Ideas and Topics

On a Space Mission

This robot soldier has found something on a Mars exploration that he's taking back home. What is it? Only your imaginative young author can decide.

Year 5

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension

These articles, short stories, fairy tales and fables teach kids about a wide range of subjects so your child can learn more about history and science while improving literacy and vocabulary skills.

Year 5

Reading & writing

Workbook

Exciting Writing Prompts

Exciting Writing Prompts

What might happen if Peter Pan and Alice went to Wonderland? What is life like in outer space? Second graders explore the power and fun of writing with a nudge from fun writing prompts.

Year 3

Reading & writing

Workbook

Narrative Writing

Narrative Writing

Prepare for a world of writing with this packet of exercises, tools and tips. Students learn a few ways to spice up writing, like sensory words, action verbs, supporting details, and point of view.

Year 4

Reading & writing

Workbook

Organization in Writing

Sum It Up: Introduction to Writing Summaries

Organization in Writing

This worksheet will improve your child's organization in writing by having him to use a flow chart to get in the habit of outlining his ideas.

Year 5

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Sum It Up: Introduction to Writing Summaries

Students are often taught that written pieces should be long and detailed, but this isn't the case when it comes to summaries. This lesson gives students the chance to practise keeping summaries concise in a fun and engaging way.

Year 5

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Nourish your child's inner writer with this lesson on three different forms of literature: poetry, prose, and drama. After going through some examples of each, students will demonstrate their knowledge by filling out bubble maps.

Year 5

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Stretch a Sentence

Persuasive Writing Assessment

Stretch a Sentence

Stretch those writing skills with this "stretch a sentence" activity! Little writers will learn to expand on an idea by adding more details to a sentence.

Year 2

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Amazing Animals Adaptations!

Persuasive Writing Assessment

This language arts assessment will illustrate your students’ writing abilities within the persuasive writing genre.

Year 5

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Amazing Animals Adaptations!

Students put their knowledge of animal adaptations to the test when they create a new creature with its own unique set of adaptations!

Year 5

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Opposites Writing

Story Comprehension: What Happens Next?

Opposites Writing

Help students apply prepositional concepts while having fun. Students will love honing their writing skills in different "opposite" areas throughout the classroom.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Valentine's Day Busy Book

Story Comprehension: What Happens Next?

Kids read a story about a puppy, then finish it by writing what they think will happen next.

Year 3

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Valentine's Day Busy Book

Explore Valentine's Day with this mix of puzzles, reading, recipes, printable valentines and more! With a balance of sweet and educational, this book makes the day perfectly palatable for 4th graders.

Year 5

Reading & writing

Workbook

Spelling Champ

Spelling Champ

Challenge your fourth grader with these spelling worksheets that include grade-specific words and word problems involving new vocabulary.

Year 5

Reading & writing

Workbook

Object Creative Writing

Object Creative Writing

This writing lesson allows young authors to take random objects on exciting adventures. Students will enjoy telling stories from their objects' points of views, from exposition to resolution.

Year 6

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Volcano Writing Scene

Volcano Writing Scene

This volcano writing worksheet is a great brainstorm starter and provides a different approach to composition, perfect for research-based writing.

Year 5

Science

Worksheet

Zombie Writing

Zombie Writing

Tom, the boy zombie, is just a misunderstood monster. Help him tell his story from his point of view with this fun and creative writing prompt.

Year 5

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Ready, Set, Read

Crafting a Thesis Statement: Literary Essay Writing

Ready, Set, Read

Is your budding reader up for a challenge? Help your child get familiar with the important elements of a story as well as its structure while putting his critical thinking skills to the test.

Year 2

Reading & writing

Workbook

Crafting a Thesis Statement: Literary Essay Writing

This activity will afford your fourth graders the chance to think about the claim they want to make in their literary essays and give them practise writing an intro paragraph.

Year 5

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Read Between the Lines

Read Between the Lines

When it comes to reading, it’s all about inferring. Kids can learn how to use clues in a text to understand a character’s thoughts or follow the action, in this book about jumping to conclusions.

Year 2

Reading & writing

Workbook

Winter Writing Activity

Valentine's Day Reflection

Winter Writing Activity

Here's a great activity to get your second grader's mind going and creativity in action! He'll write a story to go with the picture and even get to colour too.

Year 3

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Valentine's Day Reflection

Enjoy a sweet writing response page all about Valentine's Day. Kids will get to reflect on an important person in their life.

Year 5

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Drawing Conclusions

Drawing Conclusions

Time to play detective! Can you describe what happened int his scene, just by looking at the picture? practise making inferences by looking at context.

Year 3

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Comic Book Composition

Interesting Introductions

Comic Book Composition

POW! Knock writing practise out cold with this super series of creative writing sheets. Your young superhero can flex his imagination by drafting his own comic strips.

Year 6

Reading & writing

Workbook