Second Grade Composition Activities

Build second grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting her to create a tall tale set in her own hometown.

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

Need help teaching your child to sequence and organize information? Creating this graphic organizer will help your child see what happened before and after.