The Alphabet Songs Pack - Animated will help support your visual learners gain a better understanding of letter names and sounds by listening to this song.
This Writing Complete Sentences About an Image Worksheet gives 2nd graders four picture prompts to practice building sentences with a subject and predicate. Includes sample answers — great for no-prep grammar and writing practice.
This possessive pronouns worksheet gives 2nd graders eight sentences for practicing her, its, our, their, and your. An answer key is included, so families and teachers can check the work in seconds.
The Alphabet Song (Animated Music Video) will help students learn letter names and sounds by listening to the catchy lyrics and colorful video.
A types of sentences worksheet that helps 2nd graders add end punctuation and identify statements, questions, commands, and exclamations. Includes a complete answer key—perfect for quick, no-prep grammar practice at home or school.
A kite-themed Poetry Rhyme and Rhythm Worksheet where 2nd graders read a poem, find rhyming words, clap out the beat, and write their own rhyming lines. Includes an answer key for quick, no-prep poetry practice.
The You Write the Story Helping Picture Worksheet gives 2nd Grade writers a detailed picture, a four-box story planner, and guided beginning, middle, and end lines so every child can draft an original narrative with confidence.
This Writing Graphic Organizer Worksheet helps 2nd graders plan informative writing by choosing a topic, listing three facts, and adding a closing sentence. A simple, no-prep planning page for confident, organized young writers.
Using Jingle Bells Lyrics, students can follow along with the memorable song in order to know the which words to sing!
A You Write the Story Kids Picture Worksheet that gives 2nd graders a kite-stuck-in-a-tree picture prompt and eight wide lines to write their own narrative, naming the characters and telling what happens next.
These alphabet uppercase and lowercase flash cards help preschool to 2nd grade children match all 26 capital letters to their small letter partners. A practice page and answer key are included.
The Letter A Song teaches the Letter A Sound, Uppercase and lowercase letter a, vocabulary words with the letter a sound, and letter A handwriting practice.
The Letter Z Song teaches the Letter Z Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter Z, vocabulary words with the Letter Z sound, and Letter Z handwriting practice.
The Letter E Song teaches the Letter E Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter E, vocabulary words with the letter e sound, and Letter E handwriting practice.
The Letter F Song teaches the Letter F Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter F, vocabulary words with the Letter F sound, and Letter F handwriting practice.
The Letter P Song teaches the Letter P Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter P, vocabulary words with the Letter P sound, and Letter P handwriting practice.
The Letter C Song will help teach the Letter C Sound, Uppercase and Lowercase Letter C, Vocabulary words with the C sound, Letter C handwriting practice.
The Letter B Song teaches the Letter B sound, uppercase and lowercase letter b, vocabulary words that start with b, and letter B handwriting practice.
This commands worksheet gives 2nd grade students practice spotting and writing command sentences, with a picture prompt and an answer key included so scoring takes seconds.
This 6 Boxes Comic Strip Worksheet gives 2nd grade students a landscape template with six panels and caption lines to draw and write their own story in order. A creative writing activity kids love.
From one sentence to a whole story
Second graders move from writing sentences to writing short pieces with a clear beginning, middle and end. They write narratives about real or made-up events, opinion pieces that give a reason, like "Dogs are the best pets because they are loyal," and informative pieces with facts about a topic. They use complete sentences with a subject and a verb and try different types of sentences: statements, questions, commands and exclamations. They also start using linking words like because, also and then. The click comes when a child writes a story with a real ending instead of "and then I woke up!"
Second graders have big ideas. These moves help them get those ideas on paper.
Show an interesting picture and have kids write three complete sentences about what they see. Pictures give every writer something to say, so nobody stares at a blank page.
Why it works: pairing a picture with each word gives kids two ways to remember it, a well-tested principle of how people learn (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withWriting Complete Sentences about an Image WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Have kids fill a simple organizer with a beginning, middle and end before they write a single sentence. Planning helps their stories stay on track and gives them an ending to aim for.
Why it works: kids understand an idea best when they touch it, then draw it, then write it, the order the U.S. Department of Education recommends for elementary math.
Try it withWriting Graphic Organizer WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Write a story as a class, with kids suggesting characters and events while you write and think aloud. Then they write their own using the same steps. Shared writing shows kids what good writing looks like as it happens.
Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
Try it withYou Write the Story Helping Picture WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Writing gets a lot more fun when kids get to be creative.
WorksheetsKids draw and write a six-box comic strip with a beginning, middle and end.
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WorksheetsKids write funny commands for the class to follow: "Hop like a frog!" Bossy sentences are the best.
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WorksheetsSort sentences into statements, questions, commands and exclamations, then write one of each.
Open Types of Sentences Worksheet →Teacher favorites right now: Alphabet Songs (Animated Video Collection), Writing Complete Sentences about an Image Worksheet and Possessive Pronouns Worksheet.
Second graders write narratives, opinion pieces and informative pieces. They use complete sentences, put events in order and add linking words and a closing.
Many 2nd graders write a short paragraph or a few connected sentences on one topic by the end of the year. Clear ideas in order matter more than length.
Let your child talk through their idea first, then write. Give real reasons to write, like a thank-you note or a shopping list, and praise ideas before spelling.
The four types are statements, questions, commands and exclamations. Each one ends with its own punctuation: a period, question mark or exclamation point.
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