Inspire your little storyteller to exercise her imagination with an adorable story starter! How did this rhino become a ballerina?

A wonderful way for future voters to express their freedom and flex their writing skills is by penning a letter to a leader.

This prewriting activity helps students focus on developing a character and scene for a story.

Students will learn that voice is the energy, intention, and tone of the piece and then practice infusing different voices into their writing.

This persuasive writing prompt asks kids to write a position statement about whether students should or should not have homework over summer vacation.

Get in the spirit of Christmas with a writing prompt about your favorite Christmas gifts! Your child can use descriptive language to make a paragraph.

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

You decide what's happening on the page by drawing and writing it in!

What does love mean to you? Inspire your child to think critically about an important emotion this Valentine's Day with a creative writing prompt.

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

How did this Minotaur end up running track at the Olympics? Have some fun with this silly writing prompt, and use your imagination to tell a story.

It's storytelling time! Bring the magic of tall tales closer to home by creating a tall tale based on someone your child knows and admires.

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.

Help your writers develop a voice with this worksheet. Challenge them to think about ways to express themselves with language, phrases, idioms, similes, and word choice.

Children are invited to reflect on the ways adversity can lead to gratitude in this thoughtful writing prompt.

Young writers take on the perspective of a turkey in this creative writing exercise.

Put a fun spin on the typical "Dear Santa" letter. Your child must use persuasive language to convince Santa to bring her the presents she wants!

What would happen if Peter Pan invited Robin Hood to Neverland? A fun coloring page scene starts your young writer out!

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of the characters.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Create Your Own Story.

Partners will work together to complete this worksheet as they participate in peer editing.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Creating Cause and Effect Skits

Students will put their persuasive skills to work with this worksheet. They will plan and write a draft of a persuasive paragraph on whether or not to buy an electronic device of their choosing.

Celebrate the spirit of Halloween, and share a spooky story! With this creative writing exercise, your child will describe his costume and what inspired it.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

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.

Get creative this Valentine's Day with a writing prompt! Your child can use his imagination to come up with a story behind this romantic day.

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.

Inspire your little poet with a writing prompt for Valentine's Day! He'll come up with some sweet rhymes and create his own poem.

Enjoy a sweet writing response page all about Valentine's Day. Kids will get to reflect on an important person in their life.