Assess your students’ varying abilities to write in a cohesive and sequential manner.

Young writers will write a persuasive letter in response to a formal letter.

Students learn how to support an opinion by addressing opposing viewpoints.

Let future leaders get a taste of American politics with their very own election book!

Show students editing symbols that are used to polish writing before publishing. Then, have them practice editing a short story.

Upper grade students practice using transitions to craft clear and cohesive writing.

Each inventive activity on the board inspires children to use their imagination while completing an academic task.

Encourage students to develop an informational paragraph using a personal anecdote!

Young writers practice crafting interesting, well rounded characters for their stories with this character planning template.

These days, we seem wired to our electronics! Challenge your child to imagine a world without electricity in this creative writing prompt.

Young writers will reflect on what the holiday season means to them with this seasonal writing prompt.

Upper grade students will practice using transition words to craft clear and cohesive writing.

Get kids thinking about their opinions! This worksheet will help you gain an understanding of how your students organize their ideas prior to crafting a new writing piece. This resource pairs well with the Household Chores writing prompt.

Use this worksheet to help evaluate student summaries of texts or other presentations.

Young writers can elevate their writing through wise word choices!

Use this exercise with your students to pick out facts that would support a paragraph about spring cleaning

Upper grade students will practice using transition words to craft clear and cohesive writing.

Use this worksheet as a tool to assist your young writers in selecting the perfect idea for their narrative.

Young writers expand their transition word lexicon in this comprehensive three-page worksheet.

Helping your students support their opinions with thoughtful reasons will prepare them to write strong persuasive texts.

Help students track their thinking in the beginning, middle, and end of learning new concepts.

Mini musicians, get ready for a jukebox adventure back in time! Visit the Library of Congress Jukebox website to hear 5 classic melodies by famous composers.

What if the monster under the bed was just lonely and shy? Have some spooky fun with this writing prompt to challenge your point of view.

The first half of Dotty's story is here, but the second half is missing! Can your child come up with her own ending to complete the page?

Imagine you spent a day in the life of a snowflake. What winter wonders would you see? Have some fun with this creative writing prompt.

Give your child a fun way to polish his writing skills with a Halloween story starter. Hell get to make up his own scary story and get a creativity boost.

Whether students are revising handwritten drafts or work that has been written on the computer, this activity will serve as a resource to help your writers understand some basic word processing tools.

This worksheet walks students through an example of how the dialogue between two or more characters can help writers change the pacing of a narrative.

Assess your students’ grasp on writing norms and style within the opinion writing genre.

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!