Preschool - 2nd Grade Informational and Expository Writing Worksheets

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. 

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!

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Whether your student is new to paragraph writing, or needs more practice, this worksheet is a wonderful introduction, practice, or review.

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.

Help your learners think about all of the different plants and animals that live in habitats all over the world!

This social studies worksheet is a great way to encourage the next generation to understand the value and impact of voting while helping learners practice reading comprehension strategies.

Students will love learning about a new animal as they create an informational report using this helpful guide!

Introduce students to the inspiring environmental activist Wangari Maathai. Children will read a short biography about the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Super powers and saving the world will make any child want to write! Your third grader will learn about adding supporting details to their main idea.

Clue your child into the anatomy of a house! She'll use the word bank to fill in the names of each room.

Describe and draw dad in this fill-in-the-blank Father's Day worksheet!

This open-ended worksheet inspires students to research fascinating inventors!

Learning to add details is an important skill for early writers. Your second grader will be guided to think of details to write about a pet in this worksheet.

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.

Help your students practice their informational reading skills as they learn about leafcutter ants!

From making a list of supplies to drawing a picture of the steps, this worksheet guides kids through the first phase of the writing process.

Home is where the heart is! What does your house look like? Help your kindergartener build her writing skills by completing this list story.

Here are four examples of mineral resources for kids to think about, plus a short explanation of what a mineral resource is.

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.

Use this nature journal to inspire kids to get outside and learn in the great outdoors!

Families in the United States live in all different settings. Kids think about the similarities and differences between rural and urban life on this worksheet.

This resource gives your students practice outlining an informational paragraph on changes during the spring season.

This resource gives your students practice creating an outline of an informational paragraph.

Learn all about the interesting world of the whale while practicing fluency and reading comprehension skills using this helpful nonfiction reading worksheet.