2nd and 3rd Grade Prewriting Worksheets

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

Practice writing topic sentences with this paragraph structure worksheet!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Imagine you spent a day in the life of a snowflake. What winter wonders would you see? Have some fun with this creative writing prompt.

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.

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.

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

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

This is a writing exercise designed to assess where your students are at the beginning of third grade.

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!

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 bubble chart to brainstorm your favorite superhero's real strengths.

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.

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

Give your students extra practice in writing titles and headlines that include correct capitalization.

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