Unicorn or Dragon Opinion Writing
2nd grade opinion writing: choose a unicorn or a dragon, give two reasons with because, and or also, then draft a paragraph and check it.
2nd Grade Writing Worksheets
W.2 composition: writing narratives that recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events.
2nd Grade ELA6 worksheets
Writing worksheets to download
Informative Writing Frames
2nd grade informative writing frames: complete a honey bee report from a fact box, then write a mini-report about an animal. Answer key included.
Small Moment Narrative
2nd grade small moment narrative: plan a seed story with three questions, pick time-order words, write it, then check it against a four-point list.
Opinion Paragraph Writing
2nd grade opinion paragraph writing with Point, Evidence, Explain, Link: a recess model, a summer or winter paragraph and a class hamster task.
Writing Topic Mind Map
2nd grade writing mind map: choose a big topic and fill six branches, from Who Was There to Sensory Details, before drafting a personal narrative.
Spelling Patterns Practice
Spelling practice pages that help 2nd grade students apply learned patterns to new words. Aligned to the Common Core (L.2.2d), covering objectives such as: generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words. Free to download, edit, and print on Chalkie.ai.
Curriculum objectives covered
W.2.1
“Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.”
W.2.5
“With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.”
W.2.2
“Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.”
W.2.8
“Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.”
W.2.3
“Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.”
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Phonics and Fluency
RF.2 foundational skills: knowing spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams to support accurate, fluent reading.
Reading Comprehension
RL.2 literature: recounting stories and determining their central message, lesson, or moral.
Grammar and Language
L.2 conventions: using collective nouns and forming and using frequently occurring irregular plural nouns.
Vocabulary
L.2 vocabulary: using knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words.