Main Idea Organizer

Teach your students how to organize their writing with this helpful Main Idea Organizer. Students will be asked to complete the worksheet by writing their own main idea, three details, and a summary. This will help your students better understand how to organize their ideas for writing in the future, especially when writing an essay!

Newspaper Reporter: An Interview With President Lincoln

Your student is now an official reporter and their task is to interview President Abraham Lincoln! Students write three questions they would ask him and what his replies would be.

Paragraphs and Topic Sentences: Informational

This worksheet includes a list of informational topics. Students write a paragraph on each topic and underline their topic sentence.

Paragraphs and Topic Sentences: Opinions

This activity includes a list of opinion topics. Students write a paragraph on each topic and underline their topic sentence.

Topic Sentence: What’s the Topic?

Students read the topic sentences provided and write what they think the topic is for each.

Transition Words: Complete the Sentence

Enhance your students’ writing skills with this “Complete the Sentence” transition words activity.

Using Transition Words

In this worksheet, your students will learn how to properly use transition words in a sentence.

Write a Biography Poem

Bio poems are usually short poems following a specific format. In this worksheet students will write a bio poem about themself.

Write the Conclusion: The U.S. Census

A conclusion is a short summary of the writing, meant to leave the reader with the basic information in the piece. Students will read the article on the U.S. Census and write their own conclusion.

Write the Conclusion: The U.S. Congress

Here is an informational piece about the U.S. Congress. Read the text and write a conclusion summing up the important points.

Write the Topic Sentence

In this activity, students write a sentence for each of the topic sentences provided.

Writing Prompt Earth Day: What’s Your Idea?

Students write about their ideas about saving water or electricity. A great activity for elementary school grades.

Writing Prompt: Today’s Civil Rights Hero

In this writing prompt, students select someone they think is a civil rights hero living in modern times.

Bio Poem: A President

Bio poems are usually short poems following a specific format. Students will write about a President in this worksheet.

Correcting Mistakes in Sentences

Use these printable learning materials to teach your students how to correct sentence mistakes.

Editing and Proofing a Paragraph

Your students will further their editing and proofing skills by correcting a paragraph in this printable classroom worksheet.

George Washington: Almost a King

What if George Washington had become king? Students ponder this question and then write about what it would be like.

How to Write a Thesis Statement

This activity helps students develop a strong thesis statement for their essays by providing practice writing sample statements.

How to Write an Introduction: Bridge Building Activity

This activity is designed to help students learn about writing introductions through a fun bridge building activity to join the lead noun card and thesis statement card.

How to Write an Introduction: Different Leads

This is a fun, creative activity where students explore ways to include factoids, stories, metaphors and more to create “hooks”. A great activity to help students develop strong introductions.