W.2.3 Worksheets, Workbooks, Lesson Plans, and Games
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.3
:"Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure."
These worksheets, lesson plans, and teacher editions can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Worksheets
Goldilocks and the Five Beginnings
Worksheet
Goldilocks and the Five Beginnings
There's more than one way to hook a reader! Help your students reinforce their understanding of captivating story starters with this Goldilocks-themed matching worksheet.
2nd Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Conclude a Story
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Vocabulary Cards: Conclude a Story
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Conclude a Story.
2nd Grade
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Glossary: Conclude a Story
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Glossary: Conclude a Story
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Conclude a Story.
2nd Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Story Hooks
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Vocabulary Cards: Story Hooks
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Story Hooks.
2nd Grade
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Glossary: Story Hooks
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Glossary: Story Hooks
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Story Hooks.
2nd Grade
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Hook the Reader: The Tortoise and the Hare
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Hook the Reader: The Tortoise and the Hare
After reading the classic Aesop fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare," students will use their imaginations to compose their own introductions using one of the most common story hooks (fact, question, description, statement, or sound).
2nd Grade
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Lesson Plans
How and Why Stories
Lesson plan
How and Why Stories
In this lesson, students have a great time using their imaginations to collaborate and create their own story following the "how and why" style of common folktales.
1st Grade
Lesson plan
Super Sequencing!
Lesson plan
Super Sequencing!
Teach your students about sequencing with this creative language arts lesson. After putting events in order and drawing their own stories, kids will be pros at using the words "first," "next," "then," and "last."
1st Grade
Lesson plan
Capture That Reader!
Lesson plan
Capture That Reader!
Everyone loves an intriguing introduction! Help your second graders hook their readers as they practice writing new and improved introductions to well-loved fictional stories in this fun writing lesson.
2nd Grade
Lesson plan
Feel the Beat
Lesson plan
Feel the Beat
Poetry and dance come together in this fun lesson! After reading a book of poems about dance moves, students create their own poem and dance performances.
1st Grade
Lesson plan
Writing What We Know
Lesson plan
Writing What We Know
Second graders will love learning about personal narratives as they listen to a hilarious text read aloud and begin to plan their own small moment stories.
2nd Grade
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A Day in the Life of the Easter Bunny
Lesson plan
A Day in the Life of the Easter Bunny
In this fun lesson, students will get to imagine what a day in the life of the Easter Bunny might look like! All the while practicing their narrative writing skills.
2nd Grade
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Workbooks
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Teacher Editions
Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 2: Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Voice
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Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 2: Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Voice
Unleash students’ writing abilities with each new activity!
Workbook
Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 2: Ideas and Organization
Workbook
Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 2: Ideas and Organization
Help your students discover the wonders of writing with this resource!
Workbook