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2nd Grade Writing Activities

73 resources

2nd Grade Writing Activities

73 resources

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Activity2nd GradeGetting Down with Proper Nouns Activity

Using this Getting Down with Proper Nouns Activity, students match and using common and proper nouns pairs to build an understanding of the two types of nouns.

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Activity2nd GradeBack to School Adjective Writing Activity

Using Back to School Adjective Writing Activity, students write about the first day of school to including details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings.

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Activity2nd GradeBarn Shape Book Activity

Using this Barn Shape Book Activity, your students can create quick and simple books about life on a farm.

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Activity2nd GradeComputer Shape Book Activity

Using this Computer Shape Book Activity, your students can create quick and simple books about stories or what they know about computers.

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Activity2nd GradeHouse Shape Book Activity

Using this House Shape Book Activity, your students can create quick and simple books about stories about their houses or homes.

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Activity2nd GradeFraming an Opinion Activity

Using this Framing an Opinion Activity, students gain skills on writing opinion pieces on topics or texts that support a point of view with reasons and information.

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Activity2nd GradeThe Best Season Is Writing Activity

Using What Do You Think Opinion Writing Activity, students write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.

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Activity2nd GradeBear Shape Book Activity

Using this Bear Shape Book Activity, your students can create quick and simple books about stories or what they know about bears.

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Activity2nd GradeCar Shape Book Activity

Using this Car Shape Book Activity, your students can create quick and simple books about themselves or stories about cars or transportation.

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Activity2nd GradeContractions Activity

Using Contractions Activity, students match two word phrase cards (I cannot) to contractions cards (I can't) in order to use contractions in their writing.

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Activity2nd GradeApple Shape Book Activity

Using thisApple Shape Book Activity, students will enhance their apple writing when they write in this apple shaped book.

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Activity2nd GradeCVC Word Mats Activity

Using this CVC Word Mats Activity, students place letter tiles on the picture cards to create CVC words.

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Activity2nd GradeUnder the Sea Writing Activity

Using this Under the Sea Writing Activity, students use the ocean themed graphic organizers, story starters, sequencing worksheets, mind maps, and ocean themed writing paper to create ocean themed stories.

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Activity2nd GradeSt. Patrick's Day Writing Activity

Using St. Patrick's Day Writing Activity, students brainstorm the sequence of events of how to catch a leprechaun, then publish using them St. Patrick's Day themed writing.

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Activity2nd GradeWrite About a Time When. . . Activity

Using this Write About a Time When. . . Activity, students choose a star event card to write a narrative about a time when a specific event happened, such as a time when they were sad.

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Activity2nd GradeThree Amigos Poetry Drama Prose Activity

Using this Three Amigos Poetry Drama Prose Activity, students sort the word cards by genre (prose, poetry, and drama). Use the sorted cards to label and fill out a Venn Diagram.

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Activity2nd GradeTell Us About it Expository Writing Activity

Using this Tell Us About it Expository Writing Activity, students write informative texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

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Activity2nd GradeLet's Write RAFT Writing Activity

Using Let's Write RAFT Writing Activity, students write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

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Activity2nd GradePublish It Writing on the Computer Activity

Using Publish It Writing on the the Computer Activity, students use technology to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others.

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Activity2nd GradeStrengthen Your Writing Revision and Editing Activity

Using Strengthen Your Writing Revision and Editing Activity, students develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.