Writing Teaching Resources for 1st Grade
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Writing Template - Primary Grades
A blank template to use for a variety of writing pieces in the primary grades.
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Bowling Game - End Punctuation
Practice recognizing and naming end punctuation with this set of 36 phrase cards and punctuation pins.
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Storytelling Finger Puppets Template
A set of 15 finger puppets that can be used to spark the imagination for creative writing or to perform puppet shows.
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Move It! Handwriting PowerPoint Game
An active PowerPoint game to practice handwriting.
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Label These Sentences! – Worksheet
A worksheet that requires students to label the parts of speech in sentences.
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Weekend Narrative Writing Worksheet
Practice writing personal narratives with your young students with this writing template.
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Playground Narrative Writing Worksheet
Practice writing personal narratives with your young students with this writing template.
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Story Spine Porcupine – Narrative Writing Template
Print a narrative writing graphic organizer template designed to help students plan their narrative.
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Prepositions Picture Puzzle
Practice recognizing and using common prepositions with our jungle-themed 15 piece picture puzzle.
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Adjectives and the Senses – Worksheet
Organize adjectives into the most appropriate sense with this cut and paste sorting worksheet.
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Nouns and Adjectives Tangle – Worksheet
A worksheet that focuses on creating sentences with nouns and adjectives.
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Procedural Writing Topic Cards
Use these ideas for procedure writing with your students to help them hone their procedural writing skills.
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Prepositions Parking Lot Game
Practice recognizing and using prepositions with our game board with a set of 20 preposition cards.
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Writing Conventions Checklist
Get your students using this writing conventions checklist to edit their work across multiple genres.
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Adjectives Scoot Activity
Practice using adjectives to describe objects with this set of 20 task cards.
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Writing Prompt Jar – Cut and Assemble Kit
A set of labels and prompts to create a writing prompt jar.
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Growth Mindset Worksheets (Grades K-1)
Print these growth mindset worksheets for kindergarten and first grade to learn about I Can and I Can't while practicing handwriting.
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Punctuation Pizza Cover-up Game
Practice recognizing and using end punctuation with this set of pizza game boards and pepperoni phrase cards with missing punctuation.
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Language Arts Homework Task Cards and Worksheets - Grades 1–2
A set of 12 task cards and matching worksheets for language arts homework suitable for primary grades.
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Gender Nouns Posters
A set of educational posters showing common gender nouns in the English language.
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Personal Recount Planning Template
A template for students to use when planning a personal recount.
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Descriptive Writing Poster
A poster outlining the main points and structure of a descriptive text.
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Simple Recounts - Writing Scaffold
A simple scaffolding worksheet to use when writing a recount.
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My Broken Ankle - Narrative Text Structure Worksheet
A worksheet for teaching students how to write using a basic narrative text structure.
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Surprise! - Narrative Text Structure Worksheet
A worksheet for teaching students how to write using a narrative text structure.
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Police Car Ride - Narrative Text Structure Worksheet
A worksheet for teaching students how to write using a basic narrative text structure.
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Everyday Grammar Parts of Speech Warm Ups – Grades 1 and 2
A 40-slide editable PowerPoint to use when reviewing parts of speech with your students.
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Assessment Rubric - Procedural Writing
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' procedural writing.
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Everyday Grammar Sentence Structure Warm-Ups – Grades 1 and 2 Interactive PowerPoint
An engaging 40 slide interactive PowerPoint to use in the lower grades classroom when learning about sentence structure.
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Adjectives All Around - Outdoor Observation Activity
Two engaging activities for students to observe and describe their outdoor environment.
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Everyday Grammar Capitalization and Punctuation Warm-Ups – Grades 1 and 2 Interactive PowerPoint
An engaging 44-slide interactive PowerPoint to use in the lower grades when learning about capitalization and punctuation.
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Days of the Week - Handwriting Sheet
A handwriting sheet to practice writing the days of the week.