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2nd Grade Common Core Writing Worksheets : Page 3

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.

narrative transition words  phrases

Narrative Transition Words & Phrases

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.

narrative hooks

Narrative Hooks

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.

write about your pet

Write About Your Pet

Here are four examples of mineral resources for kids to think about, plus a short explanation of what a mineral resource is.

example of mineral resources

Example of Mineral Resources

Your students have been working hard all year on their narrative writing skills. Now it's time to see just how much they've learned! Assess your students' growth with this narrative writing prompt and rubric.

end of year narrative writing checkin

End of Year Narrative Writing Check-in

Introduce students to the inspiring environmental activist Wangari Maathai. Children will read a short biography about the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

all about wangari maathai

All About Wangari Maathai

Students will write an expositional essay about second grade with this end-of-year informational writing assessment. Use the included rubric as a jumping off point to assess student writing for proper grammar, structure, and content.

end of year informational writing checkin

End of Year Informational Writing Check-in

This worksheet is a brief introduction to the human rights activist and feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes.

learning about dorothy pitman hughes

Learning About Dorothy Pitman Hughes

With this worksheet, friendly letters will be under construction!

construct a friendly letter

Construct a Friendly Letter

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

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Character Changes Order

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.

super hero supporting details

Super Hero Supporting Details

Children will draw an Easter picture, then write about their picture on the lines, in this sweet writing and drawing prompt.

draw an easter picture

Draw an Easter Picture

This resource gives your students practice outlining an informational paragraph on changes during the spring season.

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Informational Outlines 1

Looking for an alternative activity to ignite the imaginations of your reluctant writers? Use this fun comic book template to introduce creative writing to your students. Novice writers and artists alike will delight in the chance to create their own comi

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Make Your Own Comic Book #3

Take the intimidation out of narrative writing with this exciting alternative! Budding writers and artists alike will love the chance to get creative with this comic book template.

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Make Your Own Comic Book #2

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

time transition word sort

Time Transition Word Sort

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

biography timeline

Biography Timeline

Budding essayists will practice organizing their ideas using the template and prompts on this worksheet.

george washington you tell the story

George Washington: You Tell the Story

Guide students to get the most out of non-fiction texts by thinking about their previous knowledge, what they learn, and what they still want to know. When they finish, they can trim it to paste into a spiral-bound notebook.

notetaking from a text

Note-Taking from a Text

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.

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Storyboard

Students answer key questions about their main character to develop details in this pre-writing worksheet.

write your main character

Write Your Main Character

Do your students have difficulty making mental pictures or writing summaries? Help them practice both skills with this reading comprehension worksheet in which students choose a scene from their book to illustrate and summarize.

visualize and summarize

Visualize and Summarize

Once students have completed their first draft of opinion writing, use this handy checklist to guide them through the peer review process. Students will look for a clear opinion, supporting reasons, a conclusion, and correct spelling and punctuation.

opinion writing peer review checklist

Opinion Writing Peer Review Checklist

This friendly sea turtle is trying to say something, can you help him? Give your second grader practice writing sentences with this worksheet.

sea turtle sentences

Sea Turtle Sentences

Second graders love field trips! Help them share their opinion about the best field trip location while using this handy paragraph organizer.

field trip opinion

Field Trip Opinion

Use this worksheet to evaluate peer conversations when students are participating in collaborative conversations.

formative assessment speaking and listening

Formative Assessment: Speaking and Listening

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!

the three rs revision

The Three "R's" Revision

Follow Chuck on vacation by looking at the pictures he took! What is he doing in each picture? Use your imagination and creativity to write captions for each.

photo captions

Photo Captions

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.

personal narrative problem  solution

Personal Narrative Problem & Solution

Use this nature journal to inspire kids to get outside and learn in the great outdoors!

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