2nd grade Nonfiction Writing Printable Worksheets

Children practice gratitude in this fall-themed worksheet that invites them to write down the things they are grateful for.

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.

Kids practice narrative writing with this personal prompt.

Let's get to know you! Have beginning writers complete this activity all about them, a great way to build confidence in themselves and in their writing.

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.

Your students will work together to find new vocabulary words and create a short summary of a nonfiction text related to the butterfly life cycle. Use this worksheet as an introduction to the Create a Nonfiction Text Summary lesson plan.

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.

This worksheet template guides children through the pre-writing and writing process, helping them to organize their thoughts before they write.

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

Children use a watermelon graphic organizer to craft a personal narrative with this fun template!

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

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.

The most precious thing someone can give is their time. Reignite your love of giving with these time-giving activities. There are also some donation suggestions for used objects. This worksheet, 31 Days of Giving, can be used any 31 days of the year!

Use this nonfiction comprehension worksheet to help second and third graders learn all about Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.

Practice creative writing with some simple sentence prompts. Fill in the holes to describe what it's like to swim in the ocean.

Need a template for your child to write their book report? Here is a fun, postcard themed book report outline.

It's time to put on your creative writing caps! Your students will enjoy writing their own endings to this unfinished story!

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!

What if you had a T-Rex as a pet? Dino lovers can put their imaginations to the test with this adorable story starter.

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.

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

Encourage learners to engage in research by offering them this Research Graphic Organizer to help guide their explorations and record their findings.

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.

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.

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