240+ Category: 2nd Grade Writing Prompts
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The Magic Show
Convince your friends to come and see a magic show with you by explaining why you think it’s the best event.
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Coolest Animal Traits
Choose your favorite animal and describe what makes it the coolest in your opinion.
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Best Day Ever
Describe your most loved day in your life and elaborate on the things that made that day to feel so extraordinary.
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The Letter from Future You
Write a letter to yourself ten years from now, detailing the dreams, goals, and hopes you have.
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Invent a Holiday
Imagine you have been given a chance to invent a new holiday. Write about what it would celebrate, when and how it would be observed.
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Magical Mini Worlds
Create your own magical, miniature world and describe who lives in it, what the inhabitants do, and its landscape.
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Heroes Around Us
Choose a local hero in your community—an everyday person who helps make the world a better place—and write about them.
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Healthy-Bite Chef
Write a step-by-step process for making your favorite healthy snack. Explain why this snack is good for your body.
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Dinosaur Explorer
Pretend you are a paleontologist discovering dinosaur fossils. Describe the dinosaur you found and the process of uncovering the remains.
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Comprehensive Vacation
Write about a landmark or country you’d like to visit. Explain why you find it fascinating and what you hope to see or do when you’re there.
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Fantasy Pet Store
If you owned a pet store for mythical creatures, what kind of animals would you sell?
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Life as a Superhero
Imagine you have superpowers for a day. What power would you choose and how would you use it?
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Build a Monster
With a partner, each students draws a half of a made-up monster and then together they write a story about its adventures.
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Hero’s Journey Collage
In a group, create a collage that tells a hero’s journey. Explain what happens in each picture.
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Around the World in Words
Write a travel story with a partner, where each student writes about one leg of the journey.
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Create your Own Fairy Tale
In a group, create a brand-new fairy tale, with each person adding a new element to the story.
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Story Swap
Partner with a classmate and write a story where one person starts the story and the second person finishes it.
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Valentine’s Day Postman
Imagine you’re delivering Valentine’s Day cards, but they got mixed up. How will you ensure everyone gets their right card?
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Christmas Gift Maker
Imagine you were an elf in Santa’s workshop, what sort of toys would you like to make and why?
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The Perfect Thanksgiving
Write about your ideal Thanksgiving day and the special events that would make it perfect.
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Journey on the Mayflower
Write a diary entry about being a child on the Mayflower heading towards the New World.
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Dinosaur Discovery
Imagine you found a dinosaur fossil in your backyard. Write about what happens next.
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The Constructed Companion
Imagine you could build your own robot. Explain what it looks like, what it can do, and how you would spend your time together.
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Adventure in My Garden
Pretend you’ve shrunk to the size of an ant and narrate a day in your backyard or garden.
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My Own Magic Land
Create your own magical land ruled by you. Describe its landscape, inhabitants, and the set of special rules that govern this land.
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Alien Visitors
Imagine if an alien landed in your backyard! Describe the alien and their spaceship, and write a story about what happens next.
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Dreamy Superpowers
Imagine you could have any superpower for a day, what would it be and how would you use it?
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Grocery Store Adventure
Write a story about a fun and exciting adventure you had in a grocery store.
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Travelling Taste Buds
Write a short story about a magical food that transported you to a new place when you eat it.
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The Time-Traveling Diary
Write about a diary that can send you back in time, or forward into the future, when you write a date on its pages.
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The Floating Island
Imagine one day you wake up to find your house is floating on an island in the sky. What adventures lie ahead?
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Dragon’s Apprentice
Imagine that you’ve been chosen to be the apprentice to a wise, friendly dragon.
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Journey through Love
Write about someone you love very much and explain why you have these feelings for them.
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Experiencing Anger
Describe a situation where you felt really angry. What triggered it and how did you calm down?
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The Bravery Chronicle
Write about a time when you had to be brave and describe how it made you feel.
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Understanding Sadness
Recall a time when you felt very sad and write about what happened and how you dealt with it.
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Expressing Happiness
Write about the happiest day you can remember and detail out what made it so special.
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Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Write out the life cycle of a butterfly in your own words, providing detailed explanations of each stage.
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My Favorite Place
Write an explanatory piece about your favorite place and why it is special to you.
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How to Care for a Pet
Write about the steps needed to take care of a pet you own or would like to own.
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My Favorite Meal
Write about your favorite meal: where it comes from, why you like it, and how it makes you feel.
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Morning Routine
Describe how you start your day, including your feelings, activities, and interactions.
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The Mysterious Object
Discover a mysterious object in your house and write about what it looks, feels, and smells like.
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A Delicious Meal
Write about the most delicious meal you have ever eaten, and try to make the reader taste it just through your descriptions.
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An Imaginary World
Describe a world, real or imagined, in the most detailed and elaborate way possible.
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My Favorite Season
Write about your favorite season in great detail, including how it looks, sounds, smells, and feels.
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Enviable Enchanted Item
Imagine you found a magical object, describe the object and its special abilities.
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Mysterious Maze of Time
Imagine you discovered a time machine, write about one historical event you would want to witness and why.
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Oddly Exciting Experiment
Write a story where you are a scientist conducting an experiment with surprising results.
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The Inquisitively Wild Unseen
Choose an invisible creature that lives with us. Write about its daily life and adventures.
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Wondrous Whimsical Worlds
Imagine and describe a magical world today. How does it look, smell, or even taste?
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Magical Mystery Tour
Imagine being able to command a magic carpet and describe the ride you would embark on.
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Behind the Character
Imagine you are the actor/actress playing a role in a movie, describe the process of becoming that character.
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The Magic of Silent Movies
Create a story based on a silent film where characters express themselves only through their actions and emotions.
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A Day as a Disney Character
Imagine you are your favorite Disney character for a day, describe what you would do.
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Victory March
Recall an accomplishment or victory you’ve had recently. Write a story as if you were marching in a parade in your honor.
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Our Classroom Party
Imagine your teacher let the class plan a party. Write about what you would want the party to be like.