Second graders focus on how descriptive words help them see, feel, and hear a story better. They listen to a read aloud of Angela Johnson's, "The Leaving Morning," while giving a thumbs up signal each time they hear a "sense or how"...

Learn more about the work of Gwendolyn Brooks with a language arts lesson. Young learners read an informational passage about the acclaimed poet before attempting a shape poem of their own.

In this writing worksheet, students are given an illustration and a story starter. Students complete the worksheet by writing what the character says to his birds every morning.

In this Christmas worksheet, students write a thank you note to a person who "lights" up the school. They see a string of Christmas lights that go across the page with the words, "Thanks for Lighting Up our School."

What words start with the letter G? Pupils find the five items that start with the letter G out of eight images, cut out and glue these five to the page, and then write a sentence with each word.

Practicing and working with -ing words will send your pupils on the road to mastery! Learners complete seven sentences with by writing in the correct -ing words. A word bank is provided to support students.

Practice punctuation as well as capitalization with a straightforward grammar exercise. Learners determine if several sentences use proper grammar or not and then write a sentence using correct capitalization and grammar.

Remember the Lusitania! As part of their study of the causes of World War I, class members examine newspaper articles and propaganda posters about the sinking of the Lusitania and then craft their own news story about the event.

Eight graphic organizers to choose from? That's right! Each of these organizers relates to writing or reading. From narrowing a writing topic, to responding to literature, to planning a writing project, you'll find many purposes for...

Having trouble evaluating your kids' handwriting? Print an evaluation guide and match their writing to the excellent, good, average, fair, and poor samples.

Try out a writing prompt that is great for a warm-up or an in-depth research project! Have kids describe an important invention and trace its development over the years. Use the writing prompt in a language arts class, social studies...

Who do the kids in your class look up to? Have them describe their heroes with a writing prompt. The prompt encourages kids to explain why this person is important to them, and what actions the hero has done that make him or her a...

"Tell me a story!" Young storytellers use this planning sheet to block out their narrative, identifying the main idea, characters, setting, events, and ending they will incorporate into their tale.

Why is a letter a better way to learn about a person than a different primary source? Explore Thomas Day's ideas and advice to his daughter in a letter from 1851, which details the struggles of the American South before the Civil War....

What is your dream for a better world? After reading a short article about Dr Martin Luther King, kids identify something they would like to see changed, the steps that could be followed to make the dream a reality, and the effects these...

Close out the school year with a look back at a specific event. You provide individuals with photos of themselves, and each pupil fills out the graphic organizer here to prepare for writing a paragraph about the memory depicted in the...

Avoid punctuation errors that have you wondering whether a word is plural or possessive. Learners practice adding in apostrophes to contractions and possessive words by rewriting each sentence correctly.

Ensure that your pupils have capitalization down by asking them to practice with these worksheets. Learners rewrite each sentence with correct capitalization. The original sentences do not start with capital letters and include proper...

Is Father's Day just around the corner? Have your kids write up a few sentences about their dads on this page, which provides a title and lines to write on.

Cinderella is a classic love story when Cinderella is the protagonist—but what happens if a stepsister tells the story? Focus on point of view with a instructional activity about fairy tales and story elements. After reading a few...

Get the scoop with a fun, engaging newspaper project. After analyzing the parts of a newspaper, including the headline, subtitles, and pictures or images, young journalists get to work by writing their own stories in a newspaper article...

After completing Juliet Marillier's young adult novel Wildwood Dancing, class members rewrite a traditional fairy tale, making three significant changes to illustrate a theme of their choosing.

Get the inside scoop on the European explorer, Christopher Columbus, with a response to reading worksheet that requires scholars to answer who, what, why, when, and a variety of other questions about the word crew.  

How do you say hello? In a set of nine greetings practice worksheets, English learners practice saying and writing various phrases in English. Lastly, partners engage in a speaking activity that allows them to practice saying and...