The Main Idea Students learn to structure and focus their thoughts with this writing exercise.		St. Patrick's Day ABCs Children put words in alphabetical order, and then use them to write a story about St....
Writing a How-to Article (Gr. 1) Use this packet to teach your students how to write an instructive article. A model graphic...		Festival Folktale Report After reading a folktale children can complete this report form to summarize the story.
Writing a Group Research Report (Gr. 1) Use this packet to teach your students how to write a group research report. A graphic...		World Orphans Teach your students about the millions of children throughout the world who are orphaned or...
Daily Writing Prompts Printable Book: All About Me (1-4) The writing prompts in this printable book focus on personal experiences, feelings, and ideas....		Planting the Seeds of Peace Children collect words of kindness, love, and caring.
A Note About Witches: Fill-in-the-Blanks Create your own silly story with this Mad-Lib type activity for The Witches by Roald...		Comic Capers Students view a sequence of images and then finish the story in this creative writing exercise.
Anansi and the Frog Prince By writing the ending to an Anansi story, children can explore African folk tales.		Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express Activity Kit Jump-start students' imagination with fun and creative activities for Stink and the Great...
Friendly Rainbows Children are asked to list some of the things that all humans like and dislike as a way of...		Let's Explore Picture Writing Students write a story using space related pictures.
Finish the Sentences Students complete incomplete sentences in this writing activity.		Science and Language Arts: Crossword Pictures Students fill out a crossword puzzle that has ocean, desert, and water themes.
Describe It: Rain In this writing activity students focus on writing complete sentences to describe an image.		Daily Writing Prompts Printable Book: Fantasy (1-4) The writing prompts in this printable book are all about fantasy. Students are asked to imagine...
Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp Activity Kit A word search, drawing and coloring sheets, and a fill-in-the-blank story activity will extend...		Father's Day Letter Use these handouts to help students brainstorm, prewrite, and write a Father's Day letter. This...