Show It Clearly

This worksheet helps students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 strengthen descriptive writing by transforming simple, telling statements into clear, showing descriptions of places. Using prompts such as “The room was messy” or “The hallway was spooky,” students practice expanding sentences with sensory imagery and specific details that help readers picture how a place looks or feels.

Learning Goals

• Show vs. Tell Techniques (Grades 3-5) – Rewrite telling sentences to show meaning through description.
• Imagery and Descriptive Detail – Add concrete details that clarify what makes a place messy, spooky, or cheerful.
• Sentence Expansion – Build richer sentences from simple statements.
• Setting Development – Strengthen descriptions of places using specific, sensory language.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to support foundational descriptive writing skills.
• Clear, Accessible Prompts – Simple sentences allow students to focus on adding detail.
• Builds Descriptive Confidence – Encourages students to move beyond vague wording.
• Flexible Classroom Use – Works well for writing centers, mini-lessons, independent practice, or intervention.

This printable worksheet helps students understand how descriptive details bring places to life. By rewriting telling sentences into vivid descriptions, learners build confidence in imagery, sentence expansion, and show-don’t-tell writing. It is a simple, no-prep resource for classroom and homeschool settings that strengthens foundational descriptive-writing and setting-development skills.

This worksheet is part of our Describing Places (Real and Imaginary) Worksheets collection.