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.

The Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then strategy is a great tool to help students identify and understand story elements. In this fun brainstorming activity, budding writers will use the format to start generating a story of their own!

Adding dialogue to writing makes for more entertaining and relatable story-telling. In this activity, young writers will use a fun comic book format to add simple dialogue to their personal narratives.

What story can your second grader come up with for this winter scene? They also get some coloring time to go along with the story they write.

What is this funny dinosaur doing? Help your second grader rearrange the jumbled words, and add in the missing words to make a complete sentence.

Fall is the perfect time to let your child’s imagination go wild as they design and write about their very own pumpkin person. This worksheet provides a great way to gets kids excited about both Halloween and creative writing!

Children add more transition words to their sequencing arsenal in this word-sorting worksheet.

What is this tennis player doing? Help your second grader build his creative writing skills with this beginning sentence writing worksheet.

Take a look at the colorful monster and practice writing by describing him!

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.

Use this graphic organizer to help students plan their personal narratives by drawing what will happen. Thinking about the beginning, middle, and end of their narratives encourages young writers to stretch out the small moments they write about.

Ready for sentence building liftoff! This worksheet will help your second grader build his creative writing skills and practice forming sentences.

Characters are at the very center of any story, and learning how to create dynamic characters is essential for budding writers. Your students can use this handy organizer to plan rich character development in their creative writing.

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.

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

Can you name what trick this skateboarder is doing? Help your second grader build his creative writing skills with this beginning sentence writing worksheet.

Students will use a comic book format to organize conversations within their personal narratives and practice the writing process.

Got a case of writer's block? One great way to get started is to draw a picture!

Help your students get excited about choosing a title for their fictional story with this helpful planning sheet. Students will also plan an important character and surprising plot moment in their stories!

What's going on here? Your child can decide what's happening and where these characters might go next, using this writing prompt as a start.

Here's a writing prompt to put a jig in your step, and pep in your writing practice!

It’s fun to think about the future! In this activity, students write a persuasive paragraph about what they need to learn in order to make their dreams come true.

Super Floyd and Officer Ice Cream are off on an adventure! Help the dynamic duo save the day by filling in their speech bubbles.

Follow Chuck on vacation by looking at the pictures he took! What is he doing in each picture? Use your imagination and creativity to write captions for each.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Create a Nonfiction Big Book.

Who is your favorite larger-than-life character? Help your young reader understand story structure with this tall tales activity.

Children will enjoy dreaming up their dream Valentine's Day gift in this simple drawing and writing prompt.

What is this tractor trying to build? Help your second grader build his creative writing skills with this beginning sentence writing worksheet.

Is that a pirate on a dinosaur's back? Yes. Why? Let your child decide (and slip in great composition skills practice)!