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2nd Grade Common Core Prewriting Resources : Page 2

Got a case of writer's block? One great way to get started is to draw a picture!

Draw and Write

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.

Personal Narrative Organizer: Surprise!

Learners can gather a lot of information about veterans and their former jobs by interviewing them on Veterans Day. Use the worksheet Interview a Veteran to have students ask veterans questions and write down their answers.

Interview a Veteran

Adding dialogue to writing makes for more entertaining and relatable story-telling. In this activity, young writers will use a fun comic book format to add simple dialogue to their personal narratives.

Personal Narrative: Adding Dialogue

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Autumn Cinquain

What is this tennis player doing? Help your second grader build his creative writing skills with this beginning sentence writing worksheet.

Sporty Sentence Making

Ready for sentence building liftoff! This worksheet will help your second grader build his creative writing skills and practice forming sentences.

Make a Space Shuttle Sentence

Roarrr!! What is this T-Rex trying to say? Help your second grader build his reading and writing skills with this beginning sentence writing worksheet.

Make a T-Rex Sentence

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

Create Your Own Pumpkin Person!

Why is this dinosaur holding an egg? Help your second grader get creative with his reading and writing skills with this beginning sentence writing worksheet.

Make a Dinosaur Sentence

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.

Personal Narrative: Surprise!

Who is your favorite larger-than-life character? Help your young reader understand story structure with this tall tales activity.

Tall Tales for Kids

What is this funny dinosaur doing? Help your second grader rearrange the jumbled words, and add in the missing words to make a complete sentence.

Sentence Making Dino!

Is that a pirate on a dinosaur's back? Yes. Why? Let your child decide (and slip in great composition skills practice)!

Pirate Writing

Can you name what trick this skateboarder is doing? Help your second grader build his creative writing skills with this beginning sentence writing worksheet.

Skateboarding Sentences!

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

Chinese New Year: Mini Lantern Template

It's storytelling time! Bring the magic of tall tales closer to home by creating a tall tale based on someone your child knows and admires.

Writing a Tall Tale

What's going on here? Your child can decide what's happening and where these characters might go next, using this writing prompt as a start.

Writing Inspiration for Kids

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.

Winter Writing Activity

Here's a writing prompt to put a jig in your step, and pep in your writing practice!

Dinosaur & Pirate Jig Scene

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.

Ice Skating Story Starter

What is this tractor trying to build? Help your second grader build his creative writing skills with this beginning sentence writing worksheet.

Tractor Building Sentences

Rev your creative engines! This worksheet will help your second grader build his reading and writing skills, and practice making sentences of his very own.

Make a Speedy Sentence

Fall is the perfect time to let your child’s imagination go wild as they design and write about their very own pumpkin person. This worksheet provides a great way to gets kids excited about both Halloween and creative writing!

All About My Pumpkin Person

Students will use a comic book format to organize conversations within their personal narratives and practice the writing process.

Adding Extended Dialogue

Second graders will hone their creative writing skills as they brainstorm outrageous titles of their very own using this worksheet!

Name That Book

Children will enjoy dreaming up their dream Valentine&#39;s Day gift in this simple drawing and writing prompt.

My Dream Gift: Valentine's Day

Learners will sharpen their creative writing skills as they brainstorm hilarious titles of their own using this worksheet.

Name It

Mmmm! Can you smell the Christmas cookies in the oven? Warm up your child's writing skills with this Christmas cookies writing prompt.

Christmas Cookies Writing Prompt

Second graders will hone their creative writing skills to come up with fabulous titles of their very own using this fun worksheet! Students will answer questions to help them hone in on the perfect title for their story.

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