2nd Grade Common Core Writing Organization Educational Resources

Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.

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.

Play author with this creative writing and comprehension exercise! Your child will learn all about inference, or drawing conclusions based on what they've read.

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

This paragraph writing worksheet gets your child back to the basics of writing. In this paragraph writing worksheet, kids will write using a graphic organizer.

Use these paragraph topic prompts to help your child practice writing a paragraph.

This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.

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

Looking for an opinion graphic organizer for your learner? Check out this worksheet template that helps your child list an opinion, reasons, and conclusion.

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

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

Kids practice narrative writing with this personal prompt.

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.

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.

Super powers and saving the world will make any child want to write! Your third grader will learn about adding supporting details to their main idea.

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.

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

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!

With this worksheet, friendly letters will be under construction!

Give your students a chance to strengthen their reading comprehension skills by identifying the main topic and supporting details in a nonfiction text.

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

Learning to add details is an important skill for early writers. Your second grader will be guided to think of details to write about a pet in this worksheet.

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

A strong hook will capture a reader's attention and make them want to know more! In this activity, students will identify four different ways to hook a reader into a story.

Second graders love telling stories! Help them plan their own small moment stories using this handy graphic organizer.

Children learn to plan and organize their compositions with this writing prompt and template.

Young writers will traverse the story mountain to create a narrative plot of their own! Students will consider various story elements, including characters, setting, climax, problem, and solution with this great visual aid.

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.