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 will read simple pasta directions, then select the correct transition words from the choices shown.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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!

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.

Beginning readers can practice their comprehension skills by using this graphic organizer to diagram the plot of a story or book.

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

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.

Feelings and emotions can be a bridge to naming details and helping students identify details to use in their writing.

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