What did you do this summer? Your kids will love sharing about their favorite summer activity while you assess your students' abilities to write a personal narrative.

Students will write an expositional essay about second grade with this end-of-year informational writing assessment. Use the included rubric as a jumping off point to assess student writing for proper grammar, structure, and content.

Exaggeration in storytelling is no big secret. Help your child write a story about himself with this exercise in telling tall tales.

Use this graphic organizer to help students plan their personal narratives by drawing what will happen. Thinking about the beginning, middle, and end of their narratives encourages young writers to stretch out the small moments they write about.

Make writing fun with this dinosaur writing prompt, perfect for kids who are fascinated by the prehistoric world.

Teaching kids what's recyclable and what's not is more important than ever. Give your kids the recycling lowdown with this activity-packed printable.

Is your first grader a heart surgeon in the making? Or maybe a world-famous chef? Encourage your child to explore the future as he practices his handwriting.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Story Hooks.

Have any good ideas for recreational resources? The term "recreational resources" has to do with the activities we do for enjoyment and the places that we go.

Does your little one need a gift for Dad this Father's Day? Look further than this cute lesson in letter-writing!

Writing nonfiction can be a daunting task for newbies, but this note-taking sheet contains helpful prompts that keep your young writer on track.

Being able to write a strong conclusion is an essential skill for all story-tellers. With this activity, budding writers will practice this skill by writing two types of endings for their personal narratives.

Use this worksheet to have students write or draw about their reading each day.

In this worksheet, your child will choose activities she likes and use the word "because" to back up her choices with written reasons.

Editing is more fun with a partner! After writing a draft of an informational piece, this activity gets students working in pairs to improve their writing. Partners will read each other's work and then use this worksheet to provide constructive feedback.

Kindergarteners learning about different seasons will like these colorful printable postcards. These weather postcards also offer writing practice.

What have these delightful dolphins discovered on the sea floor? It's your child's mission to finish this aquatic story!

Use this fun writing prompt to help your students celebrate Earth Day!

Children will complete six pages of prompts designed to celebrate our home planet with this sweet, easy-to-assemble printable.

Learners will write an original song for planet Earth in this fun songwriting prompt.

Practice letter-writing basics with this cut-out Mother's Day card template!

Help your students develop and prepare a well-reasoned argument with this handy organizer! First students will choose a topic that they feel strongly about, then they'll explain the reasons for their opinion and practice writing a concluding statement.

Do your students have difficulty making mental pictures or writing summaries? Help them practice both skills with this reading comprehension worksheet in which students choose a scene from their book to illustrate and summarize.

This fun acrostic poem for kids reviews simple sight words about the one place they're most familiar with besides home...school!

Students will develop and write different opinions about cats and dogs with this friendly worksheet.

Teach kindergarteners to be persuasive with their writing. This writing worksheet will help students practice writing a persuasive letter and gives them the opportunity to draw and write supporting details.

This activity encourages your students to write a poem about their favorite animals! Help your students hone their poetry writing skills using this list poem template.

Get started with writing and explaining great opinions with these words.

Your students will get to practice their writing and oral reading skills while learning more about their classmates with this fun questionnaire.

Adding dialogue to writing makes for more entertaining and relatable story-telling. In this activity, young writers will use a fun comic book format to add simple dialogue to their personal narratives.