How to Teach Paragraph Writing to Grade 2
Are you looking for One Year Long Paragraph Writing Bundle that comes as printable no prep worksheets and as a digital resource, and is aligned to the 2nd and 3rd grade writing curriculum? This bundle includes lessons, teacher notes, pre writing worksheets, hamburger paragraph writing template, how to write a paragraph of the week graphic organizers, paragraph writing with sentence starters and more!
A versatile year long bundle that you can use in many different ways from projecting on smartboard for whole class or small group writing lessons, writing centers, writers workshop, early finisher activities, morning work, homework and writing assessments.
How to Teach Paragraph Writing to Grade 2
1. Hamburger Paragraph Writing Packet:
For the teacher:
- How to Use this Resource (teacher notes)
- Step-by-Step Lesson
Prewriting Graphic Organizers:
- Hamburger Paragraph Template
- Box Paragraph Template
10 Real-life Photo Task Cards with Writing Prompts:
An ideal pre-writing activity for students to work in pairs or small groups to build rich oral language prior to using the paragraph writing templates.
The following 11 assorted Cut & Paste Topic Sentence Worksheets (includes
b/w pictures for students to color in):
- Summer at the Beach
- At the Playground
- A Day at School
- Rainy Day Adventures
- Visiting the Zoo
- Pizza as a Favorite Food
- Best Birthday Party Ever
- Favorite Pet
- How to Bake Cup Cakes
- Friendship
- Blank Template (differentiation)
How to Teach Paragraph Writing to Grade 2
2. Paragraph Writing Prompts with Photos Packet:
For the teacher:
- 8 step-by-step mini-lessons
- How to Use this Resource (teacher notes)
12 Real-life Photo Task Cards with step-by-step directions on the back:
This is a great pre-writing activity for students to work either independently, in pairs or small groups to build rich oral language prior to using the writing templates.
10 Paragraph Writing Prompts with Real-life Photos + Vocabulary Word Bank (templates prints well in both color or b/w). If you prefer, project the color version on your smartboard and print students the b/w writing templates:
- Sea Life Scene
- Cooking Scene
- Penguins & Antarctica Scene
- Building Sandcastles Scene
- Flying Kites Scene
- Hiking in Fall Scene
- Washing Pet Dog Scene
- Picking Wildflowers Scene
- Elephants (mother and calf)
- Diwali Celebration Scene
- Building a House Scene
‘I Can Infer’ Graphic Organizers with photos: Students study the photo, draw arrows coming out from the photo and infer what they think is happening?
- Kids on a kayak
- An artist painting on a canvas
- A family of baboons
- Children racing at a carnival
- A game of hide and seek
- People cycling through city
- Pumpkin picking
- Green frogs on a branch
- Vet with sick kitten
- Girl feeding ducks at a pond
Differentiated resource that includes:
- How to Use this Resource
- Lesson Ideas
- 10 Picture Writing Prompts
- Extra-line Writing Templates for differentiation purposes
- 10 Picture Prompt Task Cards with guided questions printed on the back
- 10 Picture Prompt Graphic Organizers
3. Year Long Paragraph Writing of the Week with Prompts:
Includes:
- A step-by-step ‘how to teach paragraphs’ lesson/teacher notes
- Video link
- Paragraph Planning Sheet
- 140 writing templates (includes prompts, differentiated sheets with embedded self-editing checklist)
The following engaging writing prompts with self-editing checklist:
- Would Your Rather A Dragon or An Unicorn?
- Would Your Rather Ice-cream or Cake?
- If I Could Choose Any Superpower…
- My First Day At School
- On The Holidays
- On the Weekend
- At The Park
- At The Zoo
- Farm Life
- My Favorite Book (US spelling)
- My Favourite Book (UK spelling)
- My Best Day Ever
- Our School Excursion
- Our School Incursion
- Our School Assembly
- Our School Performance
- My School Friends
- Free Dress Day
- How I Feel Today…
- Sports Day
- Book Week
- Today’s Weather
- When I Lost My Tooth
- My Favorite Pet
- My Favourite Pet
- My Favorite Food
- My Favourite Food
- My Favorite Movie
- My Favourite Movie
- My Favorite Ice-cream
- My Favourite Ice-cream
- How To Be A Bucket Filler
- How To Be A Good Friend
- I Am Grateful For…
- Healthy Eating
- My Family
- My Favorite Author (US spelling)
- My Favourite Author (UK spelling)
- About My Hobby
- Halloween
- Thanksgiving
- All About Christmas
- All About Hanukkah
- All About Kwanzaa
- When I Grow Up (girl)
- When I Grow Up (boy)
- If I Were President (girl)
- If I Were President (boy)
- If I Were Prime Minister (girl)
- If I Were Prime Minister (boy)
- I Spy With My Eye
- My Best Friend
- My Birthday
- My Name Day
- My Celebration Day
- What Lives In A Garden?
- What I Know About Cats
- What I Know About Dogs
- What I Know About Rabbits
- What I Know About Frogs
- What I Know About Penguins
- What I Know About Lions
- What I Know About Owls
- What I Know About Ladybugs
- Butterfly Life Cycle
- Things That Grow
- Animals That Hatch From Eggs
- How A Garden Grows
- I Can Save Water By…
- I Can Care For The Environment
8 reasons why this ‘must-have’ resource will save you hours of valuable time:
- Topic Sentence Practice: Helps students craft strong topic sentences, reinforcing the importance of clear introductions to their paragraphs.
- Self-Editing Checklist: Encourages independent work by having students use the checklist to revise and improve their writing, promoting self-reflection and accountability.
- Graphic Organizers: Helps students plan and structure their paragraphs, supporting them in organizing ideas logically.
- Print & Digital Options: Provides flexibility to use this resource in both print and digital formats, catering to diverse classroom needs (e.g., remote learning or hands-on activities).
- Curriculum Alignment: Aligns with 2nd and 3rd grade writing standards, reinforcing key skills in the writing curriculum.
- Ideal for Various Settings: Versatile use – eg. writers’ workshop, as morning work, early finisher tasks, or for homework assignments to maintain consistency.
- Fun & Engaging: Make writing fun with creative prompts and activities that motivate students to improve their writing skills each week.
- Teacher Notes: Refer to the included teacher notes for guidance on implementation and tips for maximizing engagement.
One comprehensive bundle that covers the following skills:
- Critical Thinking Skills: Encourage students to analyze the picture and make predictions. Draw conclusions based on the visual cues. For example, if the picture shows a child holding an umbrella and dark clouds in the background, the child might infer that it is going to rain soon.
- Narrative Skills: Prompt students to use the task cards to create a story based on the picture. This helps develop their imagination and narrative skills as they describe the characters, setting and events depicted in the image.
- Persuasive Skills: Students use task cards to orally express their opinion to convince others of their beliefs/ideas
- Paragraph Writing: Differentiated writing templates to help students organize their thoughts and ideas in sequential paragraphs
- Problem-Solving Skills: Present a picture with a problem or challenge and ask the child to come up with possible solutions. This fosters their ability to think critically and find creative ways to solve problems.
- Empathy and Emotional Intelligence: Use pictures that depict different emotions on characters’ faces and encourage the child to infer the emotions being expressed. This helps them develop empathy and understand different emotional states.
- Observation Skills: Ask students to observe the picture carefully and identify different objects, colors, shapes, or patterns within the image.
- Sequencing Skills: Provide a series of pictures and ask students if they can place in categories (e.g. seasons, events, holidays, habitats etc)
- Visualizing Skills: Ask students to describe what might be happening ‘beyond the photo.’ This helps develop the skill of visualizing, imagining and inferring.
- Comparing and Contrasting Skills: Provide two different pictures and ask the child to compare and contrast the elements, identifying similarities and differences between the two.
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