Year 4 Genre Writing Resources

Mindfulness: The Present Moment

Mindfulness 101! Students focus on the present moment using their senses to observe what is happening right now. They are introduced to the idea that mindfulness is about paying attention to the present.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Narrative Writing: Adding Dialogue

Lesson plan

Narrative Writing: Adding Dialogue

This lesson challenges young learners to add dialogue to their writing. Students will love using their creativity to write personal narratives.

Year 4

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Paragraph Writing Worksheet

Worksheet

Paragraph Writing Worksheet

This paragraph writing worksheet gets your child back to the basics of writing. In this paragraph writing worksheet, kids will write using a graphic organizer.

Year 4

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Thanksgiving Creative Writing Prompt

Worksheet

Thanksgiving Creative Writing Prompt

Young writers take on the perspective of a turkey in this creative writing exercise.

Year 5

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Finding the Main Idea

Worksheet

Finding the Main Idea

Practise using supporting details that complement the main idea with this practise page.

Year 4

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Narrative Writing: Seed Ideas

Lesson plan

Narrative Writing: Seed Ideas

Give your students a chance to share some interesting anecdotes with this simple lesson. By brainstorming ideas about past experiences, young writers will learn to develop their own personal narratives.

Year 4

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Fill Your Bucket

Lesson plan

Fill Your Bucket

Are you a bucket filler? Children with good social skills lift each other up with compliments and praise, instead of put downs and negative comments. Use this lesson to teach your students about bucket filling and how to compliment others.

Year 4

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

My Perfect Pet

Lesson plan

My Perfect Pet

In this lesson, your students will go through the writing process to write about their perfect pets and then make a 3-D version of this pet, mount the final draft, and display it.

Year 4

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Favorite Food Opinion Writing

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Favorite Food Opinion Writing

Let your students work up an appetite for writing with this opinion writing prompt. First students will consider their favorite food while they fill in the structured pre-writing planner, then they can use the second page to write their opinion essay.

Year 3

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Thanksgiving Writing Worksheet

Worksheet

Thanksgiving Writing Worksheet

Kids imagine what they would do if a scarecrow showed up for Thanksgiving dinner in this creative writing exercise.

Year 4

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Thanksgiving Writing Ideas

Worksheet

Thanksgiving Writing Ideas

In this writing exercise, children write a descriptive paragraph or two about the colors that surround them in autumn.

Year 4

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Interesting Introductions

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Interesting Introductions

Teach young authors how to "hook" readers with this hands-on lesson. By examining novels and developing their own introductions, students will be able to hone their writing skills.

Year 4

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Urban, Suburban, or Rural

Lesson plan

Urban, Suburban, or Rural

Students will have a blast as they engage in interactive projects to learn about the characteristics of urban, suburban, and rural communities. This lesson will help them develop both their writing and social-studies skills.

Year 3

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Persuasive Writing for Kids

Worksheet

Persuasive Writing for Kids

Challenge your writer's critical thinking skills by asking him to pen a persuasive narrative in favor of or against an issue.

Year 5

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Personal Narrative Graphic Organizer

Worksheet

Personal Narrative Graphic Organizer

Your students will fill in the juicy details when they prepare for personal narrative writing with this fun watermelon-themed graphic organizer!

Year 3

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Thanksgiving Writing Activity #2

Worksheet

Thanksgiving Writing Activity #2

Children reflect on the significance of this holiday with this thoughtful writing prompt.

Year 4

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Personal Narrative Writing

Worksheet

Personal Narrative Writing

Personal narrative writing is all about you! Get kids thinking and writing about their personal experiences and how they felt about them.

Year 4

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Sentence Writing Prompts

Worksheet

Sentence Writing Prompts

Practise sentence writing with these prompts, perfect for struggling writers.

Year 4

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Narrative Writing: Vivid Descriptions

Lesson plan

Narrative Writing: Vivid Descriptions

Challenge your students to make their personal narratives come to life with strong action words, feelings, and thoughts. This lesson will help young learners develop their creativity and writing skills.

Year 4

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Funny Writing Prompt

Worksheet

Funny Writing Prompt

What if you showed up to class and the whole school was deserted? Kids will have fun stretching their writing muscles with this April Fools prompt.

Year 4

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Writing a Paragraph

Worksheet