2nd and 3rd Grade Common Core Writing Process Resources

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.

Kapow! Wham! Creative writing can be daunting for some kids, but it doesn't have to be! Help excite and inspire your reluctant writers with this fun comic book template.

Put proper punctuation into practice with these read-along stories.

Young authors will enjoy planning their writing with this memorable burger-themed graphic organizer.

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

Young writers will review the basic structure of an informative essay, including the topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion, as they complete this graphic organizer.

In this worksheet, learners will practice planning and writing a compelling persuasive paragraph on the topic of social media.

Learn to edit like a pro in this writing worksheet!

Learners will write an original song for planet Earth in this fun songwriting prompt.

Practice writing topic sentences with this paragraph structure worksheet!

Kids practice narrative writing with this personal prompt.

Increase your student's ability to spot incorrect grammar with this Sentence Fixer worksheet. Students will practice their capitalization, punctuation, and dialogue skills to fix up this set of sentences.

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

Readers will reinforce their understanding of key narrative features in this writing exercise.

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

What if you had $1,000, but you couldn't spend it on yourself? Flex your creativity and goodwill thinking with this writing prompt.

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

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.

Use this resource to assess your students’ writing skills in responding to an informational writing prompt.

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

Children read about the sun as they identify supporting details in this science and literacy worksheet.

Use this resource to assess your students’ writing skills when it comes to responding to opinion writing prompts.

Students will practice identifying the supporting details for three different main idea statements.

Do your students know when to start new paragraphs within a narrative text? Give them a little practice organizing a narrative piece of writing with this worksheet!

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.

In this worksheet, children read an example of a bio poem for jazz musician Thelonious Monk, then use the prompt to create a bio poem for a person of their choosing.