2nd grade Writing Organization Resources

Plan Your Story: Sequence of Events

Strong narratives have clear sequences of events. Through this lesson, students plan out what will happen in their story before they start writing their own engaging narratives.

1st grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Favorite Food Opinion Writing

Worksheet

Favorite Food Opinion Writing

Let your students work up an appetite for writing with this opinion writing prompt. First students will consider their favorite food while they fill in the structured pre-writing planner, then they can use the second page to write their opinion essay.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Character Changes Order

Worksheet

Character Changes Order

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

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Valentine Medley

Workbook

Valentine Medley

Kids can write, graph and read their way through Valentine's Day with a sweet mix of history, writing and math! Kids will explore both the mythical and practical side of this day.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Adding Transition Words

Worksheet

Adding Transition Words

Have fun with functional and informative transitions with this cooking-themed activity. Students will solidify their knowledge of important transition words to improve their sequencing and informational writing skills.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Story Comprehension: What Happens Next?

Worksheet

Story Comprehension: What Happens Next?

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

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

What Happened Next?

Worksheet

What Happened Next?

Play author with this creative writing and comprehension exercise! Your child will learn all about inference, or drawing conclusions based on what they've read.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Pick Up the Phoneme!

Lesson plan

Pick Up the Phoneme!

Pick up the phoneme and practice! In this lesson, your students will practice their sense of sound-symbol relationship to develop solid spelling and reading skills.

1st grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Story Mountain Prewriting

Worksheet

Story Mountain Prewriting

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.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Tall Tales

Workbook

Tall Tales

Can you read 100 books in a day? Run a mile in 30 seconds? Kids can compare fact and fiction with Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan and others to learn about story structure, character analysis and hyperbole.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Topic Sentence

Worksheet

Topic Sentence

Learn more about to topic sentence and the important job it has to do in this worksheet.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Dissecting Stories: Analyzing Story Elements

Lesson plan

Dissecting Stories: Analyzing Story Elements

What makes a story, a story? In this lesson, students examine the elements of stories. They learn to use pre-planning strategies to set their own stories up for success... before they even start writing!

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

The Best Food

Worksheet

The Best Food

Second graders love food! Help your young writer share their opinion about the best kind of food using this helpful paragraph organizer. Fair warning, this activity might make you hungry!

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

The Write Direction

Workbook

The Write Direction

Get your second grader's creativity flowing with this workbook, boasting all of the right stuff he needs to create events in a sequence, and eventually even pen his own prompts!

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Here’s What I Think!

Lesson plan

Here’s What I Think!

Second graders love field trips and sharing their opinions! This fun lesson combines both, as students must convince their teacher to take them on a field trip by practicing their opinion writing and using paragraph structure.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Recess Opinion Writing

Worksheet

Recess Opinion Writing

Encourage your second graders to develop a well-reasoned argument about the length of recesses with this writing prompt and rubric. Students can use the pre-writing planner to develop their argument, then they'll write out their opinion on page two.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Narrative Transition Words & Phrases

Worksheet

Narrative Transition Words & Phrases

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.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Paragraph Structure

Worksheet

Paragraph Structure

This worksheet introduces kids to paragraph structure, and shows how to give a paragraph a beginning, middle and end.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Favorite Subject Opinion Writing

Worksheet

Favorite Subject Opinion Writing

Learn more about your students' favorite school subjects with this engaging opinion writing prompt and rubric. Students will contemplate their favorite subject while they fill out the pre-writing planner, then they'll write out their essay on page two.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Construct a Friendly Letter

Worksheet

Construct a Friendly Letter

With this worksheet, friendly letters will be under construction!

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Narrative Story Organizer

Worksheet

Narrative Story Organizer

Second graders love telling stories! Help them plan their own small moment stories using this handy graphic organizer.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Personal Narrative Problem & Solution

Worksheet

Personal Narrative Problem & Solution

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.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Narrative Hooks

Worksheet

Narrative Hooks

A strong hook will capture a reader's attention and make them want to know more! In this activity, students will identify four different ways to hook a reader into a story.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

My Exciting Ending

Worksheet

My Exciting Ending

No more abrupt “The End”s! Students will organize and reflect on their narrative’s problem and solution as they work toward a strong ending.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

My Favorite Book Outline

Worksheet

My Favorite Book Outline

Help your students prepare to write about their favorite book with this opinion writing organizer. This handy worksheet breaks down opinion writing into easy-to-follow steps that will have your kids writing persuasive essays with ease in no time.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

2nd grade Writing Organization Resources