Free 2nd Grade Writing Activities (by date, oldest first)

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Want to try before you buy? Download this freebie for a preview of my Label the Parts series. Practice scissor skills or handwriting with these no-prep, label the picture printables. This preview is of the Bird's Nest from Label the Parts - Spring.

All of the Label the Parts sets are great for labeling centers, writing centers, young learners, ESL students and more. Each picture has a cut and paste version or a fill-in version for differentiated learning and both a color and a black and white version are included. Use the black and white version to add a coloring component to the worksheet!

*Label the Parts series*

Label the Parts - Fall (including holidays)

Label the Parts - Winter (including holidays)

Label the Parts - Spring (including holidays)

Label the Parts - Summer (including holidays)

Label the Parts - Insects

Label the Parts - Animals

Label the Parts - Objects

Label the Parts - Life Cycles

All Label the Parts sets are available in a bundle. Buy the Label the Parts - Bundle and save 20%!

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Looking for other fun activities?

Colorful Owls - Trace, Color & Build

Colorful Pumpkins - Trace, Color & Build

What Belongs? Cut, Sort, Paste Activities

Dinosaur Math Puzzles - Numbers, Words, Tallies & more

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This graphic organizer can be used for retelling any story. It includes lines for telling the beginning, middle, and End of a story and small picture box for each part.

Use this graphic organizer to help students retell any story. Students will practice retelling only the most important parts of a story. Each section - Beginning, Middle, and End has a box for an illustration as well.

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

Create some Halloween excitement with this fun Halloween Think Fast Writing Game! Perfect for 1st-3rd grade, this quick-paced activity helps students brainstorm Halloween-themed words while practicing critical thinking and writing skills. Great for classroom centers, early finishers, or as a Halloween party game!

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What's Included

Halloween Think Fast Game: 1 PDF Printable

Directions

• A timer will be set for 1 minute total.

• Each answer is one point. Most points wins!

• Examples: 1 food that is orange, 1 thing in a trick-or-treat bag, 1 thing a witch might have

Fall Resources

Halloween Coloring Pages

Halloween Gift Tags

Fall Fluency Poems

First Grade Sight Words Color by Codes

Thanksgiving Cell Phone Activity

Roll & Reads

First Grade Sight Words & Sentences

Second Grade Sight Words & Sentences

Third Grade Sight Words & Sentences

These finish the story writing prompt papers will help bring writing to life during the spring season! These no-prep narrative writing prompts are perfect for easy writing activities, writing centers, writer's workshop, early finisher activities, daily journaling, morning work and more! These prompts are great for first grade, second grade, third grade and fourth grade students! Students will love using the story starter prompts to creatively write an ending to their own story.

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What's included:

• 3 spring themed finish the story writing prompts
• 2 versions per prompt (one with a space for a picture + one with lines only)

Finish the Story Example:

• I like to look at different kinds of bugs. I think of how they all have their own tiny worlds. One day I was sitting in the grass with my magnifying glass. Suddenly, I heard a tiny voice. "Hey, down here!" I looked down only to find...

More Writing Resources:

Spring Finish the Story Writing Prompts

Summer Finish the Story Writing Prompts

More Spring Resources:

Spring Zoomed In

Spring Would You Rather

Spring Guess the Emoji Phrase

Spring Mega Activity Bundle

*Note this product may be used in brick and mortar classes as well as virtual systems like Outschool

This back to school summer reflections activity is a great get to know you activity! This product is designed to encompass students’ creativity and get them thinking about their back to school goals while reflecting on their favorite summer memories. This PDF is designed to look like a journal or scrapbook page for students to add their flair to!

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Sentence Stems Included:

• This summer I... (with place for picture)
• Favorite summer memory...
• My back to school goals...
• What I'm most excited about for the new school year...

More Back to School Resources...

Would You Rather

Find Someone Who

Stand Up Sit Down

Finish the Story

Emoji Phrases

Zoomed In

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..."

Need more Valentine's Day resources? Click the links below!

Valentine's Day Would You Rather

Valentine's Day Stand Up Game

Valentine's Day Find Someone Who

Valentine's Day Zoomed In Game

Valentine's Day Scavenger Hunt

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This Spanish back to school summer reflections activity is a great get to know you activity for the first week of school! This product is designed to encompass students’ creativity and get them thinking about their back to school goals while reflecting on their favorite summer memories. This PDF is designed to look like a journal or scrapbook page for students to add their flair to!

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Sentence Stems Included:

• This summer I... (with place for picture)
• Favorite summer memory...
• My back to school goals...
• What I'm most excited about for the new school year...

More Back to School Resources...

Find Someone Who

Would You Rather

Stand Up Sit Down

More Spanish Bundles...

Mega Activity Growing Bundle

Stand Up Growing Bundle

Find Someone Who Growing Bundle

Welcome students back from Easter break by allowing them to share some of their experiences through this Easter Break Memories freebie activity! This printable is great for morning work the morning after break in your kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade and fourth grade classes. Students will love reflecting on their break by drawing pictures and writing about some of their favorite Easter Break memories on each snapshot.

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What's included:

• 1 Easter Break Memories printable

More After Easter Break Resources:

After Easter Break Find Someone Who

Easter Stand Up Game

More Spring Resources:

After Spring Break Game Bundle

Spring Zoomed In Game

Spring Would You Rather

Spring Finish the Story

Spring Guess the Emoji Phrases

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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**.**

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.

Iam special and unique! - Get to know you all about me worksheet- Get to know you all about me writing activity: Students write about themselves on the lines of the fingerprint.

This is perfect for the first week of school.

This can be used in English, Art, Science, or any other subject.

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Celebrate Earth Day with this craft and writing activity! This is just what you need to supplement your lessons in teaching about how we care for the Earth. Each hat/headband is in black and white so students can use their creativity to color their choice and then they can respond to the writing prompt. This crown is perfect for kindergarten, first grade, second grade and third grade students!

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What's Included:

• 1 black & white crowns with writing prompts
• Extra extension bands students can also color

Prompt Included

• I show love to the Earth by...

Directions

• Print and allow your students to color the crown and extender piece.
• Choose your favorite or let your students choose!
• Crowns typically hold up better if they are printed on cardstock or construction paper.
• You can also use a sentence strip or piece of bulletin board border as the band.
• I have included extra extension bands if needed.

More Earth Day Resources

Earth Day Craft Crowns + Writing Prompts

Earth Day Roll & Race Multiplication & Division

Earth Day Roll & Race Addition & Subtraction

Earth Day Roll & Read Phonics Games

Looking for a fun way to help students ease back into school after fall break? This survey encourages self-reflection, sharing emotions, and goal-setting while promoting social-emotional learning and building classroom community. Perfect for morning work, early finisher work, post break activities, independent work and more! Use it for your first, second, third and fourth grade students.

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What's included

• returning to school survey

More After Fall Break Resources:

Spin & Chat Icebreaker Game

More Fall Resources:

Sweet As Pie Craft & Writing Activities

Fall Roll & Read Resources:

Hard and Soft C & G

R-Controlled Vowels

Vowel Teams

CVCe Long Vowels

Fall Roll & Race Resources:

Addition & Subtraction Within 10

Addition & Subtraction Within 20

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Practice GRATITUDE along with so much more with this activity - writing, spelling, organization, healthy competition, creativity, and much more! This activity is ready to use for whatever your students may benefit from most! Set a timer and see who can list the most items, use it as a follow up activity after introducing gratitude, practice writing and spelling all of the things that mean the most to your students! Both color and black and white version included for easy printing! Once completed, hang up in your classroom, in lockers, or keep in their desks for reflection and gratitude reminders throughout the season OR do a follow up list toward the end of the season and see if their lists grow as they start to be more intentional on identifying things to be grateful for!!

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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How to Catch a Turkey Craft

This craft is great for Thanksgiving! Students can come up with ways they will catch a turkey. Set includes four different writing templates and turkey topper. This craft also goes well with the story "How to Catch a Turkey".

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Halloween and fall fun with scrambled sentences! Scrambled sentences are a great way to practice capitalization, comprehension, fluency, content, sight words, content words and punctuation! And with this Halloween & fall themed sentence scramble sampler pack, it's also fun! Students read, cut & paste, write, and draw with each sentence.

This is a SAMPLER pack. It has FOUR themed pages, one each from October's theme - spiders, bats, pumpkins, and Halloween. It also has two blank pages that you can hand write your own sentences onto.

If you like the sampler, and want the full packs, just follow the links below under the bundle tab. They lead to both the October bundle, and the individual sets.

For each set, there are 10 pages with an eight word sentence, plus punctuation at the bottom of each page. You also get 5 blank templates that you can hand write your own sentences onto, if you want harder or easier sentences. You and your students read the words together, then cut them apart. Students then arrange them into sentence form and glue them into the boxes at the top. Students can then write the sentence on the handwriting line provided, then illustrate the sentence in the box provided. Finally, students can practice fluency by reading the sentences to each other or to the teacher.

These were made originally for seat work for a first grade friend, but I have a fellow kindergarten teacher who is using it in a small group with her high students. These would be good from K-2 in teacher led small groups, intervention, enrichment, or independent seat work, depending upon their reading / writing abilities.