Expanded Form 2nd - 4th Grade Writing Resources

Forming an Opinion: Halloween Costumes large image

Students will form their own opinions, as they voice whether or not they think children should be allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school.

Worksheet

Forming an Opinion: Halloween Costumes

Worksheet

Forming an Opinion: Halloween Costumes

Students will form their own opinions, as they voice whether or not they think children should be allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school.

Students will identify supporting details, in the form of adverbial phrases, in a nonfiction text excerpt.

Students will identify supporting details, in the form of adverbial phrases, in a nonfiction text excerpt.

This Valentine's Day, create a special card for your loved one in the form of a heart-shaped cinquain.

This Valentine's Day, create a special card for your loved one in the form of a heart-shaped cinquain.

Second Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Homework Opinion Writing

Worksheet

Homework Opinion Writing

Second Grade

Writing

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.

Worksheet

Homework Opinion Writing

Worksheet

Homework Opinion Writing

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.

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

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

Take a stab at haiku poetry with this free-form haiku writing worksheet. All you need is imagination and a pen!

Take a stab at haiku poetry with this free-form haiku writing worksheet. All you need is imagination and a pen!

Kindergarteners through second graders can use this versatile Biography Booklet printable to research and write about someone in booklet form.

Kindergarteners through second graders can use this versatile Biography Booklet printable to research and write about someone in booklet form.

Find out if you've got a little haiku master on your hands with our haiku worksheet. A simple poetry form, a haiku is perfect for beginning writers.

Find out if you've got a little haiku master on your hands with our haiku worksheet. A simple poetry form, a haiku is perfect for beginning writers.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

Fourth Grade

Writing

Activity

Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem

Activity

Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem

Kindergarten

Reading

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Activity

Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem

Activity

Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Kindergarten

Reading

Activity

Plan a Persuasive Paragraph

Worksheet

Plan a Persuasive Paragraph

Second Grade

Writing

This worksheet walks second and third graders through the steps of planning and writing a persuasive paragraph, from selecting a topic to forming an opinion and providing reasoning for their opinion.

Worksheet

Plan a Persuasive Paragraph

Worksheet

Plan a Persuasive Paragraph

This worksheet walks second and third graders through the steps of planning and writing a persuasive paragraph, from selecting a topic to forming an opinion and providing reasoning for their opinion.

Second Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Writing a Cinquain Poem

Worksheet

Writing a Cinquain Poem

Second Grade

Writing

This worksheet is a lovely introduction to cinquains and poetic forms.

Worksheet

Writing a Cinquain Poem

Worksheet

Writing a Cinquain Poem

This worksheet is a lovely introduction to cinquains and poetic forms.

Second Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Persuasive Writing #1: Make It Happen

Worksheet

Persuasive Writing #1: Make It Happen

Third Grade

Writing

Young writers will practice forming and defending an opinion in this engaging three-page persuasive writing template.

Worksheet

Persuasive Writing #1: Make It Happen

Worksheet

Persuasive Writing #1: Make It Happen

Young writers will practice forming and defending an opinion in this engaging three-page persuasive writing template.

Third Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Persuasive Writing #2: Make It Happen

Worksheet

Persuasive Writing #2: Make It Happen

Third Grade

Writing

Young writers practice forming and defending an opinion in this engaging three-page persuasive writing template.

Worksheet

Persuasive Writing #2: Make It Happen

Worksheet

Persuasive Writing #2: Make It Happen

Young writers practice forming and defending an opinion in this engaging three-page persuasive writing template.

Third Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Bring Sentences to Life: At the Fairgrounds

Worksheet

Bring Sentences to Life: At the Fairgrounds

Fourth Grade

Writing

Develop your sentences into evocative scenes with the help of sensory details!

Worksheet

Bring Sentences to Life: At the Fairgrounds

Worksheet

Bring Sentences to Life: At the Fairgrounds

Develop your sentences into evocative scenes with the help of sensory details!

Fourth Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Lesson Plan

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Fourth Grade

Reading

Nourish your child's inner writer with this lesson on three different forms of literature: poetry, prose, and drama. After going through some examples of each, students will demonstrate their knowledge by filling out bubble maps.

Lesson Plan

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Lesson Plan

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Nourish your child's inner writer with this lesson on three different forms of literature: poetry, prose, and drama. After going through some examples of each, students will demonstrate their knowledge by filling out bubble maps.

Fourth Grade

Reading

Lesson Plan

Using "It" and "They" in the Third Person Narrative

Worksheet

Using "It" and "They" in the Third Person Narrative

Third Grade

Writing

Third person narrative is one of the most common techniques used in storytelling. Help your young writer understand when to use "it" or "they" as they endeavor to write a personal narrative using the singular and plural forms of third person pronouns.

Worksheet

Using "It" and "They" in the Third Person Narrative

Worksheet

Using "It" and "They" in the Third Person Narrative

Third person narrative is one of the most common techniques used in storytelling. Help your young writer understand when to use "it" or "they" as they endeavor to write a personal narrative using the singular and plural forms of third person pronouns.

Use this graphic organizer to help your students learn how to write a fully formed opinion. This helpful worksheet breaks down opinion writing into three easy steps that will have your kids conquering persuasive writing in no time!

Use this graphic organizer to help your students learn how to write a fully formed opinion. This helpful worksheet breaks down opinion writing into three easy steps that will have your kids conquering persuasive writing in no time!

Second Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Write Your Own Limerick

Worksheet

Write Your Own Limerick

Third Grade

Writing

Our limerick worksheet is sure to tickle your kid's funny bone! This limerick exercise teaches them how to write a limerick.

Worksheet

Write Your Own Limerick

Worksheet

Write Your Own Limerick

Our limerick worksheet is sure to tickle your kid's funny bone! This limerick exercise teaches them how to write a limerick.

Third Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Talking Points: School Lunches

Worksheet

Talking Points: School Lunches

Third Grade

Writing

In this worksheet, kids support an opinion about school lunches with reasons.

Worksheet

Talking Points: School Lunches

Worksheet

Talking Points: School Lunches

In this worksheet, kids support an opinion about school lunches with reasons.

Third Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Strong and Supportive Details in Opinion Texts: Pets

Worksheet

Strong and Supportive Details in Opinion Texts: Pets

Third Grade

Writing

Children practice identifying and writing opinions with supporting details in this appealing worksheet.

Worksheet

Strong and Supportive Details in Opinion Texts: Pets

Worksheet

Strong and Supportive Details in Opinion Texts: Pets

Children practice identifying and writing opinions with supporting details in this appealing worksheet.

Analogies are a way of describing the similarities between two things by comparing them.

Analogies are a way of describing the similarities between two things by comparing them.

Introduce this graphic organizer as a way to help students compose opinion pieces.

Introduce this graphic organizer as a way to help students compose opinion pieces.

First Grade

Writing

Worksheet

How to Take Care of a Dog: Expository Writing

Worksheet

How to Take Care of a Dog: Expository Writing

First Grade

Writing

Learn how to take care of a dog with this expository-writing worksheet for first and second graders!

Worksheet

How to Take Care of a Dog: Expository Writing

Worksheet

How to Take Care of a Dog: Expository Writing

Learn how to take care of a dog with this expository-writing worksheet for first and second graders!

First Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Construct and Deconstruct Contractions

Lesson Plan

Construct and Deconstruct Contractions

Third Grade

Writing

There is great wonder in building things and taking them apart. Use this grammar lesson with your students to teach them how to construct and deconstruct contractions while correctly using an apostrophe.

Lesson Plan

Construct and Deconstruct Contractions

Lesson Plan

Construct and Deconstruct Contractions

There is great wonder in building things and taking them apart. Use this grammar lesson with your students to teach them how to construct and deconstruct contractions while correctly using an apostrophe.

Third Grade

Writing

Lesson Plan

Stylish Opinion Topic Sentences

Lesson Plan

Stylish Opinion Topic Sentences

Third Grade

Writing

Your class' prewriting skills will burst with style as they state opinion and supporting reason sentences with descriptive adjectives.

Lesson Plan

Stylish Opinion Topic Sentences

Lesson Plan

Stylish Opinion Topic Sentences

Your class' prewriting skills will burst with style as they state opinion and supporting reason sentences with descriptive adjectives.

Third Grade

Writing

Lesson Plan

Rewrite the Fairy Tale Ending

Activity

Rewrite the Fairy Tale Ending

Second Grade

Writing

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

Activity

Rewrite the Fairy Tale Ending

Activity

Rewrite the Fairy Tale Ending

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."

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

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

Second Grade

Writing

Activity

Make an Acrostic Birthday Poem

Activity

Make an Acrostic Birthday Poem

Third Grade

Writing

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

Activity

Make an Acrostic Birthday Poem

Activity

Make an Acrostic Birthday Poem

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

Third Grade

Writing

Activity

2nd - 4th Grade Writing Resources for 'expanded form'

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2nd - 4th Grade Writing Resources for 'expanded form'