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

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

Does your child need a head start in creative writing? Give her this story starter worksheet, and she'll help Marnie figure out how to bake her muffins!

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of their texts.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your learners research facts about Associate Justice to the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor.

Kids imagine what they would do if a scarecrow showed up for Thanksgiving dinner in this creative writing exercise.

Third person narrative is one of the most common techniques used in storytelling. Help your young writer understand when to use "it" or "they" as they endeavor to write a personal narrative using the singular and plural forms of third person pronouns.

Get ready to ring in the New Year with a fun writing prompt, all about New Year's resolutions. This is a good way to build paragraph-writing skills.

This Easter writing prompt will get your child to think about Easter traditions and then order his thoughts by practicing structured composition.

Invite students to think creatively—and eco-consciously!—this Earth Day with this writing prompt.

Review parts of speech and sentence structure with a fun and creative writing exercise. Try writing a descriptive scene using no verbs!

Starting a story can be the toughest part of writing. Help your child flex their creativity by starting the same story in six different ways!

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

Practice strategic reading and allow children to monitor their own thinking and make connections between texts and life.

Good writers also know how to slow down the action at just the right times to build suspense and pull the reader into the moment.

Have you ever opened an umbrella indoors? Some people think that action causes bad luck! Read all about how this superstition came to be.

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.

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!

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

If Christmas were a person, what would he or she be like? Have some fun crafting the ultimate holiday character with this Christmas writing prompt!

Nobody knows much about the Secretive Celestial. It's up to your young author to decide who this superhero is. Let the imagination run wild.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Compound Sentences in Nonfiction.

Have some fun with haiku! These haiku poem prompts mix pop culture with zen creativity.

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

Thanksgiving is a great time to focus on family and be thankful for things in our lives. In the worksheet A Poem with Details from Your Thanksgiving, learners will write an abecedarian poem with details from their Thanksgiving break where the first letter

Is spilling salt really bad luck? Read about the origins of this food superstition; it may not be as odd as you think!

Did you know that in Australia, December 25th is actually during the summer? Imagine if we celebrated Christmas during the summer!

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

Have you ever knocked on wood to counter-jinx yourself? Now it's time to find out the truth behind this well-known superstition!

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