Inspiring young minds to love writing is especially fun during the winter holidays. This is a collection of first grade writing lessons for the month of December. Each lesson features a fun writing prompt and a matching read aloud story video. The first week of the lessons also feature an English lesson video to accompany the Christmas writing activity.
Topic: Brief Composition
- Video: What is a Paragraph?
- Video: The Snow Globe Family Read Aloud
- Activity: If I lived in a Snow Globe…
Topic: Brief Composition
- Video: The Paragraph Song
- Activity: Ugly Christmas Sweater
- Discuss why it is a paragraph
- Discuss descriptive elements in the paragraph
- Color the sweater based off the paragraph
Topic: Brief Composition
- Video: Paragraph Song
- Video: The Littliest Elf Read Aloud
- Activity: Elf Writing Activity
Topic: Brief Composition
- Video: Paragraph Song
- Video: Horary for the Holidays Read Aloud
- Activity: Winter Holiday Writing
Topic: Brief Composition
- Video: Paragraph Song
- Video: The Biggest Christmas Tree Ever Read Aloud
- Activity: Sparkling Adjectives
Topic: Conventions in Writing (Lists)
- Video: Mooseltoe Read Aloud
- Activity: Moose Must
Topic: Conventions in Writing (Opinion)
- Video: The Great Reindeer Rebellion Read Aloud
- Activity: Christmas Opinion Writing (page 4)
Topic: Conventions in Writing (Opinion & Friendly Letter)
- Video: The Naughtiest Reindeer Read Aloud
- Activity: Christmas Opinion Writing (page 5)
Topic: Conventions in Writing (How To Writing)
- Video: How to Catch Santa Read Aloud
- Activity: How to Get on Santa’s Good List (page 4)
Topic: Conventions in Writing (How To Writing)
- Video: Memoirs of an Elf Read Aloud
- Activity: Elf for Hire Writing
Topic: Organization & Paragraphs
- Video: Gingerbread Christmas Read Aloud
- Activity: My Life as a Gingerbread Cookie
Topic: Organization & Paragraphs
- Video: Learn Facts About Reindeer
- Activity: Reindeer Facts
Topic: Organization & Paragraphs
- Video: Reindeer of the Year Read Aloud
- Activity: Reindeer of the Year
Topic: Organization & Paragraphs
- Video: Christmas Cookie Day Read Aloud
- Activity: How to Make Reindeer Cookies
Topic: Organization & Paragraphs
- Video: Snowmen at Night Read Aloud
- Activity: Snowmen at Night (page 9)
