Free 2nd Grade Writing Activities

Are you ready to dive into a world of gratitude this Thanksgiving season? By focusing on gratitude, we can improve our mood, strengthen our relationships, and even boost our creativity! These writing prompts are a great way to engage students with kindness and reflection for November.

Benefits of Thankful Writing Prompts

• Emotional Well-being: Focusing on gratitude can improve mood, reduce stress, and increase happiness.
• Improved Relationships: Expressing gratitude can strengthen bonds with loved ones and build deeper connections.
• Enhanced Self-Awareness: Reflecting on gratitude can help students identify their values and priorities.
• Increased Resilience: A grateful mindset can help students cope with challenges and setbacks.
• Boosted Creativity: Writing prompts spark imagination and encourage creative thinking.

What's Included:

1 journal prompt page

15 journal prompts (word bank included!)

6 pages of writing paper

Get Ready for Gratitude!

Students write, draw, and reflect as they explore many ways to express thankfulness. Let's make this a Thanksgiving filled with positivity and appreciation!

Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬

Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!

Dive into the delightful world of gingerbread with this comprehensive 23-page "Gingerbread Adventures: Interactive Storytelling & Skill-Building Activities," featuring two distinct workbooks that blend creativity, literacy, and critical thinking. Perfect for educators, homeschooling parents, and anyone keen on providing engaging learning experiences. Preview all pages in the Preview section to discover the treasures within each workbook.

Workbook 1: My Gingerbread House - A Creative Exploration Unleash your students' imagination with "My Gingerbread House," a workbook designed to inspire creativity through writing and drawing. This workbook includes:

• A dedicated section for designing and describing a gingerbread house, sparking creativity and artistic expression.
• Three scaffolded writing pages with prompts to guide learners through the process of crafting detailed, imaginative narratives.
• Exercises focused on utilizing the five senses to enrich storytelling and descriptive writing.
• "What's on My Dinner Plate?" activity to encourage thoughtful discussions on nutrition and healthy eating habits, all within a fun, gingerbread-themed context.

Workbook 2: The Gingerbread Man Fairy Tale - A Literary Journey Embark on a fairy-tale adventure with "The Gingerbread Man," a workbook that brings this classic story to life through a variety of interactive activities:

• "The Gingerbread Man: A Fairy Tale" section with accompanying readers' response questions to enhance comprehension and critical thinking.
• "Cut and Find" and "Number the Sections of the Story" activities to develop sequencing skills and story structure understanding.
• "A Gingerbread Man in Disguise" drawing activity to stimulate creativity and imaginative thinking.
• "The Gingerbread Man Colour by Number" and "Word Search" to blend learning with fun, reinforcing color recognition, and vocabulary.
• "Find the Difference - Gingerbread Man" challenge to sharpen observational skills and attention to detail.

Key Features:

• Dual-Workbook Format: Two themed workbooks in one document for double the learning and fun.
• Creativity and Literacy: Activities designed to foster imagination, writing skills, and artistic expression.
• Engagement and Learning: Interactive tasks that promote critical thinking, comprehension, and foundational math skills.
• Educational Flexibility: Suitable for classroom use, homeschooling, or as enriching activities during holidays or themed learning days.

Target Audience: Ideal for elementary educators, librarians, homeschooling families, and caregivers looking to provide a mix of educational rigor and creative fun. These workbooks are perfect for students eager to explore the world of fairy tales and express themselves through writing and art.

Unlock the magic of gingerbread through storytelling, creativity, and learning with this unique dual-workbook offering. Whether exploring the architectural wonders of a gingerbread house or adventuring with the Gingerbread Man, students will be engaged, educated, and entertained.

Empower students to cultivate a Growth Mindset with this essential bilingual Self-Reflection Chart, available in English and Spanish. This valuable resource enhances self-awareness by guiding students to identify their strengths, weaknesses, values, and goals. By understanding the transformative impact of a Growth Mindset, students can achieve significant improvements in academic performance and personal achievement.

Teachers can use insights into students' beliefs and self-perceptions to provide tailored support, leveraging individual strengths. Building positive relationships fosters a collaborative classroom environment, enhancing both learning and personal growth.

This resource includes 2 pages:

• A growth mindset self-reflection chart in black and white (English Version)
• Autorreflexión Mentalidad de Crecimiento en blanco y negro (Spanish Version)

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Free worksheets to learn how to read and write the word LUNES.

The complete booklet includes:

• 2 worksheets for each of the week

  • Tracing
  • Identifying letters in words
  • Counting letters
  • Spelling
  • Name fact
  • Cut and Paste

• 4 different activities to practice all 7 days of the week

  • Word-search
  • Before and After
  • Writing the missing letters
  • Crack the Code

Just Print and Go!!!

First week of school, All About Me form! To be completed at home or in class! Get to know your students better with a fun activity!

❤️Looking for a fun and engaging way to celebrate Earth Day this April? These differentiated, Earth Day & recycling write the room activities are the perfect opportunity for your students to discuss how to take care of our Earth, while practicing important literacy, science, and fine motor skills!

✏️Use the differentiated recording sheets to practice vocabulary, spelling, writing, and drawing!

✏️Great for literacy centers, whole group, small group, partner work, enrichment activities, word walls or extra practice at home!

*Please note that this resource comes in a zip file.

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♻️Ways to Use:

☑ Students will have fun walking around the room to find the Earth Day themed cards. Then, they match it by picture or number (depending on which game style you have chosen for your students) to the corresponding word on the response sheet. They will then trace, write, or draw that word on their recording sheet.

☑ Cards can also be placed in a container for individualized instruction, or added to your literacy center! Simply print and laminate for lasting durability.

☑ The vocabulary flashcards can also be used to create a word wall, play matching, “go fish”, or memory games, as writing prompts etc.

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✅ Includes: (22 pages)

☑ Match by picture (11 pages)

• Teacher answer key (1 page)
• Draw pictures (1 page)
• Draw and write the words (1 page)
• Draw and write sentences (1 page)
• Draw and write a story (1 page)
• Trace the words (1 page)
• Write the words - dotted lines (1 page)
• Write the words - solid lines (1 page)
• Picture only flashcards (3 pages / 12 cards)

☑ Match by number (11 pages)

• Teacher answer key (1 page)
• Draw pictures (1 page)
• Draw and write the words (1 page)
• Draw and write sentences (1 page)
• Draw and write a story (1 page)
• Trace the words (1 page)
• Write the words - dotted lines (1 page)
• Write the words - solid lines (1 page)
• Picture only flashcards (3 pages / 12 cards)

✅ Vocabulary: (12 words)

Earth, reduce, reuse, recycle, tree, plant, wind, solar, glass, metal, plastic, paper

✅ Bonus:

• Black and white set (22 pages)

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These second-grade Christmas-themed writing prompts are perfect for in-class work, additional worksheets for early finishers, or an easy way to get your students warmed up to writing.

This resource includes:

✏ 5 Christmas-themed holiday free-write writing prompts

✏ No prep! Simply print and then distribute. 

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Blush Notes 8.5 x 11 inches 200 Pages for Notebooks and journals

This 100th-day-of-school activity is designed for 1st and 2nd-grade students to celebrate the 100th day of school. There are 3 different activities covering coloring pages, writing prompts, math addition, subtraction, and multiplication worksheets. Great for 100th Day of School Activities back-to-school, morning work.

INCLUDED:

• Coloring Pages
• Writing Prompts
• 1 Addition Worksheet
• 1 Subtraction Worksheet
• 1 Multiplication Worksheet

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Free Fall Sentence Writing Prompts with Picture Box | 1st & 2nd Grades | Occupational Therapy Support

This free resource offers fun and engaging fall-themed sentence writing prompts designed specifically for 1st and 2nd grade students. Perfect for occupational therapy support, these worksheets help develop fine motor skills while encouraging creativity and structured writing. Each page includes a picture box for students to draw their ideas before writing, fostering both imagination and sentence-building skills.

With 20 writing papers featuring fall-related images, this resource is ideal for use in the classroom or therapy sessions to make writing practice enjoyable and educational.

Make students a Writing Journal to do independent writing during a mini lesson or add to your Writing station.This is great practice for skills that are needed on standardized testing. The Writing Prompt Journal will help keep students' writing skills crisp all year long. Writing Journal Includes: 6 Writing Plans (Graphic Organizers) 6 Writing Prompts 6 Writing Draft Sheets Writing Checklist (Copy for each draft) Transition Word Bank (Graphic Organizer) Transition Word List 6 Different Writing Genres included: Informative, Creative, Personal Narrative, Persuasive, Descriptive, and Fictional Writing. Students will enjoy sharing their writing with one another and teachers have a quick daily formative writing assessment. Please comment and rate. Thank You! If you like this item please check out my Figurative Language Bundle

Four creative writing prompts with winter coloring pictures. Promotes writing skills, creative thinking, and on-demand prompt writing. Use with mini-lessons to teach basic skills or for assessment of writing skills. Share in small or whole group settings and display students' writings for all to read.

Holiday Wish List!

Students will write what they want, need, will wear, and will read for the holidays.

With creative lined papers, your students can focus on expressing their ideas without worrying about the structure.

These sheets will not only engage their writing skills but also allow them to have fun while honing their creativity.

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• square 11'' x ''8.5 designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

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• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys, girls, and teens

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This free Sequencing Activity worksheet can be used by SLPs and teachers to target a student’s expressive language (either verbal or written) to improve communication and language development**.**

Make learning numbers fun and interactive with the Tracing Numbers Worksheets Kindergarten Numbers & Counting Practice!

• Tracing builds number recognition and fine motor skills
• Dotted line guides help kids properly form numbers 0-10
• Colorful illustrations paired with numbers engage young learners

This worksheets provides the focused practice children need to master number formation and counting skills. By tracing the dotted number guides, kids will gain pen control while reinforcing number recognition. The vibrant pictures make learning feel like playtime!

If you're looking for a fun and effective way to introduce early math concepts, the Tracing Numbers Worksheets Kindergarten Numbers & Counting Practice is the perfect choice! Give your little one a headstart on counting, writing numerals, and dexterity.

This is just a fun spring writing activity. Students can color in the picture and then write about what spring means to them.

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This TeachShare freebie is a writing activity for students to share their favorite things and activities about spring. The freebie encourages students to write down their thoughts and feelings about the season, allowing them to express themselves creatively while building their writing skills. I hope you enjoy recalling your favorite spring activities with your students!

This resource is part of The Ultimate Spring Writing Bundle, which includes all writing genres that are spring-themed, check it out below!

The Ultimate Spring Writing Bundle

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Celebrate Valentine's Day with these free Finish the Story Writing Prompts! These creative writing prompts are perfect for easy writing activities, writing centers, writer's workshop, early finisher activities, daily journaling, morning meeting activities and more! This is perfect for first-grade, second-grade, third-grade, and fourth-grade students!

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What's included:

• 3 finish the story writing prompts
• 1 directions slide

Finish the Story Example:

• As I scanned the library shelves, my eyes locked onto a mysterious map. It whispered to me, "Are you ready for an adventure? Follow my heart-shaped trail to unlock a treasure..."

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Valentine's Day Would You Rather

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Valentine's Day Find Someone Who

Valentine's Day Zoomed In Game

Valentine's Day Scavenger Hunt

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Use these FREE templates to have your students/children practice their name in cursive.

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