This worksheet uses the shape of the sun to teach kids how supporting details come out of the main idea of a text like rays.

The best type of introduction makes you want to learn more! Help your second graders hook their readers as they practice writing new and improved introductions using this grabby worksheet.

After reading the classic Aesop fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare," students will use their imaginations to compose their own introductions using one of the most common story hooks (fact, question, description, statement, or sound).

Two of these sentences are not like the others! Students will identify and remove extraneous ideas to revise a paragraph about raccoons and then rewrite their new and improved text.

Oh no! Cuz-Cuz is in Roly's food! It's up to your child to figure out why by adding text to the characters' speech bubbles.

Your second graders have been developing their opinion writing over the course of the year. Now it's time to assess your students' abilities to develop a well-reasoned argument with this end-of-year writing prompt about homework.

Make taking notes fun by having your students use this handy organizer to collect their thoughts while learning about predators and prey. Students will note what they learn, questions they have, and new or interesting vocabulary words they hear.

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.

In this worksheet, children will write an acrostic poem based on the word "Christmas."

Young writers will enjoy responding to an imaginative prompt about a pet dinosaur.

Young writers will love this fun creative writing prompt that invites them to dream big.

A strong ending is a key part of creative writing! Have your second graders flex their fiction comprehension muscles with this activity. Students will consider problem, solution, characters, and detail as they answer questions after reading a short story.

What if you had a T-Rex as a pet? Dino lovers can put their imaginations to the test with this adorable story starter.

Everyone's heard the story of the ugly duckling, but have you met his new friend, the beastly bird? Help students learn about the importance of transition words when telling a story with this fun tale of outcasts who become fast friends!

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

As students write stories, encourage them to add dialogue to their writing with this fun worksheet. Students practice both correctly punctuating dialogue and adding details to make their writing pop!

What if your child were President? Get your learner's political mind pumping with a writing activity about what they would do as President of the United States.

This poetry worksheet is sure to get your child's creative juices flowing! Students will seek to write their own limerick by filling in blank spaces for nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Then they'll add an illustration to complete their poem!

It's time to put on your creative writing caps! Your students will enjoy writing their own endings to this unfinished story!

Floyd and Roly are best friends and neighbors! Help your child stretch his writing skills with this fill-in-the-speech-bubbles worksheet.

Put proper punctuation into practice with this Bumble Bee read-along worksheet.

A good introduction draws a reader into the story and makes them want to learn more. Help your second graders hook their readers as they practice writing strong introductions using this helpful worksheet.

Once students have completed their first draft of opinion writing, guide students through a peer review conference with this checklist! Students will reread their own work and then a partner's work, checking for punctuation, capitalization, and more.

Inspire creative thinking this Earth Day with a nature-themed reflective writing prompt.

It’s more fun to revise with a partner! After writing personal narratives, have students share their writing with a partner. Partners should identify at least three parts in the narrative where three descriptive details could be added.

Second graders love telling stories! Help them share their feelings when writing about one small moment using this helpful planning worksheet.

Finished with the first draft of informational writing? Let this handy checklist guide students through a peer review conference! Students will check for correct punctuation, capitalization, complete sentences, and staying on topic.