This proofreading capitalization and punctuation activity gives 2nd to 5th grade students 16 self-checking detective cards for fixing sentences. A practice page and answer key are included.

This writing tweets activity has kids read a bird feeder how-to text and answer fun prompt cards. Made for 3rd to 5th grade, with an answer key included for the practice page.

This take note writing activity has 3rd to 5th grade students sort print and digital sources, research a state with question cards, and take notes in their own words. Answer key included.

Students hunt for U.S. government facts with this digital dilemma research activity for 3rd to 5th grade, checking each answer in a website and a book. An answer key is included.

Using this Help From Other Author's Activity helps, students collect story elements from literary or informational texts to write their own story.

Using this Tell Us a Story Vacation Writing Activity, students write a narrative that tells about an event that you experienced or read about.

This write about a time when. . . activity gives 2nd to 5th grade writers 16 star topic cards, a story planner and a writing page for true stories. Answer key included.

Using Write All About It Newspaper Writing Activity, students write newspaper articles using the topic cards and the writing process.

Using this Wants Needs Reading Response Worksheet, students readAlexander Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday to build their understanding of wants and needs.

Use this explain it all informative explanatory writing activity to help 3rd to 5th grade students plan and write clear fact-based pieces. Answer key included for easy checking.

Use this get ready to write activity with 3rd to 5th grade writers. Kids pick a topic card, plan with a simple planner, and write; an answer key is included.

Using Color Me Curious Research Writing Activity, students participate in shared research and writing projects to learn about any topic.

This Now Presenting - Report on a Topic Activity is a fun way for students to learn about Summarizing and presentations!

Using this Look in the Text Activity, students ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

The Tell Us About it Expository Writing Activity helps 3rd to 5th Grade students plan an expository text and publish it as a newspaper article. Answer key included.

Using this Get to the Point PowerPoint Activity, students learn to include multimedia components such as graphics, sounds, and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.

Using this Three Amigos Poetry Drama Prose Activity, students sort the word cards by genre (prose, poetry, and drama). Use the sorted cards to label and fill out a Venn Diagram.

Using Enhancing My Presentation Activity, students add audio recordings and visual displays to presentations to enhance the development of main ideas.

This W.4.7 common core activity guides 3rd to 5th graders through a short research project with colored topic and aspect cards and a note-taking organizer. Answer key included.

This Author At Work Writing Checklist Activity lets 3rd to 5th grade students sort writing cards by type and check their own writing with clear checklists. Answer key included for easy review.