

Help your students write letters to a pen pal, faraway relative, and others! This letter template gives students practice writing formal letters — like persuasive or business correspondence — and friendly, informal letters.

Children keep track of their weekday reading with this useful two-page template.

Analyzing what a character says and does in a story can help determine their personality or character traits. This resource gives students practice in harnessing this important reading comprehension skill.

Use these 24 cards for daily writing exercises, or hand them out to encourage variety in writing!

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

The use of transition words helps make writing smooth and connected. Use this exercise with your students to teach them to use linking words to connect ideas within their writing.

Put proper punctuation into practice with this Bigfoot read-along worksheet.

In this thoughtful opinion-writing worksheet, children will describe the season they like best, and why.

Unwind the complicated language of the Declaration of Independence with this paraphrasing activity!

Young historians get to put themselves in the shoes of American colonists and report back to the king himself in this creative worksheet!

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

Use this bubble chart to brainstorm your favorite superhero's real strengths.

After completing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help students connect to the novel with this acts of kindness activity.

The structure of a paragraph becomes clearer when you think critically about the choices a great author made and try to recreate them.

Boost creativity with these sentence prompts! Kids will practice storytelling with the help of some sentence starters.

Learn how to use coordinating conjunctions and practice using them in sentences.

Help your child tap into this fictional attraction by sharing about their favorite character with a pen pal! Your young reader will use this fun postcard template to describe their favorite character, including their favorite piece of dialogue.

In this activity, kids provide evidence by paraphrasing and selecting direct quotes from an informational text.

Transition words introduce new ideas and connect key elements in a story. In this exercise, your students will identify and use transition words in a series of sentences.

If your writer needs help organizing to write that big essay assignment, give them a helpful cheat-sheet full of tips on making an outline.

Students will look at a sample essay and try to pick out the kind of details and big ideas that make an informative essay tick.

Help plan and research a biography with this helpful graphic organizer!

This activity will afford your fourth graders the chance to think about the claim they want to make in their literary essays and give them practice writing an intro paragraph.