Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

Encourage students to explore the notion of identity with this reflective writing and drawing prompt!

This middle grades worksheet features two prompts aligned with Common Core standards for writing in response to literature, citing text evidence, and determining theme.

Using this great template to help with letter writing for kids, encourage your child to flex his imagination as he writes a letter to a friend.

In this creative activity, students design and make a case for their own proposed emoji.

Use this pre-reading discussion guide to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the interaction of different story elements in this literary response worksheet for middle school!

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.

Get students thinking deeply about their personality traits with this engaging reflective writing prompt!

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.

With this middle-school revision checklist, students will be guided to review their informational writing with a critical eye in order to improve their writing.

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.

Use this sixth-grade graphic organizer worksheet to plan an argumentative essay about whether more should be done to solve a problem facing our society.

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

Use this Evaluating Sources Checklist to help students evaluate their sources for relevance, accuracy, bias, and reliability.

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

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

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this summer-themed writing prompt about spending time outdoors!

Students read background information about May as Mental Health Awareness Month and then respond to reflective questions.

Give students a chance to voice their opinion and practice their writing skills with this fun “would you rather” writing prompt.

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

Getting ready to write an informational essay? Use this five-page outline to help think through the next stages of the informational writing process!