Proven 2nd Grade Writing Prompts: Make Mornings Meaningful

Second grade is called the golden grade because they’re at that magical age where they love learning yet are more independent than other primary grades. You get to continue growing that strong early foundation and stretch them so they are ready for the “reading to learn” grades. One particularly important subject this year is writing, but how do you continue to focus on 2nd grade writing?

Why Should I Use 2nd Grade Writing Prompts?

Although second graders are more independent, they also may start to be less eager to do things they think they have already mastered. One thing that can start to happen during writing is they will say they don’t have anything new to write about or try to finish quickly without taking time to add extra details. They may start to write just enough to answer the assignment but not fully flesh out their story.

Writing can start to be something that is only done for work and they can start to lose the understanding of how much fun it can be to actually tell a story and express themselves. It may sound a little crazy, but I think these 2nd grade writing prompts can help with this!

Inspire More Complete Writing with 2nd Grade Prompts

Second grade prompts are daily writing prompts that solve the issue of you or your students not knowing what they should write about. All they have to do is answer the prompt that is already chosen for them! The prompts are engaging enough and change every day so students won’t get bored.

Encouraging students to share their work afterward can motivate those fuller responses and keep students wanting to do their best. The best part of all? Each 2nd grade writing prompt includes a sentence frame or even a graphic organizer so students understand how to get started!

How Does It Work?

How exactly do you utilize these 2nd grade writing prompts in your classroom? All you need to do is ensure each of your students has a notebook, project the daily prompt onto a whiteboard, and your students will be ready to write! You can choose from a Google Slides, PDF, and PowerPoint version. You don’t even need a SmartBoard!

Each week students will have the following daily 2nd grade prompts:

• Make It Monday: Students create lists, maps, recipes, diagrams, and more!
• True Life Tuesday: Students practice writing an informational piece.
• Weigh In Wednesday: Students write an opinion piece (they love these!)
• Tell a Tale Thursday: Students create narrative writing and sequential writing.
• Free Write Friday: This is their chance to write about whatever they want!

What’s Included?

What all is included in the 2nd grade prompts bundle?

You can receive 40 weeks of editable prompts that get progressively harder throughout the year while following the same weekly format so students understand exactly what is expected. You will also have more than 25 options for morning journal covers, a teacher manual and video tutorials to help you get started, and a new update where you can play calming music while your students write!

Bonuses are also included to help motivate your students to do their best. There is a cut and glue prompt key so parents and teachers understand what prompt students were answering on every page of their notebook. A Secret Skill System with included stickers allows you to reinforce different writing skills throughout the year. There is also a special set of April Fools’ Day prompts that will surely tickle your students.

Benefits of 2nd Grade Writing Prompts

Tired of rushing to the copy machine in the morning or realizing you forgot to get your bell ringers together? You can easily utilize 2nd grade prompts as your daily morning work and never have to worry about long lines or last minute plans again! Save your precious copies and your morning time by using this paperless way to start the day. This also benefits your students because if you use this every morning they start their day with a predictable routine and have a nice soft start to their school day.

These prompts are so flexible and easy to use that you can easily incorporate them into other parts of your day. Try them in your writing block, leave them for a substitute teacher, or even send the printable prompt home for a homework option! Read about even more new ways to use writing prompts here!

One of the perks to having students write in the same notebook is that this makes a perfect ready to go portfolio to compare writing progress throughout the year! Just think about how easy conferences would be when you just pull out the notebook and can show parents directly how much their child has improved across the months.

Using fewer copies, having writing prompts already planned, having a set routine for students, and never having to plan your morning activity again? This already sounds amazing, but then you factor in how your students will continue to grow in writing with the daily practice, how they will get so independent with this new routine, and you will have a built in portfolio for each student. If this sounds too good to be true just see what the other teachers are saying about 2nd grade prompts.

What Teachers are Saying

“I LOVE this resource! I purchased the First Grade Morning Work a few years ago and it was a game-changer. I moved to Second this school year, and this was my “must-have” resource for my new grade level! I love not having to worry about making last-minute copies for Morning Work, love wasting less paper, love that my students come in and know exactly what to do, AND they are becoming better writers! Thank you!” 

— Carly C. ★★★★★

“I love everything about this, I put up the PowerPoint and the kids write.  We have great discussions and share time.  I also love that every day of the week has a theme hitting all the writing choices, it allows them to practice all different types of writing.  Especially when they are a little timid to try one that is not their favorite, they are coming out of their comfort zone and gaining so much!  Thank you!”

— Spotted Moon ★★★★★

“This has been an awesome product to use with my elementary writing groups! It totally takes the thinking and prepping away for writing groups!”

— Joann B. ★★★★★

“This has been a lifesaver for our morning work. Students love the different writing prompts they get daily! Great product!”

— Becky England ★★★★★

Try This Free Week of 2nd Grade Prompts

Fill out the form below to grab your free week of 2nd grade writing prompts. See how this simple resource motivates your students and keeps your writing routine fun.

Reasons to Use 2nd Grade Prompts in Your Classroom

• Inspire students to continue to love writing with unique prompts that give them something new to think and write about every day.
• Create easy student writing portfolios to showcase student growth for benchmarks and conferences.
• Streamline your morning routine and stop rushing to the copy machine and planning new activities every day.