Product description
Writing is an important skill to practice daily. This resource makes it easy with 33 monthly print-and-go writing prompt worksheets that are perfect for beginning writers. The January Writing Prompts include a mix of seasonal, holiday, and anytime sentence starters. These are perfect writing prompts for kindergarten. You can easily use them in a writing folder or turn the prompts into a journal.
To improve writing, daily practice is necessary. These journal prompts are created to assist new writers in developing confidence, expressing ideas, and improving their fine motor skills and letter formation.
This resource includes:
•33 pages with a solid sentence starter (great for beginning writers)
•33 of the SAME pages with a traceable sentence starter
•33 of the SAME pages without a sentence starter (great for independent writers)
•An optional front cover
•A blank writing page for students who want to write more
•A clickable table of contents
Each page includes:
•Large writing lines specifically for young beginning writers
•An area for students to illustrate their writing
•A themed word bank with illustrations.
•A writing convention checklist
The writing conventions checklists remind students to:
•Use a capital letter
•Put spaces between their words
•Stretch out the words to spell them
•Use punctuation
•Draw a picture
An optional front cover is included if you’d like to turn the pages into a writing notebook or journal.
A blank page with lines is included for students who would like to write more.
There are 3 differentiated versions included. One version includes the story starters listed below with related pictures and vocabulary words in a solid font. The second version includes the story starters listed below with related pictures and vocabulary words in a traceable font. The final version includes only the pictures and vocabulary words only (no sentence starter).
Sentence Starters: Students use the word bank to complete the sentence on the worksheet. This version is great for small group instruction to provide your writers with support. Use these sentence-starter writing prompts for kindergarten or beginning writers. Both solid font and traceable font versions are included.
Word Bank Only: Use this option with your advanced writers. Students use the word bank to help build their own stories. This version is easy to print and place into an independent work center or folder. These are a great transition for more independent writers.
All versions include a writing convention checklist to support students in self-checking their work.
January Sentence Starters:
- My favorite pet
- I love winter
- I love January
- In winter
- In January
- When it’s
- When it snows
- In the morning
- In the afternoon
- In the evening
- At night
- A snowman
- My favorite drink
- For breakfast
- For lunch
- For dinner
- I like to wear
- When it’s raining
- Winter animals make me
- In my bag
- The police officer
- During art
- During recess
- My favorite toy
- My mom likes
- My favorite movie
- Kids love
- I sometimes
- I wake up early
- I meet my friends
- At school
- My teacher always
- When it’s freezing
