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Kindergarten - 4th Grade Common Core Prewriting Worksheets : Page 2

Young writers will love using this planning sheet to plan out their very own fairy tale. It includes sections for planning the characters, setting, and three parts of the story.

story board

Story Board

Practice composition skills and help the reporter get his review of Delicious Treats bakery together sentence by sentence sequencing his points into order.

sentence sequencing

Sentence Sequencing

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

capitals in titles

Capitals in Titles

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

Personal Narrative: Surprise!

Assess your students’ varying abilities to write in a cohesive and sequential manner.

a paragraph puzzle lets soar in grade 4

A Paragraph Puzzle: Let's Soar in Grade 4

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

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Biography Timeline

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.

story mountain prewriting

Story Mountain Prewriting

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

ladder graphic organizer

Ladder Graphic Organizer

Students will study effective hooks and have the option to craft some hooks for their own writing.

hook your reader

Hook Your Reader!

It’s fun to dream about the future! In this activity, students write a persuasive paragraph about why their dream career is a good choice.

what will you be when you grow up

What Will You Be When You Grow Up?

It's never too early to start planning for your future! After imagining what their lives will be like at age 25, students write persuasive letters to their parents asking for their support.

convince me persuasive writing practice

Convince Me: Persuasive Writing Practice

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

bubble graphic organizer

Bubble Graphic Organizer

Use this helpful journal prompt to get your child thinking about gratitude and their impact on others!

gratitude journal

Gratitude Journal

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

story comprehension what happens next

Story Comprehension: What Happens Next?

Brighten your writing by learning how to build and describe great characters!

character development

Character Development

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

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.

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Narrative Transition Words & Phrases

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

character changes order

Character Changes Order

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

Personal Narrative: Adding Dialogue

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

name it

Name It

This baby dinosaur needs help forming his first sentence! Your second grader can build reading and writing skills with our beginning sentence writing worksheet.

make a sentence intermediate

Make a Sentence: Intermediate

Get your kids writing about their reading! When students note key observations as they read, they have a better chance at understanding a text's message.

find the central message literary response

Find the Central Message: Literary Response

Use this graphic organizer to help students plan their personal narratives by drawing what will happen. Thinking about the beginning, middle, and end of their narratives encourages young writers to stretch out the small moments they write about.

plan your narrative

Plan Your Narrative

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.

story planning worksheet

Story Planning Worksheet

Feelings and emotions can be a bridge to naming details and helping students identify details to use in their writing.

elaborating on feelings

Elaborating on Feelings

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

Personal Narrative Organizer: Surprise!

Help your kindergarten students learn about sequencing and science as they learn about the five stages in a ladybugs life.

ladybug life cycle

Ladybug Life Cycle

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.

describe your home

Describe Your Home

Use this worksheet as a tool to assist your young writers in selecting the perfect idea for their narrative.

great writing starts with golden ideas

Great Writing Starts with Golden Ideas

This volcano writing worksheet is a great brainstorm starter and provides a different approach to composition, perfect for research-based writing.

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