Differentiated First Grade Writing Prompts Bundle

This bundle contains differentiated writing prompts for narrative and informational/ expository writing. Each prompt is included in three levels so that you can meet the diverse needs of the students in your classroom.

Level 1: Fill-in-the-blank sentence stems are provided for each sentence in the prompt. These sentence stems are designed to be open ended so there is a variety of ways to complete them.

Level 2: Sentence frames are provided for the topic and concluding sentences only.

Level 3: No sentence frames included. Students write their own paragraph or sentences using the word bank.

Informative Writing Prompts

These informative writing prompts cover a variety of engaging topics that first grade and second grade students will already be familiar with from their daily lives, no research necessary. There are 43 different informative writing topics covered in this pack. Each writing prompt features real photos and a word bank to spark your student’s non-fiction writing ideas. These prompts look great printed in color or in black & white.

For each writing topic, there are 3 no-prep, differentiated levels of prompts included (43 topics x 3 levels = 129 prompt pages total).

Places

All About Parks

All About Pools

All About Stores

All About the Library

All About Movie Theaters

All About Restaurants

All About Gas Stations

All About the Post Office

All About Farms

All About Zoos

All About the Beach

All About the Ocean

All About the Desert

Events

All About Birthday Parties

All About Recess

All About Snow

All About the Rain

All About Thunderstorms

Food

All About Ice Cream

All About Cupcakes

All About Donuts

All About the Gumballs

All About Pizza

Everyday Items

All About School Buses

All About Bikes

All About Jump Ropes

All About Crayons

All About Airplanes

All About Trains

All About Firetrucks

Animals & Nature

All About Dogs

All About Cats

All About Birds

All About Ants

All About Elephants

All About Polar Bears

All About Penguins

All About Tigers

All About Zebras

All About Kangaroos

All About Cows

All About Fish

All About Trees

Narrative Writing Prompts

These narrative writing prompts cover personal life experiences, emotions/feelings, as well as engaging fictional narratives. There are 44 different informative writing topics covered in this pack. Each writing prompt features illustration space and a word bank to spark your students share their best narratives.

For each writing topic, there are 3 no-prep, differentiated levels of prompts included (44 topics x 3 levels = 132 prompt pages total).

Personal Narratives

My Friend's Visit

At Recess

My Sick Day

My Birthday

A Trip to the Dentist

My Messy Room

Shopping Trip

The First Day of School

Going to a Restaurant

Going Swimming

Going to the Park

A Big Storm

I Helped Cook

Going to the Zoo

Going on a Trip

My Lunch

Personal Narratives - Feelings

I Felt Sad

I Felt Shy

I Felt Scared

I Felt Worried

I Felt Excited

I Felt Happy

I Was Brave

Fictional Narratives

Spot's Great Day

Jack's Dog Wash

Ann's Big Race

Ben's Beach Day

Sam's Birthday Party

Backyard Bug Hunt

Picnic in the Park

A Day With Bella

Dom's Fall Day

A Day at the Movies

Looking for Treasure

Visiting the Farmer's Market

A Mailbox Surprise

A Day at the Castle

My Adventure in Space

An Alien Visited Our School

My New Pet

Principal for a Day

The Magic Wand

My Robot

Jin's Rainy Day