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

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.

Encourage your writers to use this graphic organizer worksheet when writing an informative essay. Fill in the bubbles for topic, main ideas, and supporting details.

Up, up, and away! Kids love to explore new places! Use this awesome travel writing template as a launching point for your students to hone their writing and editing skills.

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.

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

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

Does your child have a wild imagination? Give them a fun outlet with a creative writing prompt! This one asks them to imagine a hidden door they've discovered.

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

In this inventive worksheet, children practice writing from the perspective of everyday items.

This engaging worksheet is a fun way to introduce a playful form of figurative language to young writers.

Learners will write an original song for planet Earth in this fun songwriting prompt.

Challenge your students to form a well-reasoned argument with this writing prompt (and rubric!) that's sure to evoke some strong opinions. Students will think about how much homework second graders should be given and make their case in essay form.

Get into a mad scientist state of mind with this fun science fiction writing prompt! Your child will imagine and describe a magical potion.

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.

Put proper punctuation into practice with this Animal Friends read-along story.

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.

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.

Children practice gratitude in this fall-themed worksheet that invites them to write down the things they are grateful for.

Let future leaders get a taste of American politics with their very own election book!

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

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.

Kids will practice their editing skills by adding punctuation to the story. Read about the new girl at school while adding periods, commas, and quotation marks.

Working on figurative language skills? Assess student understanding of simple hyperboles with this writing exercise. Your kids will be hyperbole hotshots when they've finished this worksheet!

With this worksheet, students will think about something they would like to see changed in the world. Provide them with this graphic organizer to organize their ideas.

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

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.

Help students improve peer writing conferences with this reflection exercise. Students will think critically about the feedback they received, discussing the comments they found most and least helpful. Afterwards, have them share their best peer feedback!

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

This composition prompt asks kids to consider one thing they can do and one thing they can stop doing this Earth Day.