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50 First-Grade Writing Prompts

One entire year of weekly writing prompts that are simple and easy to print. 50 first-grade prompts that cover narrative, opinion, expository, and descriptive writing to get the ideas flowing!

First-Grade Journal Writing Prompts

In first grade, children begin to learn for the first time how to communicate their thoughts and ideas through writing. This often comes in the form of stories. However, telling a story off the top of their heads can be difficult for young children, so writing prompts provide a springboard to get the ideas flowing, making the writing process much easier and more fun. We all know that sometimes the hardest thing about writing a story is figuring out what to write about!

For a more detailed approach to teaching your first-grader to be a fantastic sentence-writer, check out our How to Write a Sentence Pack. This is a complete 8-week, engaging writing program that will help your students build key foundational skills.

First-Grade Story Starters

First-grade story starters need to be simple enough that any 6- or 7-year-old can finish the thought but not so simple that they merit a short answer. The idea is to get these youngsters to write several sentences at a time, using their imaginations and creativity to share what’s inside their heads. The best story starters get the ball rolling and inspire students to build their storylines. Sometimes, silly prompts give rise to the most inventive stories! We’ve created some of those “best story starters” for FREE for you to use with your first grader. Give them a try, and see what we mean!

50 FREE First Grade Writing Prompts

  1. If I were a bird, I would fly to
  2. My favorite book character is _______________ because _______________
  3. My favorite season is _________________ because ________________________
  4. If I could have any superpower, it would be ________________________
  5. My grandma said she’d make my favorite dinner so I choose
  6. When it rains, I like to
  7. My favorite thing to do when it snows is
  8. If I could visit any country, I would visit
  9. My favorite thing about school is
  10. If I were an astronaut I would
  11. If it rained frogs for a week I would
  12. After school, I like to
  13. During winter break, my family
  14. My favorite toy to play with is
  15. If I found buried treasure I would
  16. My favorite thing to do at the beach is
  17. I woke up a mermaid and
  18. I love myself because
  19. I found an egg and out popped a
  20. My favorite toy came to life and
  21. My favorite yellow food is
  22. In the summer I like to
  23. I made a pie with
  24. What is your favorite season? Why?
  25. If you woke up in the Jurassic period, what would you do?
  26. I have a secret talent. It is
  27. When I smile at a stranger, they
  28. I love to play ____________________ because ___________________.
  29. My favorite dessert to bake is
  30. For exercise, I like to
  31. To be a good friend means to
  32. The weirdest thing I have eaten is
  33. There’s a friendly alien living in my attic that likes to
  34. When my friend is having a sad day, I
  35. My favorite kind of party is
  36. If I wore glasses that gave me super sight, I would see
  37. The tooth fairy left a note under my pillow that said
  38. When I’m older, I’m going to
  39. If I could have any animal for a pet, I would choose
  40. When I’m upset I like to __________________ to calm down.
  41. My favorite holiday is __________________ because _______________.
  42. The first time I rode a bus I
  43. Three things I want to accomplish this year are
  44. If I were a scarecrow, I would
  45. If I were the sun, I would light up
  46. My favorite thing to do for my parents is
  47. A great place to go on a field trip is
  48. When I learned to swim, I
  49. I get really scared when
  50. Describe one thing that makes you special.

First-Grade Writing Prompts

One year of easy-to-print weekly writing prompts for your first grader, covering expository, narrative, opinion, and descriptive writing.

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