teaching resource

How to Decorate a Christmas Tree - Year 1 Procedural Writing Activity

Updated: 21 Nov 2023

Practise sequencing and writing procedural texts with an interactive ‘How to Decorate a Christmas Tree’ slide deck and differentiated writing prompts for Year 1 students.

Editable: Google Slides, PowerPoint
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Year: 1
Differentiated: Yes

Curriculum

VC2E1LY14

Re-read their own texts and discuss possible changes to improve meaning, spelling and punctuation <ul> <li>adding or deleting words on a page or screen to improve meaning; for example, adding an adjective to add meaning to a noun</li> <li>beginning to use dictionaries and resources to check and correct spelling</li> <li>identifying words that might not be spelt correctly</li> </ul>
VC2E1LA03

Explore how types of texts are organised according to their purpose, such as to recount, narrate, express opinion, inform, report and explain <ul> <li>discussing and comparing the purposes and organisation of familiar texts</li> <li>becoming familiar with the typical stages of types of texts, for example recount and procedure</li> <li>recognising that the structure of a text may include words and pictures; for example, an informative text may include words, illustrations and diagrams</li> </ul>
VC2E1LY13

Create short narrative and informative texts, written and spoken, on personal and learnt topics, including using some topic-specific vocabulary, appropriate multimodal elements, and a structure with an opening, middle and conclusion <ul> <li>applying emerging knowledge of text structure and grammar when creating text</li> <li>using learning area vocabulary when creating text</li> <li>creating digital images and composing a story or information sequence on-screen using images and captions</li> </ul>

teaching resource

How to Decorate a Christmas Tree - Year 1 Procedural Writing Activity

Updated: 21 Nov 2023

Practise sequencing and writing procedural texts with an interactive ‘How to Decorate a Christmas Tree’ slide deck and differentiated writing prompts for Year 1 students.

Editable: Google Slides, PowerPoint
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Year: 1
Differentiated: Yes

Practise sequencing and writing procedural texts with an interactive ‘How to Decorate a Christmas Tree’ slide deck and differentiated writing prompts for Year 1 students.

Plan Your Year 1 Christmas Writing Lessons in a Flash!

Hey there, first-year teachers! If you’re looking for awesome resources to teach procedural writing and save planning time, you’re in the right place. Teach Starter has your back with loads of Christmas printables and interactive teaching goodies custom-made for your fabulous first-years!

We know early writing instruction can be challenging, and we have some brand new Christmas writing activities just for you. These resources are designed to turn your budding writers into superstars through structured, scaffolded, interactive writing activities.

How to Decorate a Christmas Tree – Year 1 Writing Activities

Decorating the Christmas Tree is a classic Christmas activity, and this Google Slides interactive and accompanying worksheets take it to the next level. They’re not only fun but also differentiated for diverse learners. Using these resources, your early writers will

Make inferences about the learning objective based on clues
Design and decorate a virtual Christmas tree through drag-and-drop interactions
Write a procedural text using one of three differentiated graphic organisers, including the following versions.
- Version 1 – Cut and Paste Images to sequence How to Decorate a Tree.
- Version 2 – Draw pictures and write sentences to describe how to decorate a tree.
- Version 3 – With the help of a word bank, draw and write sentences to describe how to decorate a tree.

These Christmas-themed activities for year 1 are a fantastic addition to your Christmas curriculum, offering a hands-on, creative way to teach procedural writing.

Download and Print Your Christmas Activities Today!

It’s time to wrap up those lesson plans and jump into action! Your new resources are ready to use. Grab them by clicking the dropdown on the Download button. Use the dropdown to download the digital slide deck and printable writing worksheets.

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Curriculum

VC2E1LY14

Re-read their own texts and discuss possible changes to improve meaning, spelling and punctuation <ul> <li>adding or deleting words on a page or screen to improve meaning; for example, adding an adjective to add meaning to a noun</li> <li>beginning to use dictionaries and resources to check and correct spelling</li> <li>identifying words that might not be spelt correctly</li> </ul>
VC2E1LA03

Explore how types of texts are organised according to their purpose, such as to recount, narrate, express opinion, inform, report and explain <ul> <li>discussing and comparing the purposes and organisation of familiar texts</li> <li>becoming familiar with the typical stages of types of texts, for example recount and procedure</li> <li>recognising that the structure of a text may include words and pictures; for example, an informative text may include words, illustrations and diagrams</li> </ul>
VC2E1LY13

Create short narrative and informative texts, written and spoken, on personal and learnt topics, including using some topic-specific vocabulary, appropriate multimodal elements, and a structure with an opening, middle and conclusion <ul> <li>applying emerging knowledge of text structure and grammar when creating text</li> <li>using learning area vocabulary when creating text</li> <li>creating digital images and composing a story or information sequence on-screen using images and captions</li> </ul>

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