Should children have to spend time outdoors during the winter months? Learners write an argumentative response to this winter-themed writing prompt!

Help students consider ways they can show courtesy to others during National Courtesy Month with this engaging writing prompt!

Teach students to organize their thoughts before they start writing with this prewriting organizer.

Give students an opportunity to think critically and practice their writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a Nelson Mandela quote.

Give your students a chance to think deeply and hone their writing skills with this inspiring writing prompt.

Everyone loves a mystery! Give your budding writer a chance to create her own fictional story based on this picture writing prompt. What will happen next?

Get learners' creative juices flowing with this thought-provoking writing prompt about leap year!

Students read background information about July as National Anti-Boredom Month and then respond to reflective questions.

Monster footprints in a dark forest sets the scene for a super scary story! This picture prompt will help your child practice creative writing.

If you're stuck at home this summer, try these fun pretend postcards instead for an exercise in creative writing!

With this art-based activity, students will practice supporting their opinion with evidence.

In this exercise, your young writers will write a persuasive letter to a person of their choice.

Read through a student’s how-to and tips for touring the Pentagon. While reading, students will decide if they should use a preposition or conjunction in the text.

Give your students the opportunity to conduct an interview with a family member or loved one to learn about their meaningful traditions. They will ask questions about fall traditions, finding out about clothing, food, location, and the people involved. Th

Students read background information about April as National Volunteer Month and then respond to reflective questions.

Most people use electronics every day, from cell phones to computers to microwaves. But does your child know where electronics come from?

Help students learn how to identify the main idea and supporting details in a text.

Assess your students’ proficiency in genre writing.

After finishing the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, give students a chance to “transmit” a memory of their own with this creative extension project! 

Students read background information about June as National Great Outdoors Month and then respond to reflective questions.

In this creative writing prompt, students will imagine what it would be like to turn into a werewolf at the stroke of midnight every Halloween. 

What lurks inside this spooky house? Your 5th grader can invent her own scary story based on this haunting illustration!

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, give students a chance to nurture their imaginations with this creative extension activity!

What will happen to this cave-man? Your 5th grader can decide by writing a creative and exciting story to go with this illustration.

With this art-based activity, students will practice supporting their opinion with evidence.

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

After reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, students reflect on the major themes and events of Anne’s story with these response prompts.

What are they saying? Write the dialogue for the scientist and robot!

Have your students practice writing with varied sentence patterns in this story writing challenge.