Less than $5 2nd Grade Creative Writing Centers (by price, high to low)

This is a 30 page book companion unit for CLICK, CLACK, MOO COWS THAT TYPE

Tailored for Grades ONE, TWO, and THREE students, this resource is an excellent introduction to comprehension strategies. Students are required to engage with the text by retrieving information, inferring, using their prior knowledge and evaluating.

The activities and worksheets in this pack are highly engaging and cover a wide range of comprehension strategies, book responses and writing opportunities.

Activities include a differentiated variety of:

• Prediction activities
• Character responses
• Story events
• Sequencing
• Vocabulary
• Making Connections
• Comprehension, including inference questions
• Punctuation activities
• Writing responses

A book companion packet for CREEPY CARROTS

Tailored for Grades TWO, and THREE students, this resource is an excellent introduction to comprehension strategies. Students are required to engage with the text by retrieving information, inferring, using their prior knowledge and evaluating.

The activities and worksheets in this pack are highly engaging and cover a wide range of comprehension strategies, book responses and writing opportunities.

Activities include a differentiated variety of:

• Prediction activities
• Character responses
• Story events
• Sequencing
• Vocabulary
• Making Connections
• Comprehension, including inference questions
• Writing responses

I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "A Jigsaw Jones Mystery Super Special #1: The Case of the Buried Treasure" by James Preller. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!

Lexile: 490L

Guided Reading Level: N

AR Level: 3.2

AR Quiz Number: 62261

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It is a fun engaging writing project your students will enjoy. Prep Free! Ready to Go!

Task:

1. Students are going to write a six page story using the Owl Craft Book pages.

2. The main characters will be two animals. Together they want to accomplish a task. They have four tries. First three tries are all failed. They refuse to give up. With the last try, the fourth try, they are able to succeed.

3. Each student will: pick two animals as his main characters; define a task he wants his characters to accomplish; pick a proper title for his story.

Step by step assignment directions are giving using Teacher Writing Sample "Fly a Hot Air Balloon" as a model.

You could use this Owl Craft Book to write anything related to Valentine, Mother's Day, or Father's Day.

This product includes:

- 1 Colored set

- 1 Black lined set

- Lesson Plan for a Narrative Writing Project

- Step by Step Assignment Directions

- 1 Teacher Writing Sample

- 2 Student Writing Samples

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Distance Learning is enabled! This product is especially fun for your class Thanksgiving writing projects! It is a fun engaging writing task your students will enjoy. Prep Free! Ready to go!

Task:

1. Each student is going to write four pages of three list of thanks using the Thanksgiving Craft Book pages. List 1: thanks to people in his life; List 2: thanks to technologies and inventions what make his life easier and better; List 3: thanks to natural objects for what they have been helping him.

2. Each student will come up with his own lists and reasons to thank for.

Step by step assignment directions are giving using Teacher Writing Sample "Thanks on Thanksgiving Day" as a model.

You could use this Thanksgiving Craft Book to write anything related to Thanksgiving.

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- 2 Colored sets

- 2 Black lined sets

- Lesson Plan for Thanks on Thanksgiving Day Project

- Step by Step Assignment Directions

- 1 Teacher Thanks on Thanksgiving Day Writing Sample

- 4 Student Thanks on Thanksgiving Day Writing Samples

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These no-prep differentiated opinion writing prompts are a great way for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students to practice beginning writing skills and share their opinion. This resource includes 36 different prompts, each with three to five differentiated levels.

These writing worksheets pages can be easily implemented in whole group, in writing centers, or in small group.

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This Product Includes:

► Alphabet Sounds chart

► Blends and Digraphs Sounds chart

► Common Words (numbers, colors, sight words) chart

► Opinion Writing anchor chart

► Opinion Stems anchor chart

► Opinion Writing checklist anchor chart

► 20 "Choose and Write" prompts (with 3 differentiated levels)

► 16 "Draw and Write" prompts (with 5 differentiated levels)

The "Choose and Write" opinion writing prompts come in 3 differentiated levels. These leveled writing worksheets allow you to easily differentiate within your classroom to meet the needs of all students. This resource can also grow with your students as they develop their writing skills.

Level 1 - This version is great for introducing how to begin opinion writing. Students simply color the picture that matches their choice and write the word on the line. There is a box at the bottom for students to draw their own picture of their choice.

Level 2 - A sentence starter is given and then students can write their choice on the line. Additional lines are provided for students to expand their sentence and provide a supporting reason that matches their choice.

Level 3 - Students are given blank lines for a free write response.

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It is a fun engaging writing project your students will enjoy. Prep Free! Ready to Go!

Task:

1. Students are going to write a six page story using the Shamrock Craft Book pages.

2. The main character will be a leprechaun. He is going on a journey of searching for gold coins. The middle of this story is made up with three mini stories of finding each individual coin or coins.

3. Each student will use a leprechaun as his main character. However each student is going to design and write his own version of the gold coins searching adventures.

Step by step assignment directions are giving using Teacher Writing Sample "It's St. Patrick's Day!" as a model.

You could use this Shamrock Craft Book to write anything related to St. Patrick's Day.

This product includes:

- 1 Colored set

- 1 Black lined set

- Lesson Plan for It's St. Patrick's Day Project

- Step by Step Assignment Directions

- 1 Teacher Writing Sample

- 2 Student Writing Samples

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Celebrate autumn with these finish the story writing prompts! These 15 creative writing prompts and writing paper are perfect for easy writing activities, writing centers, writer's workshops, early finisher activities, daily journaling, morning meeting activities, and more! It includes 8 fall, 4 Halloween and 3 Thanksgiving prompts. This is perfect for first grade, second grade, third grade, and fourth grade students!

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What's included:

• 15 digital finish the story writing prompts + editable templates (Google Slides)
• Writing pages for all 15 prompts (option 1 with a space for pictures and option 2 with just writing lines)
• Extra writing paper

Sample Slide:

I was sitting on my bed and I had an old book that I found in my grandpa's attic. It was just warm enough for the window to be open. As I began to read, a breeze of crisp air flew through and pushed the pages forward...

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A collection of 20 engaging writing prompts designed to inspire students to reflect on their Thanksgiving experiences, family traditions, and personal meanings associated with the holiday. These prompts encourage creativity, personal expression, and storytelling.

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These winter finish the story narrative writing prompts are the perfect icebreaker or team building activity. Use can also use them for writer's workshop or as a writing center. They could also be used for daily journaling or morning meetings! They add magic and excitement and are sure to keep kids engaged during the busy winter season! Finish the story prompts increase student's writing skills along with their imagination and creativity. Are you a virtual teacher on Outshool or any online learning platform looking for a fun way to allow students to bring their writing to life? Look no further!

What's included:

15 finish the story exciting winter prompts!

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Get students excited about being back to school with these 15 no prep back to school finish the story narrative writing prompts! Use for morning meeting, daily / journal writing, as an icebreaker, team building activity, literacy centers or even for writer's workshop. They are sure to bring writing to life and help students celebrate the end of the school year and incoming summer months!

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What's included:

• 15 finish the story back to school themed narrative writing prompts for elementary
• 1 editable template to make your own prompts
• 1 directions slide
• 1 editable directions slide template

Directions:

• Print and laminate OR project on the screen.
• Allow students to choose a prompt OR have one picked for each day.
• Once students respond to the prompt they can practice public speaking skills by presenting their stories to the class or to small groups.

Sample Writing Prompt:

I sat down in my first class for the first day of school. I was so nervous my knees were bumping together. When I looked to my right I saw someone who looked as nervous as I was. "Wait you look just like me!"

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Get students excited about narrative writing with these no-prep creative writing story starter prompts for December or the Christmas season! These Christmas writing prompts are perfect for easy writing activities, writing centers, writer's workshop, early finisher activities, daily journaling, morning meeting activities and more!

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What's included:

• 15 finish the story writing prompts
• editable finish the story template
• directions
• editable directions slide

Directions:

• Students read the beginning of a Christmas story starter.
• Then they use their imaginations and writing skills to finish the story!
• Once students respond to the prompt they can practice public speaking skills by presenting their stories to the class or to small groups.

Sample Writing Prompt:

It was midnight on Christmas Eve and everyone was in bed asleep. Everyone, but me. All of the sudden I heard a LOUD...

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Enhance your Halloween literacy centres with this exciting and educational Halloween Writing Resource! Perfect for adding a spooky twist to your classroom activities, this resource is designed to inspire creativity and strengthen students' descriptive writing skills.

Students will choose from a set of Halloween-themed image cards and craft detailed descriptions—without mentioning the object or creature by name! This adds an extra layer of challenge and fun to your Halloween writing lessons.

What’s included:

• Halloween-themed image cards: A variety of spooky images to spark students’ imaginations.
• Writing paper: Engaging writing templates that make it easy for students to organize their thoughts.
• Poster of Halloween descriptive words: A helpful guide filled with Halloween related vocabulary to boost students' vocabulary and inspire their writing.

Benefits for your classroom:

• Enhances descriptive writing skills: By encouraging students to describe without naming, they’ll practice using vivid language, sensory details, and creative expressions.
• Boosts vocabulary: The included poster of descriptive words gives students a rich bank of Halloween-themed vocabulary to draw from, expanding their word choices.
• Encourages critical thinking: The challenge of writing without naming the object or creature forces students to think critically about how to convey meaning through description alone.
• Supports differentiated learning: This resource is flexible and adaptable to different ability levels. Whether students need more structured guidance or are ready for a challenge, this activity can be adjusted to meet their needs.
• Perfect for collaborative or individual work: Use this resource in your Halloween literacy centres, as a group activity, or as an independent writing task.
• Easy to prepare and use: Simply print the cards, writing templates, and poster, and you're ready to go. It's a low prep, high engagement resource that saves you time while delivering meaningful learning experiences.
• Halloween display: Use this to create a Halloween display area in your classroom.

This Halloween Writing Resource is a fantastic addition to your classroom, providing an engaging, seasonal activity that helps students develop key literacy skills while having fun. Suitable for grades 3-6, it’s a perfect fit for your Halloween writing plans and Halloween literacy centres.

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Make winter writing exciting with this interactive Roll-a-Story Prompts set! Students roll a die to choose a character, problem, and setting from three winter-themed sheets, then use the provided paper to draft and write their stories. This resource combines creativity, critical thinking, and writing practice into a fun and engaging activity perfect for classrooms or at home.

What’s Included:

• 3 Roll-a-Story Prompt Sheets: Winter-themed characters, problems, and settings to inspire endless combinations.
• Drafting Paper: Help students organize their ideas and plan their stories.
• Final Story Paper: Specially designed for students to write their completed stories.

Perfect For:

• Creative writing activities in the classroom or homeschool.
• Early finishers, writing centers, or winter-themed lessons.
• Encouraging reluctant writers with a fun, game-based approach.

Let your students roll their way to creative and imaginative stories with these winter-themed writing prompts!

A book companion packet for CREEPY PAIR OF UNDERWEAR by Aaron Reynolds.

Tailored for Grades TWO, and THREE students, this resource is an excellent introduction to comprehension strategies. Students are required to engage with the text by retrieving information, inferring, using their prior knowledge and evaluating.

The activities and worksheets in this pack are highly engaging and cover a wide range of comprehension strategies, book responses and writing opportunities.

Activities include a differentiated variety of:

• Prediction activities
• Character responses
• Story events
• Sequencing
• Vocabulary
• Making Connections
• Comprehension, including inference questions
• Writing responses

This fun and engaging pack of Mardi Gras Writing Prompts is great for Mardi Gras activities and Mardi Gras Craftivity. These Shrove Tuesday writing crafts are perfect for Grades 1 to 5.

Your students can also use these mask templates to make their adorable Mardi Gras Mask and put them on like that.

Includes:

▪︎ 6 different Mardi Gras Writing Prompts (inclusive of Acrostic Poem writing and five senses writing)

▪︎2 different Mardi Gras masks templates

▪︎Mardi Gras hat template

▪︎A blank mask template for your kiddos to design their own masks.

Just print, color, make and write.

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Dive into storytelling & creative writing with these super fun & adorable Teddy Bear Picnic Writing Prompt Templates. Perfect for sparking young imaginations. This My Teddy activity pack includes 20 writing prompts like My Teddy is special and picnic adventures in a bear holding a frame template, 6 teddy bear face cut-outs and 4 picnic basket cut-outs. This versatile pack is ideal for thematic learning, literacy centers or as a fun complement to any teddy bear picnic day activities. Encourage your students to explore their creativity, improve their writing skills and delve into the magical world of teddy bears with these adorable and thought-provoking templates. UK and US versions available.

This pack includes:

• 10 My Teddy prompts,
• 10 Picnic prompts in frame,
• 6 Teddy bear face cut out templates,
• 4 Picnic basket cut outs with prompts/openers.

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This second set of no-prep differentiated opinion writing prompts are a great way for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students to practice beginning writing skills and share their opinion. This resource includes 20 different prompts, each with three differentiated levels.

These writing worksheets pages can be easily implemented in whole group, in writing centers, or in small group.

☀️_Check out preview for details!_

This Product Includes:

► Alphabet Sounds chart

► Blends and Digraphs Sounds chart

► Common Words (numbers, colors, sight words) chart

► Opinion Writing anchor chart

► Opinion Stems anchor chart

► Opinion Writing checklist anchor chart

► 20 "Choose and Write" prompts (with 3 differentiated levels)

The "Choose and Write" opinion writing prompts come in 3 differentiated levels. These leveled writing worksheets allow you to easily differentiate within your classroom to meet the needs of all students. This resource can also grow with your students as they develop their writing skills.

Level 1 - This version is great for introducing how to begin opinion writing. Students simply color the picture that matches their choice and write the word on the line. There is a box at the bottom for students to draw their own picture of their choice.

Level 2 - A sentence starter is given and then students can write their choice on the line. Additional lines are provided for students to expand their sentence and provide a supporting reason that matches their choice.

Level 3 - Students are given blank lines for a free write response.

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Transform your classroom into a haven of creativity and goal setting with this engaging and fun Build a New Years Ornament Craft for 2024 Template pack. Dive into the joy of the New Year as your students embark on this engaging no prep activity. This fun pack includes 10 templates to craft beautiful New Year's baubles, each accompanied by five inspiring writing prompts such as My Best Day Last Year and My Superhero Resolution. Watch as your students color, cut and assemble their unique baubles, bringing their goals to life with a touch of personal flair. Differentiation is seamlessly integrated with UK and US versions available, catering to diverse classrooms. Additionally, writing templates without lines are provided allowing students to draw their goals for further personalization. This fun goal-setting activity not only captures the spirit of New Year's resolutions but also creates an adorable bulletin board display for January. Make goal-setting a delight with this must have resource that gets students excited about their aspirations and achievements.

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A book companion packet for MILO IMAGINES THE WORLD

Tailored for Grades TWO and THREE students, this resource is an excellent introduction to comprehension strategies. Students are required to engage with the text by retrieving information, inferring, using their prior knowledge and evaluating.

The activities and worksheets in this pack are highly engaging and cover a wide range of comprehension strategies, book responses and writing opportunities.

Activities include a differentiated variety of:

• Prediction activities
• Character responses
• Story events
• Sequencing
• Vocabulary
• Making Connections
• Comprehension, including inference questions
• Writing responses