Write an informational essay about a summer topic like vacations, swimming pools, or outside games. Inspire your students to plan their essay with this summer-themed graphic organizer.

What do you do at school every day? Help your child sort out her school routine and write it down, from beginning, to middle to end!

In order to write informational texts, students need to research their topics. Use this handy notetaker to help students record and think through the new information they are gathering.

Is that polar bear eating an ice cream cone? Get your child into a creative writing mood with this fun coloring page, and let his imagination do the rest!

Got a case of writer's block? One great way to get started is to draw a picture!

Want students to add more pizazz to their narratives? Encourage them to use descriptive details! Have students read over their writing and identify how many adjectives they used. Then challenge them to add in at least five more adjectives.

With just a roll of the dice, little storytellers will get to work their imaginations to weave each item into their story.

Have you seen the Easter Bunny? Help your first grader write his very own Easter story. He'll recall some fun memories, plus he'll build writing skills!

Have you ever heard of a pig with a sense of fashion? Challenge your child's creativity with this fun story starter.

Your child can grab her pencils, both plain and colored, and get to work flexing her literary muscles by writing an illustrating a fairy tale.

Why do we celebrate Easter? Encourage your child to practice her creative writing skills by answering this holiday question.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Connections with Our Feelings.

Mapping out your thoughts before you start writing is key to a well-organized essay. Your students will map their first draft of a personal narrative using this graphic organizer.

One of the best ways to prepare for writing is by examining another author’s work. In this activity, students look closely at a nonfiction text and answer questions about what they find in preparation for writing their own.

Make your writing shine with a cover that pops! After students have completed a piece of informational writing, it’s time for them to make engaging covers. This worksheet helps students include all of the key elements—title, picture, and the author's name

In this worksheet, children will write an acrostic poem based on the word "Christmas."

Feeling grateful is what Thanksgiving is all about! Let your first grader express his gratitude with a fun drawing activity.

Find out other students' opinions about dessert with this tasty worksheet!

This story starter featuring an alien family trip will engage your second grader in a fun coloring exercise and help strengthen his writing skills!

How do these sentences fit together? Learn a bit about story context and comprehension with this fun matching activity.

If your family owns a cat, this is a perfect time to make the furry family member the star while your child practices penmanship (without even knowing it).

Hooray, your students have written informational books! But have they also created a table of contents? Through this activity, young authors will consider the different sections of their writing as they add this important element to their books.

Have your 1st grader choose a favorite instrument and defend his opinion with this opinion writing worksheet.

Animate an aquatic tale with these ready-to-print story cards! Use the cards to help you spin your tale.

What are Floyd and Roly talking about? Fill in the word balloons and make up your own comic!

When your child uses this worksheet, he'll work on his storytelling ability and a ton of other helpful skills as well.

Complete this creative writing activity by writing a paragraph describing what you would do if you had the power to freeze time!

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.

Make taking notes fun by having your students use this handy organizer to collect their thoughts while learning about predators and prey. Students will note what they learn, questions they have, and new or interesting vocabulary words they hear.

What if Peter Rabbit met the White Rabbit in Wonderland? Writing practice starts with a fun coloring page, what happens next is up to your child to write!