1st and 2nd Grade Writing Types Resources

Help your child monitor their progress as readers with this reading goals worksheet. The act of reflecting and goal setting will set students up for reading success!

In this fun essay-writing activity, young writers will complete a graphic organizer to plan their thoughts, then refer to it to write a short opinion piece about their favorite dinner.

Use these paragraph topic prompts to help your child practice writing a paragraph.

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.

It's raining, it's pouring... This cute and colorful printable gets learners thinking about their favorite rainy day activities.

Looking for an opinion graphic organizer for your learner? Check out this worksheet template that helps your child list an opinion, reasons, and conclusion.

Give this delectable worksheet to your 1st grader to practice opinion writing! Your child will love talking about his favorite ice cream.

Young readers will enjoy reflecting on a recent book with this engaging template.

What's your favorite animal? Kids love answering that question, and with this animal research graphic organizer, they can write all about it.

Encourage learners to engage in research by offering them this Research Graphic Organizer to help guide their explorations and record their findings.

Encourage your second graders to develop a well-reasoned argument about the length of recesses with this writing prompt and rubric. Students can use the pre-writing planner to develop their argument, then they'll write out their opinion on page two.

Kids practice narrative writing with this personal prompt.

Describe and draw mom in this fill-in-the-blank Mother's Day worksheet!

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

From nature hunts and rock painting to recycled art and poetry writing, these activities combine scientific exploration with arts and crafts projects.

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

Can you imagine what it's like to be the Easter Bunny? Get your child in the Easter mood with this fun writing prompt!

Explore story sense with your young reader. First, read the astronaut's story. Then, let your imagination tell what will happen next!

Find out how to help the Earth with our Earth Day fill-in-the-blank. With this awesome Earth Day activity, you and your kid can save the planet!

Whether your student is new to paragraph writing, or needs more practice, this worksheet is a wonderful introduction, practice, or review.

Sparks students' creative thinking with this Earth Day-themed reflective writing prompt.

In this worksheet, your child will choose activities she likes and use the word "because" to back up her choices with written reasons.

Introduce students to the inspiring environmental activist Wangari Maathai. Children will read a short biography about the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Write a letter to the president of the United States with this fill-in-the-blanks worksheet!

Challenge your students to form a well-reasoned argument with this writing prompt (and rubric!) that's sure to evoke some strong opinions. Students will think about how much homework second graders should be given and make their case in essay form.