Back to School Writing Prompts, Paper, Journal Activities for Writing Center

Looking for daily writing prompts that get kids excited about writing and building beginning writing skills? Writing Mats for August & September (Back to school, apples, all about me, and community themed) includes 20 writing prompts, each with a picture and word list and writing conventions checklist. The PERFECT first week of school activity packet to get kids writing!

⭐️Create a simple, easy-to-prep writing center in your classroom, or use the writing paper to create a journal!

⭐️Great for independent writing time, creative and story journal writing, writer's workshop, writing centers, small group instruction, homework, sub plans, and morning work.

⭐️20 writing prompts on various seasonal, back to school, and general topics. Fiction and non-fiction writing topics are included.

⭐️Build writing fluency through repeated writing frequently throughout the month. The many engaging topics will keep your students interested and excited about writing!

✅3 RESOURCES IN 1:

1. PDF or PPT - Just open the PDF or Powerpoint file and print!
2. GOOGLE SLIDES / GOOGLE DRAWINGS - Assign each writing prompt in Google Slides, which includes an interactive writing checklist.
3. SEESAW - Add an activity to Seesaw with the included images!

✏️These printable writing activities include 4 variations for each topic. These are great for differentiation during your writing block!

1. interlines with a sentence starter that needs to be traced.
2. interlines without a sentence starter.
3. regular lines with a topic/title given.
4. a blank page is included for drawing and writing with a title.

Picture-Word List

Students are given a picture-word list on each writing mat with related clip art to match the story starter and topic. There is a space to draw a picture with each story, and the word list supports spelling.

Writing Checklist

There is a writing checklist at the bottom of each mat to help students remember what they need to include in their writing passage. They can review the items before writing, refer to them during, and color the check marks afterward to show they have used the writing conventions. The digital version of this for Google Slides includes moveable checklist objects that kids can use to interact with the list after their writing is complete.

✏️September Writing Prompt Topics

1. Fun on Wheels
2. The First Day of School
3. People at School
4. Community Helpers
5. In My Classroom
6. My Favorite Arts Activity
7. My School Goals
8. Being a Friend
9. After School
10. At Lunch
11. My Backpack
12. All About Me
13. My Favorite Things
14. How I Dress
15. My Birthday
16. Apple Life Cycle
17. Apples, Apples, Apples
18. Fire Fighters
19. If I were a Scientist
20. Helping at Home

⭐️The writing mats are perfect for first grade, but could also be used for advanced writers in Kindergarten and for extra practice, as review, or independent work for second grade.

✅Check out the preview for a closer look at what this resource provides: see the topics included and a breakdown of what a Writing Mat looks like and how it can be used.

⭐️Additional pages are provided for Canadian users, including Canadian spelling and content where applicable.

✔️6 ways to use Writing Mats in your classroom!

1. Print Writing Mats on card stock, laminate, and use with whiteboard markers in your literacy center!
2. Print Writing Mats and include them in your writing center for many choices!
3. Copy Writing Mats back to back with the cover page to create a daily writing journal!
4. Copy and put it into a folder. Use for morning work or fast finishers!
5. Use with Seesaw by uploading the image files included in this resource and assigning it to your class (instructions provided).
6. Use with your class in Google Classroom (instructions provided).

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TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Laura K. says, "My students really enjoyed these writing activities at the beginning of the year. The word bank is helpful to beginning writers. I will definitely use these prompts each year!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sherri G. says, "This is a great resource for students. It has been helpful for giving students the supports they need to develop writing skills."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Alexandria K. says, "These are great for my writing center! My kiddos look forward to the new writing prompt each week. I love that this resource is differentiated to help meet the needs of all of my kiddos."

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