1st and 2nd Grade Writing Resources

Children will color in a drawing of Earth, then write something they can do to help Earth, in this simple, sweet coloring page and writing prompt. 

From nature hunts and rock painting to recycled art and poetry writing, these activities combine scientific exploration with arts and crafts projects.

Find out how to help the Earth with our Earth Day fill-in-the-blank. With this awesome Earth Day activity, you and your kid can save the planet!

Sparks students' creative thinking with this Earth Day-themed reflective writing prompt.

Use these paragraph topic prompts to help your child practice writing a paragraph.

In this fun essay-writing activity, young writers will complete a graphic organizer to plan their thoughts, then refer to it to write a short opinion piece about their favorite dinner.

How do you feel when you're with your friends and family? Answer this question and more about feelings by filling in the blanks to complete the sentences.

Kapow! Wham! Creative writing can be daunting for some kids, but it doesn't have to be! Help excite and inspire your reluctant writers with this fun comic book template.

Inspire creative thinking this Earth Day with a nature-themed reflective writing prompt.

What is your favorite animal? Answer this question and many more in this creative writing worksheet in which young writers can practice writing sentences.

Put proper punctuation into practice with these read-along stories.

Teach your kids about the importance of preserving freshwater ecosystems with a lake habitat coloring page filled with frogs, turtles, ducks, and dragonflies.

Young readers will enjoy reflecting on a recent book with this engaging template.

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

Describe and draw mom in this fill-in-the-blank Mother's Day worksheet!

Let's be honest: some things inspire your child more than others. Play along with what first grader already loves with this dessert-themed worksheet!

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.

This paragraph writing worksheet gets your child back to the basics of writing. In this paragraph writing worksheet, kids will write using a graphic organizer.

Young writers discover strategies for creating compelling introductions that capture a reader's interest in this writing worksheet.

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

Teaching kids what's recyclable and what's not is more important than ever. Give your kids the recycling lowdown with this activity-packed printable.

What do you like to eat on your birthday? Answer this question and more in this creative writing worksheet that allows you to practice sentence writing.

What's your favorite animal? Kids love answering that question, and with this animal research graphic organizer, they can write all about it.

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

It's raining, it's pouring... This cute and colorful printable gets learners thinking about their favorite rainy day activities.