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How to Teach Narrative Writing in 2nd Grade with Spectacular Results

Teaching narrative writing can be SO fun! But reading student’s personal narratives can get dry after a while. You can only read about so many trips to the pool or vacations where students detail getting to the airport, then their writing ends once they finally arrive in Disney World. Get your students engaged while teaching narrative writing by doing fun, imaginative and personal narratives this year!

Important Concepts:

Students need to recount either one event in detail or a series of events when writing a narrative. One misconception is that the narrative has to have happened to them. It is OKAY to have your students write an imaginative narrative.

Typically, I start by having students write personal narratives, as it is easy for them to recount something that has happened to them. Then, once we have done a few personal narratives, we move to more exciting imaginative topics.

By second grade, students should be able to write a topic sentence, 3-4 event sentences WITH details, and a closing sentence. This means student writing should be anywhere from 5-10 sentences at least. However, many students are ready to write in paragraphs by second grade and should be encouraged to do so by adding more detail sentences to each event.

Challenges:

Students might struggle understanding the difference between an event and a detail. Talk to students about how an event is SOMETHING that happened, and details are the supporting ideas that help tell that story. Details can add dialogue, words from 5 senses, or more explicitly explain certain subjects from their writing.

The Writing Process:

I cannot stress enough the importance of taking your students through the writing process every single week, for every single genre. This involves brainstorming/planning, drafting, revising, editing, publishing, grading and sharing.

Hook/Brainstorm:

Getting students EXCITED can be half the battle during writing. I love to tie all of my writing projects to engaging read alouds and fun topics. You can find my favorite narrative writing companions here.

It is equally important to MODEL each step of the writing process for students. After reading aloud our companion text, I typically will read aloud my model. I also will then model my own plan so students can see what I am looking for when it is their turn to write.

Then, it is time for students to make a plan. Be sure not to skip this phase, it is NOT writing a full draft, but rather jotting down their ideas they are going to write about. They can use bullet points or pictures to gather their ideas, but this should NOT be done in full sentences and should not take longer than 5-10 minutes.

I like to give students two full days to draft for narrative writing. Each week, we focus on a different important skill that needs to be taught during narrative writing. Some skills we focus on are:

• Transition Words • Topic Sentences • Closing Sentences • Adding Details such as adjectives, prepositions, similes, metaphors, etc. • Adding Dialogue • Writing with a problem and a solution

Typically, students write their topic sentence, and first two events and details one day. Then, I have them write their second two events and details, along with the closing on the second day. We focus on the skill of the week, while also reinforcing the other skills that were previously taught.

Revising/Editing:

I spend a lot of time at the beginning of the year setting up a peer editing time that is productive for students. We spend an entire day revising and editing, and I also roam the room and select certain students each week to conference with during this time.

Depending on the length of your writing block, you can either meet with all of your students or rotate through small groups of them each week.

Publish, Grade, Share:

I always have students publish a piece of writing every single week. We add it to our writing portfolios that we take home at the end of the year. When students finish publishing, I have them grade themselves on the rubric. Self-assessment is such a powerful tool for students.

After they self grade, we find time to share each week. This can be partner sharing, author’s chair, sharing with buddies, recording themselves reading or more.

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How to teach narrative writing.

In this post, I share 5 tips for How to Teach Narrative Writing and provide details about the Narrative Writing Units I have created for Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students. Be sure to download 3 FREE narrative writing graphic organizers !

As teachers we spend a tremendous amount of time teaching our students to write. And for good reason! The ability to clearly express one’s thoughts in writing is an essential academic and life-skill. Study after study has shown that students who are able to master writing skills early on struggle less in overall literacy and communication .

The Common Core writing domain focuses on three big types of writing: informative, opinion and narrative writing. Each genre serves a unique purpose and follows a specific structure which we must explicitly teach our students.

In earlier posts I shared tips and resources for teaching Informative Writing and Opinion Writing . Today I’m excited to move on to the final genre, Narrative Writing.

I love to teach narrative writing. Personal narratives are a great genre to start the year with because they allow you to get to know your students a little bit better. Most kids love to tell us stories about their lives, so writing personal narratives often comes naturally to them.

Imaginative narratives, on the other hand, allow students’ creativity to shine! Many students find it very motivating and engaging to be allowed to write the stories they create in their own mind.

Today I’m sharing 5 tips for teaching narrative writing, as well as details about my narrative writing resource. It is a writing unit that has everything you need to bring narrative writing into your kindergarten , first grade, or secon d grade literacy centers!

Tips for Teaching Narrative Writing

1. read narrative writing mentor texts .

Before you can ask your students to write in a genre that is new to them, you must first immerse them in it. So to begin your unit, you’ll want to share examples of narrative writing with your students. These mentor texts provide students with examples of excellent narrative writing.

As you read them aloud, highlight the way the author structures their writing. Identify the author’s purpose, the topic, the order of the events, and how the author felt. All of these things will help students better understand what type of writing we are asking them to do.

When you’re picking narrative mentor texts to share with your students there are a few things to consider . First, do you (the educator) think it is excellent? Second, is it easy for your students to understand? And finally, is it relevant to the type of writing you are teaching? If you answer “Yes!” to all three, then you’re good to go!

To help you out I’ve created a list of excellent mentor texts you can use when teaching narrative writing to kindergarten, first, or second grade students.

A List of Narrative Writing Mentor Texts:

I’ve saved all these titles on one board so you can easily take a closer look at these mentor texts. Click here to see this list on Amazon .

2. Model Your Own Narrative Writing

When modeling your own narrative writing I suggest you use an experience you’ve shared as a class. It could be as simple as a short nature walk outside the school building, a field trip you went on, or a class celebration you had. Show your students that narratives don’t have to be about big events. Small moments, like a walk outside, can be stretched out and turned into a great narrative writing piece!

Next, model how you plan your writing using a graphic organizer. Highlight how you have a topic, use temporal words to order your events, details and a closing sentence. Don’t be afraid to put the events out of order! Let the students catch the mistake and help you fix it!

Model how you use the graphic organizer to guide you as you write out your full piece.

Finally, reread your work aloud to ensure it makes sense and that the events are in the correct order. Check for any silly mistakes and come up with a fitting title!

3. Use Anchor Charts

You want your students to know that when they write a narrative piece they are writing a story to entertain the reader. It can be a true, personal story from their life, or an imagined fictional one. Creating an anchor chart with this information helps to remind students their purpose for writing.

Create a second anchor chart that reviews temporal words. Words such as yesterday, today, first, next, or last describe time or order of events and help make a narrative story more clear for the reader.

When writing fictional narratives, an anchor chart of fictional sentence starters can help students to get ideas for a story.

Finally, you’ll want to create an anchor chart using the writing you model. This will serve as another example of excellent narrative writing. As a class, add labels to identify the title, the topic, temporal words, details, and the closing sentence in your shared writing.

All of these anchor charts can be posted in your writing center. Encourage your students to refer back to them and use them as support as they write their own pieces.

4. Allow students to edit and share their writing

Provide a good writers checklist at your writing center. For narrative writing you’ll want the checklist to include items such, “Does my writing have a title?” “Is there a clear beginning, middle, and end?” “Did I use temporal words?” as well as reminders to check for spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors.

You can also create a rubric specific to the genre. Model how you use it to assess your own work and how it can be used to provide feedback to others.

Give students the opportunity to share their writing with others! Pair students with partners and let them read their pieces to each other. Encourage them to provide feedback using the editing checklist and the rubric as a guide.

5. Provide Daily Opportunities for Students to Write

As with all things, writing takes PRACTICE! Students need dedicated instructional time to learn the skills and strategies necessary to become effective writers, as well as time to practice what they learn.

When you think about your daily instructional schedule, make sure you are giving your students ample opportunities to practice their narrative writing through whole group instruction, small groups, and/or through independent practice in writing centers.

Narrative Writing Units For Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade Students

Today I’m excited to share with you the details about my Kindergarten Narrative , 1st Grade Narrative , and my 2nd grade Narrative writing units! I love them because they have ALL the resources you need to give your students the practice needed to master narrative writing.

These narrative writing units were developed with standards-based research specific to each grade. You can use them within whole class or small group lessons, or as a literacy center activity where students can practice narrative writing independently!

Let’s take a closer look at each one….

Kindergarten Narrative Writing Unit

The kindergarten resource has everything you need to incorporate narrative writing into your literacy centers all year long!

To help your students better understand the genre you’ll get two mini-lessons , one on personal narratives and the other for imaginative narratives. I recommend focusing on personal narratives at the start of the year and moving onto imaginative narratives in the second semester.

You’ll also get a list of suggested mentor texts and online resources, academic vocabulary posters, printable anchor charts, graphic organizers and differentiated writing prompts.

These seasonal and all-year-long writing prompts come in 3 differentiated versions to meet your Kindergarteners where they are developmentally throughout the year. Each writing prompt comes with a vocabulary word web to assist young writers in brainstorming ideas and spelling words while writing.

Finally, you’ll get a narrative writing editing checklist appropriate for the kindergarten level.

First Grade and Second Grade Narrative Writing Units

The first and second grade resources were designed with standards-based research specific to grade. You’ll get a personal narrative mini-lesson and imaginative narrative mini-lesson to use as a review of the genre. You’ll also get a list of suggested mentor texts and online resources, academic vocabulary posters, anchor charts, graphic organizers and seasonal writing prompts!

You won’t hear students say, “I don’t know what to write about!” when they are using this resource! The seasonal writing prompts include choice boards for personal narratives and imaginative narratives, as well as sentence starters and vocabulary banks to assist in brainstorming ideas and spelling words while writing.

The personal narrative and imaginative narrative seasonal prompts are both PRINTABLE & DIGITAL. The digital version has been PRELOADED for you, with 1 click add them to your Google Drive or upload them to SeeSaw.

Finally, you’ll get self-editing checklists and rubrics for both personal and imaginative narrative writing. The rubric makes a great self-assessment tool and can be used as a guide for peer feedback.

I love these resources because they can be used in so many different ways. They offer opportunities for students to practice both personal and imaginative narrative writing as a whole class, in small groups, as a literacy center activity, for homework, or as a meaningful activity for when they have a substitute teacher!

FREE Narrative Writing Graphic Organizers

Are you ready to begin teaching Narrative Writing in your classroom? To help get you started, I am happy to offer you 3 FREE narrative writing graphic organizers! You can download them here.

Writing is an essential skill that benefits students well beyond the walls of our classrooms. As teachers, we work hard to plan engaging activities that we hope will build our students’ confidence and help them to develop a lifelong love of writing.

I hope the information and resources I’ve shared on narrative, opinion and informative writing will help to bring stronger instruction and more meaningful writing practice to your kindergarten, first and second grade classrooms!

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Narrative Writing Sample- Grade 2

Narrative Writing- Character/Problem/Solution Grade 2 Sample Red Wolves

Imagine that you were camping and you hear a noise. You go to investigate. Write a story to tell what you found and what happened next.

Summarizing Framework:

This story is about me. The problem was being surrounded by red wolves while camping. The problem was solved when the wolves decided to leave and I returned to camp.

What worked:

Feedback with Prescriptive Lesson:

CHOOSE a Focus Skill: What skill will make the biggest impact for this writer?

Main Event: Extending the main event - meeting the 25 wolves - using the Menu of Main Event productive questions.

CHALLENGE or EXTENSION LESSONS:

This student is already successfully writing a powerful narrative. This student would benefit from reading her work aloud in order to hear how some of the language is repetitive and the sentence structure is choppy. Additional lessons in extending the main event with slow motion action will enhance the overall story. One way of challenging this writer might be to change the perspective of the story. This is written as a first-person narrative, what about writing this from the point of view of the wolves? Another way to challenge this writer would be to write it in present tense - this is written mostly in past tense.

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30 Fun Narrative Writing Prompts for 2nd Grade

Narrative Writing Prompts for 2nd Grade Kids— By the time students reach second grade, they’ve likely had some practice writing small narratives and learning about the elements of storytelling.

Narrative Writing Ideas for 2nd Grade Students

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Many second graders are capable of recounting a story from beginning to end, including an introduction, a basic plot, a simple description of the setting and characters, a climax, and an ending or conclusion.

As students continue to practice their narrative writing, they can further develop their story-telling abilities and learn more about the proper way to structure a narrative account.

Take Your Students on An Adventure in Narrative Writing

In these 30 wonderfully fun narrative writing prompts for second-grade students, your class will be challenged to recall their own specific experiences and to develop unique stories about the people and things they hold dearest.

From stories about their most special memories to simple narratives about their daily lives at home, students will have the opportunity to explore their experiences through the lens of narrative writing.

While some young students may feel like everything about their lives is worth telling, others may feel challenged to relate the mundane in a descriptive way. These writing prompts promote both reflection and self-confidence.

Help your students understand that their stories are worth telling with these narrative writing prompts for 2nd Grade.

30 Fun & Fabulous Narrative Writing Prompts for 2nd Grade Students

Narrative Writing Ideas for 2nd Grade Writers

I hope you enjoyed this list of Narrative Writing Prompts for 2nd Grade students.

Now, perhaps you are wondering, what is the benefit of using second grade writing prompts? And… I think this is a great question which I am happy to answer.

Why Use 2nd Grade Writing Prompts

You see… 2nd grade writing prompts help students to get inspired. Plus, they can help your writers practice and refine their writing process and master their homework skills.

The prompts included on our list of ideas found in this blog post are in the form of a narrative prompt, which gives students a situation to write about. However, there are imaginative prompts and more listed below that you can use to get your student’s creative juices flowing.

Of course…

A writing prompt could also ask your students to describe something, tell a story, or make up a conversation. Truly, the ideas for prompts are endless which is why we offer you thousands of them for free right here on journalbuddies.com.

4 Helpful Steps to Guide 2nd Graders Writing Time

In order to help a child with their writing homework, I suggest following these four simple steps:

1) Read the prompt clearly to the student. This will help your writer understand what they need to create for their own writing composition, essay, or practice story.

2) Next… Brainstorm ideas with your child. This will help them get started writing their piece.

3) Then… Have them write a rough draft. This is just the first version of their writing pieces, and it doesn’t have to be perfect. They can always revise it later.

4) Finally… Make sure they complete their homework assignment on time!

Now, if you need even more ways to develop creative writing skills in your second graders, check out the bonus list of writing ideas below.

9 NEW Fun Ideas for Writing Assignments for 2nd Grade

Use these creative writing prompt ideas for some fun writing assignments or to inspire your more reluctant writers to use their imaginations.

More 2nd Grade Writing Prompts Online Resources

Check out these resource links for different types of writing to help support the continual practice and writing adventures for your second-grade writers.

A Few Closing Thoughts

I hope you use and enjoy these writing resources this school year with your writers and use them to help your kids create their very own opinion pieces, informative writing, or, perhaps even some persuasive essays!

Whether your students write in their journals, create a fabulous new story, or more, above all…

I hope they have loads of fun.

Oh, and if you need even MORE writing ideas, check out our newest free writing resource offering… monthly prompts calendars . They help make teaching writing, morning work, or classroom journaling a breeze.

Until next time, write on…

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Ways to Teach Narrative Introductions

Narrative writing can come in the form of non fiction (as in personal narratives) or fiction (stories). Videos and songs are a fun and engaging way to teach either form of narrative writing. There are some great ones for teaching narrative writing introductions too!

Videos & Songs

1- This first video is a GREAT beginning lesson for students on personal narrative writing introductions. This video highlights four fun ways to hook your reader!

2- This next video focuses on writing a fictional narrative introduction. It focuses on writing an exciting intro!

3- Check out this fun song to introduce narrative writing!

4- This song focuses more on the technical and elements of narrative writing.

Teaching Tips

When teaching narrative writing introductions, here are the main points to teach:

1. Use a mentor text first!

Introduce students to what narrative writing is using the books mentioned in this great post: 13 Mentor Texts for Teaching Narrative Writing .

2. Set the hook-Engaging Narrative Writing Introductions

Teach students how to “hook” their readers right in the introduction of their stories. Here are some great ways to hook a reader:

Onomatopoeia

Using a sound word such as “Boom” or “Crash” is sure to get your reader’s attention!

Starting your narrative writing with a question will get the reader thinking and connecting with the story right away!

Start the story off with an exciting event or action! Example, “I rushed down the hallway. I could not be late again!”

Using flashbacks is a great narrative writing introduction because it is unique and gets attention!

Starting a narrative with a conversation inserts the reader right into the story!

Sharing a fun fact right away is sure to hook the reader, and might even teach them something new!

Creating and displaying a chart like the one below is sure to get your students using a writing hook to write amazing narratives!

anchor chart describing six ways to hook a reader in the introduction of a narrative piece of writing

3. Illustrations

Another great way to get readers excited to read student writing is using detailed illustrations. It is super helpful to show students a what good writing samples & illustrations look like. (Rather than just saying, “Use more details in your drawings!)

The Lucky Little Learners Writing Bulletin Board Kit has visual examples of all types of writing covered in the 2nd grade writing samples! Displaying examples of amazing illustrations & writing as well as examples that need more work allows students to visually see how writing and illustrations can be improved!

visual example of a proficient leveled piece of 2nd grade narrative writing

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4. Model it!

Lastly, a great way to teach students to write engaging narrative writing introductions is to model it yourself! Teach a step by step method. It is best to follow the I do, You do format!

I do : teacher uses a graphic organizer to plan their narrative (especially the intro!)

You do : Students fill out the same organizer based on their narratives idea

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Teaching Narrative Writing in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade

When teaching narrative writing in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade, there are so many writing skills to cover. They range from creating a sequence of events (beginning, middle, and end) to more difficult skills like building strong characterization. With a class full of students at such varying levels of writing, it can be overwhelming to think of where to start with your narrative writing unit.

Narrative writing can be one of the most motivational types of writing for students since the topics can be something they feel connected to in their own lives. Personal narratives allow them to talk about their own experiences they want to share, and fictional narratives let students create a story about absolutely anything that they want!

As you can see in the chart below, students are expected to do a little bit more with narrative writing as they grow as writers from 1 st to 3 rd grade.

Common Core ELA Standards for Narrative Writing

So, 1 st grade focuses on developing sequenced events (beginning, middle, end). With 2 nd and 3 rd grade, the focus is creating a hook/opening, events (beginning, middle, end), and a closing. In 2 nd and 3 rd grade students also need to begin to develop characterization.

For young writers learning such a new, specific format of writing, it is really important to break it up into small, clear steps.

Below is how I tackle narrative writing step by step:

INTRODUCE NARRATIVE WRITING:

First, I explain what a narrative is with visuals and examples. I go through a pre-written narrative writing example. These examples will differ depending on whether we are working on writing fictional narratives or personal narratives.

We identify and discuss each part of the piece of writing. For first graders that means the beginning, middle, and end. For second and third graders, that means an opening, events (beginning, middle and end), and closing.

GUIDED WHOLE GROUP PRACTICE:

I like to model the actual process of writing a narrative as well. With modeling a personal narrative, I like to pick an experience we have had in school that year so that it is easy for students to participate. I keep this model basic and clear so that students are not overwhelmed in what they need to produce in their first piece of narrative writing. While modeling, I refer to the prewritten example that I provided earlier. I also display sentence starters and transitions to use as a guide.

INDEPENDENT NARRATIVE WRITING PRACTICE:

First, students can practice the narrative format by using picture prompts for beginning, middle, and end. They use the visuals to describe what happens from the beginning to the end of their story.

Next, it’s time for students to begin fictional narrative or personal narrative writing from scratch! At first, I usually provide a writing prompt for the entire class that is easily relatable. The prompts will vary depending on if we are working on writing personal narratives (“Tell about a time when…”) or fictional narratives (“Write a story about…”). However, you could also give multiple options or have students develop their own individual topics.

During the prewriting phase of the writing process, students brainstorm using graphic organizers.

I like give students two graphic organizers – one for them to first brainstorm ideas for their drafts, and then one to organize their ideas into a narrative writing format.

While writing their drafts, students can refer to sentence starters to help guide them in writing their stories.

After writing their drafts, I give students an editing checklist to use as a reference. This makes it easier for them to make sure they have included each part of a piece of narrative writing.

TARGET NARRATIVE WRITING SKILLS:

As students are ready, I target specific narrative writing skills either as a whole class, or with just a small group that is ready for taking their writing to the next level.

To introduce a particular narrative writing skill (i.e. writing narrative hooks), I display a poster that is student-friendly with visuals and examples. Then, I have graphic organizers or practice pages that students can use to work through each strategy on their own.

Most students will need help with the following narrative skills:

Writing a Strong Narrative Hook:

Breaking narrative hooks down by hook types is so helpful for giving them some tools for creating their own leads. Grab the posters below and a couple practice writing pages for free here .

Writing a Strong Narrative Ending:

Small Moments Writing:

So often, personal narratives can just turn into a list of moments in order. By teaching and practicing small moments writing , students can see how much more powerful their writing becomes when they zoom in on the most important moment in their story.

Describing Characters:

When teaching narrative writing in 2 nd grade, students need to learn to describe characters by their actions, thoughts, and feelings. By 3 rd grade, the Common Core asks that students also use dialogue to develop characterization in their writing.

Describing Character Feelings

You can display a poster of different ways to describe similar feelings to build stronger word choice in their writing. Students can use this poster to go through and edit their word choice in their own piece of writing.

Using Fiction Story Elements:

You can have students prewrite with story elements graphic organizers to ensure they hit each element in their own writing.

ONGOING NARRATIVE WRITING PRACTICE:

I love using fictional narrative and personal narrative journals to provide students with tons of ongoing practice! I use them as informal free-writes just for continual practice, but some or all of the entries could be used for writing pieces that go through the writing process (prewriting, drafting, editing, revising, and publishing) as well.

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Encourage second graders to write about themselves and their experiences using these fun narrative writing prompts for 2nd grade.

Not only do these second grade narrative writing prompts reduce writer’s block, they sharpen writing skills, instill a love for writing, and help students express their ideas.

That’s why they make a great addition to your collection of writing prompts.

So pencil into your lesson plan this week a few of these delightful narrative writing prompts for 2nd grade.

Narrative Writing Prompts for 2nd Grade

Even reluctant writers will enjoy responding to these narrative writing prompts for 2nd grade.

1. Write a story about an amazing day that you shared with your family.

2. Describe the most exciting vacation you ever took.

3. Share a funny memory about your favorite pet.

4. Tell about an experience riding a rollercoaster.

5. Retell a time when you were the victim of bullying. Who did you seek for help? What was the final outcome?

6. Write about a very sad moment in your life.

7. Write about a time when you got lucky.

8. Share a story about the best Halloween costume you’ve ever worn.

9. Write about a time when you felt like the luckiest kid in the universe.

10. For one hour, you have the ability to fly. Describe what adventures you will take.

11. Share a memory of when you were surprised with a new pet.

12. Describe a moment in your life when you felt like a celebrity.

13. Share details about a time when you accomplished one of your S.M.A.R.T goals .

14. Write about the coolest arts and crafts project you’ve ever done in school.

15. Retell the events about a day when everything went wrong.

16. Write about a time when you wanted something badly and finally received it.

17. What was your life like one year ago? Describe it.

18. Tell about a time when someone made you feel important.

19. Describe 3-5 goals that you have for yourself.

20. Write about a time when you felt proud of yourself.

21. Tell about a perfect weekend memory.

22. Share a time when you struggled with something and your teacher helped you through it.

23. Describe a special moment between you and your pet.

24. Write about a time when you were afraid of thunder and lightening.

25. Tell about the funniest day of your life.

26. Describe a water experience such as at the beach, in a swimming pool, at a waterpark, etc. What made this activity so memorable?

27. Share the main events about your first time flying on an airplane.

28. Tell about a special moment when you were learning how to swim, ride a bike, or play an instrument.

29. Write about a time when you injured yourself at P.E or during recess.

30. Share a memory about a time when you just couldn’t stop laughing. How did you finally get yourself under control?

31. Retell the events of your most memorable birthday.

32. Describe what you daydream about when your mind wonders in class.

33. Write a story about the day you received your very first pet.

34. Retell a memory visiting a favorite restaurant.

35. Share a time when you became ill. What happened, and how did you get better?

36. Write about a time when you showed courage.

37. Describe your morning routine before you arrive to school.

38. Write about being a new student.

39. If you could trade places with any book character for twenty-four hours, who would you choose and why? Describe what things you would do.

40. Write about a time when you showed kindness to a classmate that is not your friend.

41. Write about losing a tooth.

42. Tell about a time when you were disappointed because you didn’t receive a gift you wanted.

43. Think about a time when you felt alone. What was the cause? What was the final outcome?

44. Write a story about the adventures you would have with a time machine.

45. If you were teacher for the day, what activities or games would you do with the other second graders?

46. What is dinner time like at your house?

47. How do you spend Sundays?

48. What things do you and your family like to do for fun?

49. Tell how you met your best friend.

50. Share a fun recess memory.

51. Imagine that you can go to any place you want and for as long as you desire. Where would you go, what would you do, and who would you take along with you?

Final Thoughts: Narrative Writing Prompts for 2nd Grade

Now you have a ready-supply of narrative writing prompts for 2nd grade that you can use for various writing activities.

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