Imagine if Count Dracula had an advice column! What kinds of zany advice would he give out?

Inspire learners' creativity with this fun and seasonal writing prompt about a peculiar engraving!

Students read background information about January as National Hobby Month and then respond to reflective questions.

Give students an opportunity to think deeply and hone their writing skills with this inspirational writing prompt based on a quote by Malala Yousafzai.

Students will form their own opinions, as they voice whether or not they think children should be allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school.

In this worksheet, learners will practice identifying supporting ideas, then follow a prompt to write an informational paragraph of their own.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Compound Sentences in Nonfiction.

Hey, what's Kraken? Kraken are mythical sea creatures with terrifying tentacles. Tell your young writer to come up with a story for Captain Kraken.

Children learn to recognize how they can write with a certain reader, or audience, in mind, in this hands-on worksheet.

Help kids get a leg up on writing practice! These sentence starters will boost their storytelling skills and help them practice handwriting as they go.

Students will practice creating sentences using both like and as, filling in the blanks with figurative language of their own.

Encourage your fourth graders to put their writing skills and imagination to good use by imagining that they are opening up a restaurant and writing about it!

Use this assessment and the corresponding rubric to see how well students write personal narratives!

An evil snowman is on the prowl! What crafty plan will your creative writer come up with to resolve this winter adventure?

Imagine you are a reporter in the midst of a zombie outbreak! Bring some spookiness to your child's daily writing journal with this fun prompt.

Easter decorations are full of pastels, pinks and yellows! But why do those colors represent Easter? Help your child write a response to this question.

Collect and organize your thoughts in preparation for a reading response letter with this graphic organizer.

Would you rather meet Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy?

Uh oh! Either way you're in trouble with this scary and thrilling creative writing prompt.

Give your students practice planning purposeful writing!

There are many ways that writers can add voice to their writing, including dialect, emotion, word choice, and ALL CAPS.

Students will use this worksheet to write about their thinking as they discuss their ideas!

Voice is the energy, intention, and tone of a piece. Students will practice identifying voice in writing, then examine an excerpt from an award-winning text that book with a strong example of voice.

Use this prewriting activity to help students organize their writing and reinforce transitional language.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Supporting Details.

Use these vocabulary flashcards with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

Practice identifying advanced formatting features found in nonfiction, including titles, headings, and subheadings.

Students will use real nonfiction texts to search for transition words and then consider how they are used to connect ideas.

Celebrate Valentine's Day with a creative writing prompt. Kids will write about a romantic or silly way that they would show their love for someone.