2nd and 3rd Grade Prewriting Resources

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

Practice writing topic sentences with this paragraph structure worksheet!

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

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

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

With this worksheet, your student can rearrange these nouns and verbs into complete sentences, building creative writing skills.

Using this great template to help with letter writing for kids, encourage your child to flex his imagination as he writes a letter to a friend.

Kids read a story about a puppy, then finish it by writing what they think will happen next.

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.

Get your thoughts organized with this handy graphic organizer! Kids can use this template to deconstruct any story they're working on in school.

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

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.

Children will create a timeline of a parent, grandparent, or loved one with this biography template.

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.

Students can start a personal narrative with a clear problem and solution by using this activity to organize their story. This handy graphic organizer will have students consider various aspects of their problem and solution, and how it made them feel.

Students practice sequencing story events with this worksheet. Cut out the sentences into strips and then build your story by arranging them in the best order.

Learn about story progression and story organization with this ladder graphic organizer.

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

During or after reading a fictional book, help your learner put their thoughts onto paper with this book or character mind map!

Children learn about the traditional Chinese Zodiac calendar — then get creative and design a calendar of their own, including a brief description of why they chose each animal.

A magical pirate scene serves as a prompt for young writers in this creative writing worksheet.

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

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.

Take a stab at haiku poetry with this free-form haiku writing worksheet. All you need is imagination and a pen!