Another fun creative writing prompt: making friends with a magical creature! My kids love telling me about magical creatures, so I figured we’d turn it into a writing project?!
Category Archives: Writing
How to Get What You Want From Santa
Getting Santa to give you the exact present you want is tricky business. Do this with your class and see who’s got it all figured out! Fun writing project for the holidays!
Click here for the free PDF worksheet: How to get what you want from Santa.
Merry Christmas!
St. Partick’s Day Story Starter (Updated)

Here’s an easy St. Patrick’s day writing project (for whole class use or as a fast finisher). Use the picture to get your creative juices flowing, and then make notes in the sections on the page. Then take it all the way through publishing.
Click here to download the free printable PDF: St Patrick’s Day Story Starter
How to Catch a Turkey (Thanksgiving Writing Project for Kids)
Easy, free Thanksgiving writing project about catching those fast and pesky turkeys! Emphasize the need for transition words to aid in sequencing. Click here for the PDF: How to Catch a Turkey PDF
Great Literacy Website- First Grade
Here’s an awesome website with great first grade literacy stuff: StoryTown Resources: First Grade. Sight words, high frequency words, spelling, SmartBoard lessons and more!
Submitted by an AZ teacher. Thank you!
Lucky, the St. Patrick’s Day Worm (Updated)
Here’s a fun (and free!) parts of speech/writing activity for St. Patrick’s Day. Explain to students that orange, green and white are the colors of the Irish flag. Enjoy!
Click here for the free printable PDF: St Patrick’s Day Word Worm

Leprechaun Character Analysis Writing (Updated)
This fun St. Patrick’s Day writing activity uses the basic parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives) to help kids create a character analysis for a leprechaun. This could easily lead to a story, poem, etc. about the leprechaun.
Click here to download the PDF: Leprechaun Character Analysis

How To Catch a Leprechaun (updated)

Catching leprechauns is a childhood favorite. Why not write about it!? I love hearing kids’ writing about how you go about catching a leprechaun. Good luck catching those pesky fellows!
Click here for the printable PDF: How To Catch a Leprechaun Writing Activity


