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Free 2nd Grade Writing Worksheets — Texas

7 free writing resources for 2nd Grade, organised by topic with answer sheets, study guides and topic tests.

Good writing is planned writing. Every prompt here includes a short planning section, then a writing task with success criteria that match what teachers look for in narrative, persuasive and informative texts.

2nd Grade Writing topics

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Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    How to Write a Procedure: Steps and Bossy Verbs

    A procedure tells someone how to do or make something. Children read a short procedure for making a fruit cup, learn its parts (goal, what…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    25 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Strong Story Openings: Hook Your Reader

    The first sentence of a story should make the reader want to keep going. Children compare plain and strong openings, then learn three ways…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    13 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Fact or Opinion? Writing Facts for a Report

    An information report uses facts, not opinions. Children learn that a fact can be checked and is true for everyone, while an opinion is…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    25 min
    Questions
    13 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Time Words: Telling a Story in Order

    Time words such as first, next, then, after that and finally help readers follow what happens in a story. Children spot the time words in…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    11 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Writing Prompts

Prompts with planning space and success criteria.

  • Writing Prompt

    A Very Strange Pet — Story Writing

    Children imagine the strangest pet they can think of and write a story about the day it causes trouble. The planning questions guide them…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    30 min
    Questions
    6 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Writing Prompt

    All About My Favorite Animal — Information Writing

    A first information report. Children choose an animal they know well and write facts about what it looks like, where it lives and what it…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    30 min
    Questions
    6 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Writing Prompt

    My Best Summer Day — Personal Narrative

    A personal narrative prompt for 2nd graders: students write about a real summer day they remember, such as a trip to the pool, a family…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    30 min
    Questions
    6 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Common questions

Do writing tasks have answers?

Writing prompts include a model opening and clear success criteria rather than a single 'correct' answer, so parents and teachers can give useful feedback.

Are the reading passages original?

Yes. All passages are written by Success Tutoring and checked for age-appropriate vocabulary and sentence length.

How to use these resources

  1. Spend five minutes planning before writing.
  2. Use the success criteria as a checklist when editing.
  3. Compare the model opening with your child's opening — what makes each one work?