Writing a Compare-and-Contrast Essay (Gr. 5) Students are introduced to comparing and contrasting through this writing process teaching...		Immigration Picture Prompts Students view photographs of immigrants (included in this printable), pretend they are recent...
Where Are the Wild Things: Maurice Sendak Share the story of Maurice Sendak with your students, and assign the related activities to help...		Fill in the Beginning and End of Comic Strips Students fill in blank panels on a comic strip.
Be a Journalist! Students will take turns interviewing each other about their habits and personalities. Then,...		Writing Journal Guidelines for Students This printable outline of journal guidelines describes the method students should follow when...
Antonyms and Synonyms Opposites and similar meanings are reviewed.		Discovering Pronouns 10 Practice identifying possessive pronouns with this worksheet.
Writing Assignment Rubric Distribute a rubric that focuses on assessing persuasive and descriptive writing, as well as...		Slavery Writing Prompt Through this art activity and creative writing prompt, children consider what freedom would...
Poetry Terms Quiz Administer a quiz that gauges students' knowledge of poetry types and terms. You can use this...		"I'm Thankful for . . ." Give thanks with this printable music activity. Children will write a poem about something they...
Topics for Beginning a Journal A list of suggested journal entry topics for students to use when writing.		Change the Dialog in a Comic Strip Students create a new comic strip by adding dialog to an existing comic strip.
Discovering Punctuation 9 Review punctuation with this worksheet.		Going for the Gold Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...
Writing a Persuasive Argument (Gr. 5) Use this packet to teach students to write a multiple paragraph persuasive argument. A model...		James and the Giant Peach Worksheet In this creative writing activity for James and the Giant Peach, students use vivid...
Writing a Research Report (Gr. 5) Students are introduced to writing and editing a research report through this writing process...		Creative Writing Printable Book (5-8) Help intermediate students develop their creative writing skills with the written and picture...