1st and 2nd Grade Prewriting Resources

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.

Children will read simple pasta directions, then select the correct transition words from the choices shown.

This worksheet template guides children through the pre-writing and writing process, helping them to organize their thoughts before they write.

Children practice identifying and writing a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a conclusion in this narrative writing worksheet.

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 color too.

Introduce your third-grade writer to sensory words with this worksheet about sorting adjectives under the correct senses.

Boost your child's writing skills with these simple sentence starters for beginning writers!

Flex those writing skills with these clever prompts. Practice stretching sentences by adding details of who, what, when and where!

Concept maps are versatile and useful for all subject areas. Use this concept map for word work, main idea and supporting details, or to map out ideas.

With this worksheet, your student can rearrange these nouns and verbs into complete sentences, building creative writing skills.

Children discover how a paragraph resembles an inverted traffic light, with its topic, supporting, and closing sentences.

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

Children will create a timeline of a parent, grandparent, or loved one with this biography template.

It's time to brainstorm! Use this worksheet to help budding writers generate a list of ideas and topics for future stories, as well as give students a chance to practice their letter and word spacing.

Students can start a personal narrative with a clear problem and solution by using this activity to organize their story. This handy graphic organizer will have students consider various aspects of their problem and solution, and how it made them feel.

Use this worksheet to practice sequencing a character’s feelings using transition words.

Help your students solidify their use of transition words with this cute version of the classic ugly duckling story. By helping to fill in the missing transition words throughout the narrative, students will flex their sequencing and organization skills.

Surprise! Young writers are prompted to write a personal narrative about a time they were surprised. Students will practice sequencing and prewriting skills as they use this fun watermelon-shaped graphic organizer to plan out their personal narrative.

How far can you stretch these sentences? Give your young writer a creativity boost with this clever sentence practice sheet.

A fictional story has many parts that require planning. Young writers will love using this planning sheet to plan out their setting, characters, problem, solution, and choose a title.

Use this paper template to create a miniature lantern with your own wishes for the coming year.

Make personal narrative and dialogue prep a breeze with this organizer! Students will practice sequencing and prewriting as they put together their personal narrative about a time they were surprised by something or someone.

Mmmm! Can you smell the Christmas cookies in the oven? Warm up your child's writing skills with this Christmas cookies writing prompt.

It’s fun to dream about the future! In this activity, students write a persuasive paragraph about why their dream career is a good choice.

Help children hone their creativity and critical thinking skills while providing hands-on experience with design planning, reflection, and writing process.