Kindergarten - 3rd Grade Prewriting Worksheets

Young authors will enjoy planning their writing with this memorable burger-themed graphic organizer.

Stretch those writing skills with this "stretch a sentence" activity! Little writers will learn to expand on an idea by adding more details to a sentence.

Practice writing topic sentences with this paragraph structure worksheet!

Help your kindergarten students learn about sequencing as they help Evan bake a cake!

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

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

Children learn about the traditional Chinese Zodiac calendar — then get creative and design a calendar of their own, including a brief description of why they chose each animal.

Introduce your third-grade writer to sensory words with this worksheet about sorting adjectives under the correct senses.

Boost your child's writing skills with these simple sentence starters for beginning writers!

This worksheet template guides children through the pre-writing and writing process, helping them to organize their thoughts before they write.

Using this great template to help with letter writing for kids, encourage your child to flex his imagination as he writes a letter to a friend.

A fictional story has many parts that require planning. Young writers will love using this planning sheet to plan out their setting, characters, problem, solution, and choose a title.

In this worksheet, children read an example of a bio poem for jazz musician Thelonious Monk, then use the prompt to create a bio poem for a person of their choosing.

With this worksheet, your student can rearrange these nouns and verbs into complete sentences, building creative writing skills.

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

Flex those writing skills with these clever prompts. Practice stretching sentences by adding details of who, what, when and where!

Learn about story progression and story organization with this ladder graphic organizer.

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

Get your thoughts organized with this handy graphic organizer! Kids can use this template to deconstruct any story they're working on in school.

Students practice sequencing story events with this worksheet. Cut out the sentences into strips and then build your story by arranging them in the best order.

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.

Give your students extra practice in writing titles and headlines that include correct capitalization.

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

How far can you stretch these sentences? Give your young writer a creativity boost with this clever sentence practice sheet.

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.

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.

Supporting details make a main idea stronger, and add color and interest to any story. Your early writer will describe your home and add detail to their writing.

Help children hone their creativity and critical thinking skills while providing hands-on experience with design planning, reflection, and writing process.

During or after reading a fictional book, help your learner put their thoughts onto paper with this book or character mind map!

Imagine you spent a day in the life of a snowflake. What winter wonders would you see? Have some fun with this creative writing prompt.