1st Grade Writing Activities

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

Research shows that when we focus on things we are grateful for, we literally rewire our brains to focus on the positive. Help kids experience the joy of gratitude by creating trees that give thanks.

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

Childhood summers are magical, full of splashy fun and relaxing afternoons. Preserving those memories should be special as well.