1st Grade Creative Writing Resources

When it comes to writing, suggesting prompts can be extremely helpful for students. By providing a prompt, you can give students a specific topic or area to focus on, which can help them better organize their thoughts and ideas. Additionally, writing prompts can help spark creativity and encourage students to think outside the box.

There are six Christmas-themed writing prompts, with coordinating primary handwriting pages included. Students can also illustrate a scene in the space above their writing.

Not only will using writing prompts help get your students excited about writing, but it will also help them to practice and improve their skills. By focusing on specific areas such as grammar, punctuation, and spelling, your students will hone their technique and produce well-written pieces of work. They’ll also be able to develop their unique voice and style – something essential for any writer!

Check out our blog post Writing Prompts Your Students Will Love for more tips and inspiration!

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Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬

Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!

Dive into the joy and meaning of Easter with our comprehensive "Christian Easter Celebration Bible Bundle: GROWING Christian Easter Activities," meticulously crafted for elementary students. This vibrant collection combines creativity, tradition, and learning, offering a multi-dimensional approach to teaching about Easter. Whether you're guiding students through the significance of Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday or exploring Easter traditions around the world, this bundle has everything you need to make the season come alive in your classroom.

Key Features:

• Aligned with the Ontario Curriculum: This bundle is tailored to meet the standards and expectations of the Ontario Curriculum, ensuring that it fits seamlessly into your lesson planning.
• Christian School-Friendly: Designed with Christian schools in mind, this bundle respects and emphasizes the religious significance of Easter, making it a perfect fit for your classroom.
• Interactive and Engaging: With a mix of crafts, playacting, and visual learning, this bundle is designed to keep students engaged and excited about learning.
• Educational Value: Beyond the festivities, this bundle offers deep educational value, enhancing students' reading comprehension, historical understanding, and cultural awareness.

Transform your Easter teaching with our "Easter Celebration Bundle," where fun meets faith and learning.

This resource is ideal for honoring the lives and achievements of women, whether they are widely recognized or not. Encourage students to identify women who have made a significant difference in the world and those they admire and love. Transform the classroom or school into a vibrant display by decorating it with pictures and names of these inspirational women. This serves as a meaningful tribute that fosters appreciation and respect.

The Biography Research Worksheet offers a valuable tool for students to gather information about influential women throughout history. Students can utilize books and articles as references to complete their worksheets, enhancing their research skills and deepening their understanding.

For a visually appealing project, use colorful paper of choice. Printing the pennants on cardstock is highly recommended to ensure durability and quality. Celebrate the achievements of women and inspire students with this engaging International Women’s Day resource!

This resource includes:

• Eight different International Women’s Day pennants/banners in black and white. One to be completed for a special person that your students want to celebrate: a famous artist, teacher, friend, etc.
• A Biography Research Worksheet in black and white.

There are eight different pennants:

1. The most important woman in my life

2. My favorite artist

3. My favorite scientist

4. My favorite politician

5. My favorite female athlete

6. My favorite historical figure

7. My favorite female writer

8. My favorite woman ________

   Happy Women’s Day!

Make your own book template! Kids love writing their own stories. This is an easy to print document that students can put together themselves to make their own book. Working on vocabulary or spelling words? Have students copy them at the beginning of the book and then use them throughout the story. Have students share their own stories with others in the class to encourage reading skills. All you need to do is print out a copy for each student, and let their own imagination soar.

These journal pages are designed to promote creative writing with a "Winter" theme. This packet contains 10 writing prompts which can be used with beginning writers as well as students who are more accomplished writers. Blank lined writing pages are included for students who need more space for their stories.

This is a fun, creative writing assignment you could give to your students during the month of October. Students will get to choose their own Halloween topic and then follow the instructions to write their own Cinquain.

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Saddle up for some creative writing fun with Wild West Roll a Story! Students roll the dice to discover their character, problem, and setting, all with a Wild West twist.

Contents:
This Wild West Roll a Story activity features everything students need to create an exciting adventure in the Wild West:

• 6 unique characters, like a sheriff, horse, or saloon keeper.
• 6 different problems, such as a thirsty horse or missing gold.
• 6 settings, including a gold mine, cattle ranch, and more.

Students roll the dice three times—once for each story element (character, problem, and setting)—then organize their thoughts using one of the included lined writing pages to plan and write their tale.

How the Product is Used:
Students start by rolling a dice three times. The first roll determines their character, the second roll identifies the problem, and the third roll selects the setting. After they’ve rolled, students will use the provided lined writing sheets to brainstorm, organize, and write their wild and imaginative stories set in the Wild West.

Why You’ll Love This Product:
The Wild West Roll a Story brings excitement to creative writing! Students will love the element of surprise as they roll to discover who their character will be, what challenge they’ll face, and where their story will unfold. This activity supports creative thinking, story development, and writing structure, while also being engaging and fun.

Features:

• Wild West-themed characters, problems, and settings for endless story possibilities.
• Multiple lined paper options for organizing and writing stories.
• Easy, interactive, and fun writing activity that helps students focus on the structure of storytelling.
• 8.5x11 size and available in both color and black and white formats.

How This Product Can Be Used in the Classroom or Other Educational Settings:

1. Creative writing prompts: Use this as a fun and engaging way to inspire writing assignments.
2. Collaborative storytelling: Pair students to work together on developing their Wild West adventures after rolling the dice.
3. Writing center activity: Add this to a writing station for early finishers or independent writing time.
4. Oral storytelling: Before writing, have students share their dice results and create a verbal story to enhance speaking skills.
5. Literacy and writing practice: Use this for developing creative writing, problem-solving in story structure, and imagination in students of varying writing abilities.

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Fall in love with these October Writing Prompts. Engaging Fall and Halloween themed writing prompts for your students' writing journal!

October Writing Prompts for Beginner Writers and ESL Students - Sentence Starters, Traceable Sentences, & More | 24 Engaging Prompts with Themed Word Bank

Ignite creativity and build writing skills with our October Writing Prompts for Beginner Writers! This comprehensive set is designed to support early writers with a variety of engaging activities, making writing practice both fun and educational. Perfect for young students, this resource includes sentence starters, traceable sentences, and independent writing pages to cater to all skill levels.

Features:

• 24 Engaging Writing Prompts: Spark imagination and guide young writers with 24 carefully crafted prompts that encourage creativity and self-expression. Each prompt is tailored to inspire writing about different aspects of August, from summer adventures to back-to-school themes.
• Sentence Starters: Begin each writing activity with a helpful sentence starter to guide beginner writers. These starters provide a solid foundation, helping students formulate their thoughts and build confidence in their writing skills.
• Traceable Sentence Starters: Support developing writers with traceable sentence starters that help reinforce letter formation and sentence structure. This feature is perfect for fine motor skill development and early writing practice.
• Independent Writing Pages: Each prompt includes a version without sentence starters, allowing more advanced or independent writers to practice crafting their own sentences. This flexibility caters to varying skill levels and encourages growth.
• Drawing Section: Foster creativity with a designated area for drawing. Students can illustrate their responses, adding a visual element to their writing and enhancing their engagement with each prompt.
• Themed Word Bank: Enhance vocabulary and support writing with a themed word bank included for each prompt. This resource helps students find the right words and expand their language skills, making writing more accessible and enjoyable.
• High-Quality & User-Friendly: Each page is designed with clear, easy-to-read text and ample space for writing and drawing. The layout ensures that young writers can focus on their work without distraction.
• Ideal for Classrooms & Home Learning: Perfect for use in early education classrooms, homeschooling environments, or as an enrichment activity at home. These prompts are versatile and designed to support a variety of writing practices.

Encourage young writers to explore their ideas and develop their skills with our October Writing Prompts for Beginner Writers. With a mix of guided and independent activities, along with drawing opportunities and a helpful word bank, this set is an invaluable tool for fostering a love of writing and boosting confidence.

Check out this "I am not a turkey" creative writing resource for some Thanksgiving or fall fun! Use it as a Thanksgiving party station, center, morning work or just for November creative writing fun. Three differentiated writing pages perfect for young learners to turn on their imagination when envisioning what else could the turkey be? Is it in disguise? Students can label, write a simple sentence or top it off with a story about their creation. Perfect to get those creative juices flowing.

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End of Year Memory Book K-4

Pages included:

• Cover page for K - 4
• When I grow up
• 3 pages for pictures
• Things I learned
• A page for student's picture, hand print, grade, age and height
• My Favorite things
• My new friends
• My school
• Signatures
• Congratulations on completing grades k - 4

This hands-on fun pack of Leprechaun Writing Craft is great for St. Patricks Day Writing Activity. This How to catch a Leprechaun Writing Activity also includes four more Leprechaun Writing Prompts to compliment the festive season.

Just print, color, cut and write. This simple yet engaging Leprechaun craftivity gets ready in minutes!!

Includes:

5 Writing Prompts

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Quick and easy end of the year activity! Students write questions that are specific to their class and you use those to build a trivia game or a kahoot! Great way to remember fun events and adds a nice game element to the end of the year!

Includes a pdf with 2 options - Class Kahoot or Class Trivia. Either one can be used depending if you have technology or not.

Print and Go.

**Boost Writing Skills with Engaging Independent Informal Letter Lessons – Ready to Go!
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Master Formal Letter Writing with Engaging, Low-Prep Lessons

Empower students in Grades 1-5 to excel at formal letter writing with this comprehensive, print-and-go resource. Tailored for independent learning, this packet offers a clear, step-by-step framework to help students confidently craft polished and professional letters. Ideal for teachers seeking a time-saving, curriculum-aligned solution to enhance writing skills.

**What’s Included?
**✏️ Print Materials: Worksheets, Answer Keys, PDF Slides

What’s Inside?

✔️ Teacher & Student Directions
✔️ Features of an Informal Letter

✔️ Informal Letter Features Exercise

✔️ Step 1: Desired School Trip Framework

✔️ Step 2: Impact of the Trip Framework

✔️ Step 3: Letter Writing Template

✔️ Step 4: Review & Self-Reflection
✔️ 3 Options of Letter Writing Template

✔️ Model Answers

Why You’ll Love This Resource:

✏️ No Prep 

✏️ Print and Go

✏️ Classroom-Tested

✏️ Aligned with Aligned with Common Core, TEKS, and UK National Curriculum.

**When to Use This Resource:
**✅ Literacy Lessons (1-2 hour lessons)

✅ Independent Work

✅ **Literacy Centers
**✅ Sub Plans

✅ Writing Workshops ✅ **Homework Assignments
**✅ Early Finishers

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✏️ Pencils

**Skills Focused:
**✔️ Formal letter structure

✔️ Idea organization

✔️ Sentence fluency

✔️ Editing and self-assessment

✔️ Professional tone and language

✔️ Independent writing skills

Curriculum Alignment

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Common Core State Standards (CCSS)**:

• W.1.2-W.5.2: Write informative/explanatory texts with clear purpose and structure
• W.1.4-W.5.4: Produce clear, coherent writing appropriate to task and audience
• L.1.5-L.5.5: Demonstrate command of word nuances and formal language

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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)**:

§110.3-§110.7 (Grades 1-5):

• • (b)(11)(A): Develop drafts with clear purpose and audience
  • (b)(12)(B): Apply proper capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
  • (b)(13)(A-B): Edit drafts to improve grammar and clarity

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UK National Curriculum (Years 1-5)**:

• Writing Composition: Plan and write for specific purposes and audiences
• Grammar and Punctuation: Use appropriate formal language and punctuation

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Looking for a heartwarming and creative Mother's Day craft that captures the pure love of your young students?

This will provide everything you need to guide your Kindergarten or 2nd Grade class in creating a precious keepsake for moms.

What's Included:

• 20 Engaging Sentence Starters: Spark creativity with prompts that focus on love, gratitude, and special memories with Mom. From "I love my mom because..." to "The funniest thing Mom ever said was..." these starters will have young minds overflowing with sweet sentiments.
• Adorable Flower Craft Template: This simple template allows for easy cutting and decorating, perfect for young hands.

Here's How it Works:

1. Choose a Sentence Starter: Students pick a prompt that resonates with them, or you can choose together as a class.
2. Write From the Heart: With help from teachers, young students can write their message on the back of the heart template.
3. Decorate with Love: Let creativity bloom! Students can personalize their flowers with paint, glitter, crayons, and other craft supplies.
4. Present with Pride: These adorable heart messages are sure to melt Mom's heart and become cherished keepsakes.

This easy-to-use kit is perfect for:

• Mother's Day celebrations
• Classroom bulletin board displays
• Fulfilling language arts curriculum goals
• Creating a special Mother's Day gift

French Halloween Sentence Building Cards are a great way to get students in Grades 1 through 3 to get started writing stories. Students delight in creating unique and funny sentence patterns using a 1-2-3 step strategy. Students use cards marked ’1’ to choose the subject of their sentence, cards with ‘2’ are the action words, and cards with location words are tagged ‘3’. Put together the subject, verb, and location cards and make a new sentence each time.

What to do:

Make a class set of the cards, laminate, and cut.

Place a few copies of the 1-2-3 writing template sheet into clear pockets or give students an individual worksheet to work on.

Watch students delight in creating new and unique sentences as they build confidence in their French writing skills.

Vocabulary included: le fantôme, la chauve-souris, le chat, la souris, le garçon, la fille, la sorcière, la momie, le vampire, le Frankenstein, le loup-garou, marche, vole, court, saute, danse, mange, dans la maison hantée, dans le cercueil, vers la lune, dans la botte

How to prepare this resource:

Make a few copies of the template page, insert into clear pockets, dry erase pocket, or use as individual worksheets and watch as the giggles get started. Make a copy of the story cards, laminate, and cut. My students LOVE these activities. I cannot make them fast enough.

There is a little cutting and laminating involved with this activity but many use clear folders to make your job easier!

Perfect for a sub binder, emergency plans, or as a back up activity when you happen to have a few minutes to spare. A great set to have on hand as an extra centre activity at Halloween time. Your K-3 Immersion students will love them!

When to use this resource in the classroom:

These activity sheets are Halloween themed and can be used for the entire month of October and even into the week following Halloween. Students love using them and they can be helpful for follow-up assessment. Just in time for progress reporting period!

I hope your students enjoy learning their vowel sounds and exploring phonemic awareness with a Halloween Theme!

Appropriate audience:

I use these activities in my French Immersion classroom with Grade 1 and Grade 2 students. I feel confident that they could be used for any grade from Kindergarten to Grade three.

I would love to know how you are using this product in your classroom. Please feel free to contact me directly if you have anything to say about this resource. I love helping teachers as much as I can. A product review also is a great way of letting me know, and leaving a review earns you extra credit for more amazing TeachShare products!

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This has been a fun way for students to review their letters. I love that each page gives students an opportunity to write the letter, find the letter and find the sounds. Merci!

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3. Easy common food theme that students love
4. Students grow in independence at their own pace
5. Reinforce encoding and writing skills
6. Social wellness and personal autonomy in using French in the classroom
7. Scaffold and support language acquisition, oral communication, and writing skills
8. Subject, verb, object cards are a great way to introduce the standards of writing

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Each writing poster has the stage of the writing process in bold letters, along with instructions for what should be done at each stage. These writing posters will help you and your students keep track of where they are during writer's workshop. I laminate and hang the posters as well as prepare clothespins with each child's name on one. As a child works on a piece of writing his/her clip is moved to the appropriate stage of the writing process.

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Big Pumpkin Reading Comprehension Test Questions Quiz & Story Sequencing Set, based on the book by Erica Silverman.

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8 Pages Total Include:

10 Comprehension short-answer questions

10 Multiple Choice Questions

* * * answer sheets (corresponds with both sets)

Sequencing : 12 written scenes from the story to place in order, with illustrations

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Are you in need of a St. Patrick's Day writing activity? This adorable March craft will get your students thinking about why they are lucky to be themselves! Bonus Bulletin Board letters included!

It includes:

-3 different sentence stems

I am lucky because…

I am lucky to be me because…

The world is lucky to have me because…

- Prewriting worksheet for each sentence stem

-Cuttable sentences

-Two different bordered papers. Each paper has 3 different options; no words, traceable words, and colored words.

-Craft for the top of the writing

-Lucky Lads and Lassies words for your bulletin board

**You will need powerpoint to open this project

8.5 x 11 inches, 200 Pages Blank Pages Paper, College Ruled, Lined Journal & Music Sheet for Writing and Music Composition

Perfect for teachers and students to write in everything they want

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Make your own Potato Crafts fun with this engaging, hands-on Build a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Person Kids craft making activity! This includes 2 low-prep Build a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Person kids crafts templates perfect for having fun with potatoes or cooking. Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make this activity perfect for centers or substitute days, too!

Lead your students in fun craft making with 2 Build a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Person by cutting out the pieces, coloring, gluing the parts together and decorating. Students will love putting together their Build a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Person activities together by using their problem solving skills through these fun activities, and won't even realize how much they're having fun! Use it after reading a story about potatoes or sing a song about potatoes. Print in black and white to color or in color for assembly.

Here's what you'll get:

• Mr. Potato person printable

• Mrs. Potato person printable

• easy to follow directions

Your students will be crafting Build a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Person crafts with a variety of common classroom materials. They'll be engaged and having a great time together!

These activities use materials readily available in most classrooms and homes and includes printable templates to create each activity.

Prep is quick and easy... Just print the Build a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Person pages, cut everything out, color, decorate, gather the materials listed, and you're ready for a fun and engaging class! Print in black and white for coloring/painting and in color for easy assembly. You can make these into puppets, dance around the room with them while listening to winter music, or use to decorate your room with. You can even create a story about your potato person.

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