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Let your young writer relax by practicing writing notes to friends, journal entries, and even a grocery list!

Help students organize their ideas and structure their written responses with the PEEL strategy!

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

This pre-writing exercise introduces five parts of a strong argument, including counter-arguments.

Learners practice writing endings with impact in this nonfiction conclusion writing worksheet.

This template guides children through the pre-writing process as they prepare to write about a special day, adventure, or experience.

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

Celebrate your successes with a fun writing prompt! Your child will have fun using her imagination and honing her writing skills with this writing prompt.

Challenge your outspoken learner to put their opinions down on paper, and practice writing persuasive text while they're at it.

Help your child learn to write clearly and concisely by writing her own set of "how to" instructions.

Make writing magical with metaphors! Beginning writers can practice creating their own metaphors with this sheet as a guide.

In this creative writing exercise, students will rewrite sentences to make them more interesting and practice adding vivid adjectives and adverbs to their writing.

Your students will be ready to share their opinions and evidence when answering high interest persuasive writing prompts.

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

In this writing exercise, children write a descriptive paragraph or two about the colors that surround them in autumn.

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

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

Children use their creative writing skills with this Thanksgiving prompt.

With this exercise, students will practice writing counter-arguments and rebuttals.

Hook your students with this cookie-themed exercise that will teach the basics of strong persuasive writing.

Children embrace the spirit of the season with this Thanksgiving writing prompt.

Children reflect on the significance of this holiday with this thoughtful writing prompt.

Children are invited to plan their ideal Thanksgiving in this creative writing exercise.

The legend of Robin Hood was passed down through ballads. After reading about him, you and your child can try writing a ballad of your own!

What if you had $1,000, but you couldn't spend it on yourself? Flex your creativity and goodwill thinking with this writing prompt.

Introduce your students to words and phrases that will strengthen their argument writing.

Is the sleeping dragon a watchdog or a pet? Your fifth grader can write her own story with this fun writing prompt.

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

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

In this nonfiction writing worksheet, learners will select and draw an animal to represent each season, then write a short paragraph describing one of the animals.