Home / Worksheets / Grade 2 / ELA / Prewriting Fun!

Prewriting Fun!

A Grade 2 ELA worksheet to help students understand and practice prewriting strategies like brainstorming and outlining.

Grade 2 ELA WritingWriting ProcessPrewriting
Use This Worksheet

Includes

Fill in the Blanks2 Short AnswerWord BankTrue / False

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.5

Topics

prewritingwriting processbrainstorminggrade 2ELA
7 sections · Free to use · Printable
← More ELA worksheets for Grade 2

Prewriting Fun!

Name:

Date:

Score:

Prewriting is the first step in the writing process! It's when you think about your ideas before you start writing. Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.

1. Prewriting is the   step in writing.

2. When you prewrite, you   about your ideas.

3. Brainstorming is a way to   ideas.

Imagine you are writing a story about your favorite animal. Brainstorm three things you would write about your animal. (For example: what it eats, where it lives, what it looks like).

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

ideas
first
plan
think

1. When you prewrite, you   before you write.

2. It helps you to   your story.

3. You can gather many   during prewriting.

1. You should always start writing your story right away without thinking first.

T

True

F

False

2. Thinking about your ideas before writing is called prewriting.

T

True

F

False

What is one idea you have for a story you would like to write? Write it down below.