Grades K–1
What Is the Robot Building?
A picture starter for the youngest writers: draw the robot’s invention, then finish one sentence on handwriting lines.
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Writing and grammar worksheets
50 free writing and grammar worksheets in 10 topics: picture writing prompts, sentence building, handwriting, parts of speech, capitalization and punctuation, story planners, opinion and informational writing, spelling and word sorts, and paragraph editing. Answer keys and Kevin Coulston’s cartoon characters on every page.
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Creative writing prompts worksheets
Picture starters with one of Kevin’s characters, a plan and room to write. Grades K–5.
Grades 1–3
Where Did the Unicorn’s Horn Go?
A silly mystery to plan and write: who took the unicorn’s horn, where it is, and how she gets it back.
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Grades 2–4
A Day as the Class Mouse
A point-of-view prompt: kids write one school day as the class pet mouse, from morning to after school.
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Grades 3–5
The Teddy Bear’s Secret Diary
A diary-entry prompt: kids write in the voice of a teddy bear who has a secret life at night.
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Grades 4–5
Pizza Gets a Job
A funny story prompt with a four-part plan: the job, the problem, the fix and the ending.
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Who and what, naming and telling parts, fragments, and longer sentences. Grades K–3.
Grades K–1
Who Is Doing What?
Five picture sentence frames on handwriting lines: kids add what the bee, lion, monkey, robot and dog are doing.
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Grades 1–2
Naming Part and Telling Part
Match six naming parts to their telling parts, then write three of the sentences with a capital and a period.
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Grades 1–2
Sentence or Not?
Eight word groups to sort into complete sentences and fragments, then two fragments to fix.
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Grades 2–3
Stretch a Sentence
Kids stretch two short sentences by adding what kind, where, when and why, then write the long version.
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Grades 2–3
Join Sentences with And, But or So
Six pairs of short sentences to join with and, but or so, writing each compound sentence with a comma.
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Trace and write every letter on handwriting lines, then copy whole sentences. Grades K–2.
Grades K–1
Trace Lowercase Letters a to m
Lowercase a to m on handwriting lines: one dark model, four letters to trace and room to write two more.
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Grades K–1
Trace Lowercase Letters n to z
Lowercase n to z on handwriting lines: one dark model, four letters to trace and room to write two more.
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Grades K–1
Trace Capital Letters A to Z
All 26 capital letters on one page of handwriting lines, with letters to trace and a space to write.
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Grades 1–2
Tall, Small and Tail Letters
Kids sort 15 letters by where they sit on the lines, then trace a row of each kind.
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Grades 1–2
Copy the Silly Sentences
Four silly sentences to copy on handwriting lines, with finger spaces, capitals and periods.
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Nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns and adverbs. Grades 1–5.
Grades 1–2
Nouns: Person, Place or Thing?
Sort 12 nouns into person, place and thing, then name one of each you can see right now.
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Grades 1–2
Circle the Action Verb
Eight sentences with one action verb each to find and circle, then four verbs kids can act out.
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Grades 2–3
Adjectives Describe It
Find the adjective in six sentences, then describe one of Kevin’s blob characters with adjectives of your own.
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Grades 2–4
Pronoun Swap
Eight sentences where kids swap the bold noun for he, she, it, they, we, him, her or them.
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Grades 3–5
Parts of Speech Sort
Sort 16 words into nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, then use one of each in a sentence.
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Capital letters, end marks, commas and quotation marks. Grades 1–5.
Grades 1–2
Capital Letter Detective
Five sentences to fix: capitals at the start, for the word I and for names.
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Grades 1–2
Period, Question Mark or Exclamation Point?
Eight sentences that need a period, a question mark or an exclamation point, with a reminder of each.
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Grades 2–3
Capitalize Names, Days and Months
Six sentences with names, places, days, months and holidays to capitalize.
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Grades 3–4
Commas in Lists, Dates and Places
Seven sentences that need commas in a list, in a date or between a city and a state.
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Grades 4–5
Quotation Marks: Who Said It?
Six lines of dialogue to punctuate with quotation marks and commas, then a short conversation to write.
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Plan a story or a true moment before writing it. Grades 2–5.
Grades 2–3
Beginning, Middle and End Planner
Three draw-and-write boxes for planning a story’s beginning, middle and end.
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Grades 2–4
Somebody Wanted But So Then
The Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then chart for planning or retelling a story, plus a one-sentence summary.
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Grades 2–4
Character, Setting, Problem, Solution
A four-square story planner: character, setting, problem and solution, each with room to draw and write.
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Grades 3–5
Small Moment: Slow It Down
A personal narrative planner for one small moment: four steps, what you saw, heard, felt and thought, then the draft.
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Grades 4–5
Personal Narrative: Hook and Ending
A planner for a true story: three kinds of hooks to try, the events in order and an ending with a feeling or a lesson.
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State an opinion, give reasons and examples, and wrap it up. Grades 2–5.
Grades 2–3
I Think… Because…
A first opinion piece with a silly choice: a corgi or a T. rex for a class pet, with two reasons.
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Grades 2–4
OREO Opinion Organizer
The OREO organizer: state an opinion, give a reason and an example, then say the opinion again in new words.
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Grades 3–5
Pick an Opinion Prompt
Eight kid-friendly opinion questions to choose from and a reasons-and-evidence plan.
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Grades 3–5
Linking Words for Opinions
A short opinion paragraph with six blanks for linking words like because, for example and in conclusion.
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Grades 4–5
Opinion Letter to the Principal
A persuasive letter frame: the change, two reasons, what someone might say against it and a polite closing.
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Teach a reader about a topic with facts, details and text features. Grades 2–5.
Grades 2–3
All About Book Planner
Plan an All About book: a topic, a cover and four chapters with two facts each.
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Grades 2–4
Research Notes Organizer
Note-taking boxes for any real topic: what it is, three facts, new words and where the facts came from.
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Grades 3–5
Main Idea and Details Table
The tabletop organizer: one main idea, three supporting details and a closing sentence for an informational paragraph.
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Grades 3–5
Text Features Fact Page
Kids build a nonfiction page with a heading, a labeled picture and caption, a fact box, a bold word and a glossary.
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Grades 4–5
Compare and Contrast Two Things
A Venn diagram plus compare-and-contrast signal words, then a paragraph about how two things are alike and different.
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Practice any word list, sort tricky endings and pick the right homophone. Grades 1–5.
Grades 1–3
Rainbow Write Spelling Words
Rainbow writing for any spelling list: ten words, each written three more times in different colors.
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Grades 1–2
Word Shape Boxes
Eight word shapes to fill: kids match each word to its tall, small and tail letter boxes.
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Grades 3–5
Homophones: Choose the Right Word
Ten sentences with to, two and too; there, their and they’re; hear and here; your and you’re; and its and it’s.
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Grades 4–5
Spelling Sort: -le, -el or -al?
Twelve words to finish with -le, -el or -al and sort by ending, a tricky spelling pattern for upper grades.
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Grades 2–4
Spot the Correct Spelling
Ten rows of often-misspelled words like because, friend and people: kids circle the correct spelling.
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Topic sentences, details that belong, and editing and revising a paragraph. Grades 3–5.
Grades 3–4
Hamburger Paragraph Planner
The hamburger organizer: a topic sentence bun, three detail fillings and a closing sentence bun.
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Grades 3–4
Topic Sentence Match
Four sets of detail sentences to match with their topic sentences, then a topic sentence to write.
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Grades 3–5
Which Sentence Does Not Belong?
Four short paragraphs, each with one off-topic sentence to find and cross out.
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Grades 3–5
Edit This Paragraph with CUPS
A beach-day paragraph with 12 mistakes to find with CUPS and proofreading marks, then copy correctly.
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Grades 4–5
Revise a Paragraph with ARMS
A plain zoo paragraph to revise with ARMS, with a plan box for each step and room to rewrite it.
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Each pack is one PDF with the topic’s 5 worksheets and its answer key, if it has one.
- Creative writing promptsGrades K–5
- Sentence buildingGrades K–3
- HandwritingGrades K–2
- Parts of speechGrades 1–5
- Capitalization and punctuationGrades 1–5
- Narrative writing organizersGrades 2–5
- Opinion writingGrades 2–5
- Informational writingGrades 2–5
- Spelling and word sortsGrades 1–5
- Paragraph writing and editingGrades 3–5
A writing week
- Monday: warm up with Stretch a Sentence or Join Sentences with And, But or So.
- Tuesday: plan with Beginning, Middle and End Planner or Character, Setting, Problem, Solution.
- Wednesday: draft a story from a picture prompt like Where Did the Unicorn’s Horn Go?.
- Thursday: edit with Edit This Paragraph with CUPS, then edit your own draft the same way.
- Friday: revise with Revise a Paragraph with ARMS and share.
For opinion writing, swap in Pick an Opinion Prompt and the OREO Opinion Organizer.
Grammar in ten minutes
- Kindergarten and 1st grade: a handwriting page like Trace Lowercase Letters a to m and the frames in Who Is Doing What?.
- 1st and 2nd grade: Sentence or Not?, Circle the Action Verb and Period, Question Mark or Exclamation Point?.
- 3rd to 5th grade: Parts of Speech Sort, Homophones: Choose the Right Word and Quotation Marks: Who Said It?.
Use Rainbow Write Spelling Words with any weekly spelling list.
More free printables for the classroom
- Story StudioDraw first, then write: comic starters and a mini-book.
- Thinking sheets500 one-page draw-and-write sheets for morning work.
- Phonics worksheets100 pages of letter sounds, blends and vowel teams, K–2.
- Sight word worksheetsRead, trace and write a word a day.
- Social studies worksheetsMaps, states, timelines and research templates.
- No-prep sub plansA 45-minute art lesson for a sub day.
Alphabet books to draw and write with
Kevin Coulston’s Alphabet Monsters books turn every letter into a monster to draw, trace and color, a fun match for a handwriting or letter-sound unit. A sketchbook gives kids a place to keep drawing and writing their own stories.
How to Draw: Alphabet Monsters
Trace Then Color: Alphabet Monsters
Draw by Grid: Alphabet Monsters
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Questions
Are these writing worksheets free?
Yes. All 50 worksheets and every answer key are free to print for home and classroom use. Print one sheet, a topic pack or the whole set.
What grades are they for?
Kindergarten to 5th grade. Each topic has a grade band (handwriting is K–2, sentence building K–3, the writing organizers 2–5 and paragraph editing 3–5), and every card shows its own grades. Use the grade buttons to see only the sheets for your class.
Which sheets have answer keys?
The 22 sheets with right-or-wrong answers (parts of speech, punctuation, homophones, spelling sorts, editing and more) have an answer key at the end of their topic pack, and all the keys are in one PDF too. Writing prompts and organizers are open-ended, so they have no key.
How do the handwriting lines work?
The handwriting sheets use school-style lines: a top line, a dashed middle line and a bottom line. Tall letters and capitals touch the top line, small letters reach the dashed line, and tail letters hang below the bottom line. The letters are in Andika, a font made for new readers, with the a and g that kids learn to write.
Do the writing prompts use clip art?
No. Every picture is one of Kevin Coulston’s own cartoon characters, the same ones in his drawing books, so kids can write about a robot, a unicorn, a class mouse or a slice of pizza with a job.
What are OREO, CUPS and ARMS?
Memory words teachers use. OREO plans an opinion: Opinion, Reason, Example, Opinion. CUPS is for editing: Capitals, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling. ARMS is for revising: Add, Remove, Move, Substitute. Each has its own sheet.
Do the sheets print in black and white?
Yes. The headers and boxes are light colors that look fine in gray. Sheets are US Letter and also print on A4.
All sheets are US Letter, print well in black and white, and are free for home and classroom use. More for teachers in the teacher resources library.
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