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...

Here's a fresh take on a writing prompt. After a reading of Dr. Seuss's If I Ran the Zoo, primary graders imagine a creature for Dr. Seuss's zoo, write a description of their animal, give it a name, explain what it eats, how it...

Young scholars create an art project and write a process paper  as a response to literature.  In this literature response instructional activity, students listen to Lynn Ehlert's, Snowballs before decorating a construction...

Second graders write a paragraph about their findings on what their name represents. In this writing lesson plan, 2nd graders will research their name and why they were named that. They will draw a picture that represents them along with...

Young writers use the provided Halloween-themed template to record information gathered after researching a topic related to the October holiday. Six different expository text structures are suggested as a guide; however, information on...

Young writers use the provided Halloween-themed template to record information gathered after researching a topic related to the October holiday. Six different expository text structures are suggested as a guide; however, information on...

Monsters take center stage! Elementary schoolers are assigned to write a descriptive paragraph by a toy company to help in designing a new monster for their toy line. One student composes the paragraph, another uses that to create a...

Through grand conversation, help scholars identify issues that harm the Earth and find solutions on how to solve them. After voting—on what your class deems the most important problem—stretch writing muscles with a problem-solution...

Whether preparing your second graders for an expository writing proficiency assessment or just planning on introducing the writing process, this 37-page packet is for you. The unit has everything you need from scripted lessons to...

For this writing template worksheet, students write a rough and final draft of their paragraphs on the lines provided. No writing prompt is given. Grading rubric is present on final draft template.

Starting at the very beginning may be a very good place to start, but it can also be very difficult for emergent writers. Help them get started by providing them with a setting, a main character, and a basic plot.

In this creative writing worksheet, students write a paragraph onto the bucket template about what they like to do at the beach. There is also a template cover page for students to color.

Pupils create a descriptive paragraph about themselves and use a PowerPoint template to add a picture. Students participate in a brainstorming session of descriptive words to use for their paragraph before beginning their assignment.

Our town is a very, very fine town. Kids craft a short paragraph about their town, its size, location, interesting features, and climate. The template even provides room for pictures or illustrations.

As you approach the end of the school year or New Years Eve, encourage reflection amongst your class members and gain a quick glimpse into the content and ideas that they remember the most.

Students investigate animals and how it adapts to its environment. They write notes and gather information on a chosen animal. After research is completed, students create a report about the animal's characteristics, appearance, food,...

Second graders use ClarisWorks to edit a paragraph for correct punctuation, capitalization and correct spelling of high frequency words. The paragraph to be edited is imbedded in this lesson plan.

Students write a story about robots. In this creative writing instructional activity, students read a story about robots, make their own robot, and write a story about their robot. In addition, the lesson plan suggests taking photos of...

Here is a reading strategies lesson in which learners use post it notes to create a bulletin board. They post their new questions on the bulletin board and look back at questions they have already learned the answer to. A great idea,...

Learners create a time for technology glyph using Kidpix4. They complete a circle map on things they like to do on while on the computer and write about their favorite thing to do while on a computer.

What are five amazing facts about you? Your best friend? Butterflies? The United States? The possibilities are endless with this worksheet!

Pupils particpate in discussion about biographies in order to become familiar with the term. They type their "Biography" using a word processing program and learn the cut/paste functions to transfer information from their document into a...

Learners predict the speeds of humans and hermit crabs and investigate their predictions using ratios and formulas. AppleWorks is used for this instructional activity, which includes a data worksheet.