Have students step into the role of a journalist with this engaging newspaper-themed writing activity!

Young writers discover strategies for creating compelling introductions that capture a reader's interest in this writing worksheet.

In this worksheet, learners come to better understand the different kinds of narratives, and how they are similar and different, by creating a map of narrative genres.

This worksheet offers an engaging, meaningful framework for young writers as they learn to build and write compelling arguments.

Get to the point with this worksheet about the main idea and how supporting details help it make sense.

Prepare students for reading R.J. Palacio’s Wonder by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

This worksheet will help your writers begin to craft their essay by walking them, step-by-step, through paragraph writing and structuring their ideas.

Help your beginning writer become an excellent essay-writer with this helpful proofreading practice sheet.

In this resource, students will practice writing a simple summary of a fiction story using a paragraph frame with sequence words.

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.

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.

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.

How well do you know your siblings? Give your writer a fun activity, where they'll answer questions about their big or little brother!

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

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