1st and 2nd Grade Writing Worksheets

Reminisce on a fun summer with this second-grade writing worksheet!

Young writers discover strategies for creating compelling introductions that capture a reader's interest in this writing worksheet.

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.

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.

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

Give your second graders some practice building their reading comprehension skills with the timeless story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Students will read this classic fable and then answer questions about setting, characters, genre, and cause and effect.

Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.

Get to know the letter B with this tracing, writing, and drawing worksheet! 

With a writing prompt and a word bank to help focus student ideas, they can write about things associated with Easter on this printable writing page.

Your students will work together to find new vocabulary words and create a short summary of a nonfiction text related to the butterfly life cycle. Use this worksheet as an introduction to the Create a Nonfiction Text Summary lesson plan.

Play author with this creative writing and comprehension exercise! Your child will learn all about inference, or drawing conclusions based on what they've read.

All we know is that this courageous knight in shining armor is protecting this beautiful princess, and it's up to your scribe to finish the story!

Use this reading and writing worksheet to help second and third graders learn about the inspiring work of Jane Goodall, famous scientist and conservationist.

Use this nonfiction comprehension worksheet to help second and third graders learn all about Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.

Get to know the letter C with this tracing, writing, and drawing worksheet! 

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

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.

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.

Get to know the letter D with this tracing, writing, and drawing worksheet! 

Share all about yourself with this getting-to-know-you writing activity!

There's no better way to get your kid thinking about the weather than by having him write about it. Kids write a sentence about the weather in each picture.

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

Children learn the difference between a fact and an opinion, then decide if each of eight sentences are facts or opinions.

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

How do you feel when you're with your friends and family? Answer this question and more about feelings by filling in the blanks to complete the sentences.

This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.

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

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

Here's a vibrant worksheet to help your child out with the monumental task of learning the days of the week.

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!