1st and 2nd Grade Writing Organization Worksheets

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

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.

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.

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

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

Kids practice narrative writing with this personal prompt.

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

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

Young writers will love using this planning sheet to plan out their very own fairy tale. It includes sections for planning the characters, setting, and three parts of the story.

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.

Super powers and saving the world will make any child want to write! Your third grader will learn about adding supporting details to their main idea.

Help young readers think critically about the organization of a paragraph using this reading and writing activity. Students will read a paragraph about recycling and then choose the best sentences to add to the piece to make it even better!

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.

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

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.

Learning to add details is an important skill for early writers. Your second grader will be guided to think of details to write about a pet in this 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.

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.

From making a list of supplies to drawing a picture of the steps, this worksheet guides kids through the first phase of the writing process.

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.

Learn all about the practice of personification in writing, then try it your hand at it by bringing life to some silly characters in this writing worksheet.

Learn more about your students' favorite school subjects with this engaging opinion writing prompt and rubric. Students will contemplate their favorite subject while they fill out the pre-writing planner, then they'll write out their essay on page two.

A strong hook will capture a reader's attention and make them want to know more! In this activity, students will identify four different ways to hook a reader into a story.

This resource gives your students practice outlining an informational paragraph on changes during the spring season.

With this printable worksheet, students practice writing transition words and identify strong endings for stories.

This resource gives your students practice creating an outline of an informational paragraph.

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

Second graders love food! Help your young writer share their opinion about the best kind of food using this helpful paragraph organizer. Fair warning, this activity might make you hungry!

Help students organize their ideas with this versatile storyboard graphic organizer! Children can use it to respond to text, organize the order of events, or even as a pre-writing tool to collect ideas.