The holidays are fast approaching as you turn the calendar to December! Now is the time to get your students excited about writing with some fun and easy December writing prompts. Take a look at these 25 holiday writing prompts for kindergarten and first grade.
December Writing Prompts – Holiday Traditions
1.Make a list of your favorite toys – bring the latest toy catalogs and sales flyers to school and let kids dream as they make a list of their favorites.
2. Draw and label a Christmas tree.
3. Write your opinion – What do you like better – Christmas or Halloween? Tell why.
4. Do you like to bake cookies? Write your opinion.
5. Write how to decorate a Christmas tree. Use procedural words first, next, then, and last. Decorate your classroom tree or make a Christmas tree craft to go with this Christmas writing prompt.
6. Write about your favorite Christmas movie. Tell the name, the characters, the setting, and the plot in this December writing prompt.
7. Think about your favorite Christmas traditions that you do each year and write about your favorite.
8. December writing prompts wouldn't be complete without reading a story about an old-fashioned Christmas and then writing how Christmas was different long ago.
9. Learn about different holidays celebrated around the world in December and then have students write a report about one of the holidays.
December Writing Prompts – Sweets & Treats
10. Bring in a variety of cookies for your students to taste. Then have the students make a list of their favorite cookies. Your students will love this December writing prompt and activity!
11. Draw and label a gingerbread house.
12. Read the story of the gingerbread man and write a letter persuading him not to run away. Click here to grab these free printable December writing prompts.
13. Another of our favorite December writing prompts for 1st grade or kindergarten is to read the story The Gingerbread Baby and then have the students adopt some gingerbread babies of their own. Make it a baby book and write about its adventures.
14. Make hot chocolate with your students and then have them write how to make this tasty treat. My students absolutely loved when we did this December writing prompt.
December Writing Prompts – Santa And The North Pole
15. Read some non-fiction books about reindeer and have students write a report about reindeer.
16. Imagine Santa at the North Pole. Tell about his day – what does he do first, next, last? Illustrate your picture after doing this fun December writing prompt.
17. Of course, you must add writing a letter to Santa Claus to your December writing prompts calendar!
18. Read some books about Santa and then write a report telling all about him. Include details about where he lives, what he does for a living, who is in his family, etc.
19. Make a list of things you might find at the North Pole.
20. If you're looking for December writing prompts 2nd grade students will love, add the question – Are you on Santa's naughty or nice list? Write your opinion.
21. Have students write a letter to Mrs. Claus. They can practice writing a friendly letter and ask her questions about the North Pole. Students might ask her if she is taking good care of Santa and if she has been baking any cookies!
22. Wait until the first snow and then have your kids build a snowman. Afterward, practice some procedural writing with the prompt how to build a snowman. No snow? No problem! Build your snowman with salt dough or playdough!
23. Imagine Santa picks you up in his sleigh and takes you to the North Pole. What happens? Write about your day at the North Pole.
24. One of the best December writing prompts kindergarten students will love is to draw and label Santa Claus.
25. Your students will love applying to be one of Santa's elves and then spending a day in the life of a North Pole elf trying out different elf jobs. Head over here to read about this fun activity and grab these free December writing prompts.
If you're looking for a way to simplify your writing lessons in the busy month of December, grab these December Journal Writing Prompts. Your students will love the fun topics for December and creative journal writing prompts and you'll love the easy no-prep printable writing templates included in this resource!
You'll also love the included google slides that you can use to direct your writing lessons as you model the writing procedures for your students in their daily journal. Click here to learn more.
