1st Grade Creative Writing

The Garden of Abdul Gasazi Enrichment Activities

In Chris Van Allsburg's The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, the dog who protagonist Alan is supposed to be watching runs off and…

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Caldecott Medal Books & Illustrators

Chris Van Allsburg, Author & Illustrator: Guides to His Books

Award and Prize Winners

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Science and Language Arts: Crossword Pictures

Students fill out a crossword puzzle that has ocean, desert, and water themes.

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Creative Writing

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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Children describe how their mixed-up animal is made, and then draw a picture on it. This activity is based on Eric…

My Mixed-Up Animal

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Language Arts and Writing

Creative Writing

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Explore Poetry with Emily Dickinson

Students will immerse themselves in the poems of Emily Dickinson by writing, researching, drawing, and more.

Subjects:

Reading Comprehension

Literature

Reading

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Daily Writing Prompts Printable Book: All About Me (1-4)

The writing prompts in this printable book focus on personal experiences, feelings, and ideas. Many of the prompts may…

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Creative Writing

Composition

Language Arts and Writing

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Guide to the Symphonies Activities

Creative writing, drawing, and listening extension activities for Anna Harwell Celenza's children's books on classical…

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Literature

Creative Writing

Visual Arts

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Science and Language Arts: Moon Story

Students make a booklet to tell a story.

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Creative Writing

Space and Astronomy

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Gun Safety—What Would You Do?

Students answer what they would do if they found a gun. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety and…

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The Gorp's Gift: Gun Safety Resources for Teachers

Creative Writing

Books

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Children integrate their sky and moon observations with literature and creative writing.

The Sky's the Limit

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Language Arts and Writing

Creative Writing

Space and Astronomy

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Students write their own story about Curious George.

Monkey Business

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Fantasy Fiction

Animals (Zoology)

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Daily Writing Prompts Printable Book (1-4)

The daily prompts in this printable book will get your students' imaginations flowing. The prompts are accompanied by a…

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Composition

Language Arts and Writing

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Daily Writing Prompts Printable Book: Animals (1-4)

The prompts in this printable activity book are all tied to animal stories. You will find prompts for both fiction and…

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Creative Writing

Composition

Language Arts and Writing

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Daily Writing Prompts Printable Book: Fantasy (1-4)

The writing prompts in this printable book are all about fantasy. Students are asked to imagine that they are something,…

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Creative Writing

Composition

Language Arts and Writing

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Science and Language Arts: Riddle Writing

Students draw an animal, then make up a riddle to describe it.

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Creative Writing

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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Science and Language Arts: Stormy Words

Students imagine they are watching a lightning storm, then write what each of their senses experiences.

Subjects:

Weather

Earth Science

Science

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Science and Social Studies: Writing with Dots

Students are exposed to Braille, and are given a chance to write in Braille.

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Creative Writing

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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SOS is the international distress signal, which is expressed in Morse Code. Come up with a slogan for SOS day, using the…

SOS Day Writing Activity

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Safety

Health and Safety

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Window View from a Space Ship

Enhance science skills with an activity that has students writing creatively about the planet earth.

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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Focus on using declarative sentences with this printable word-usage activity.

Can You Tell Me?

Subjects:

Writing

Grammar

Creative Writing

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Use this printable writing activity to focus on copying words/sentences.

A Ride on the Carousel

Subjects:

Writing

Grammar

Creative Writing

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Use this printable writing activity to focus on writing complete thoughts.

A Bear Story

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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About Me: Birthday Party Plan

Distribute a printable social studies activity that has students plan their birthday parties.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Creative Writing

Writing

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