Using these engaging writing topics for first grade, your students will never again have to wonder what to write about.
These engaging topics motivate 1st graders to share their experiences, remember memorable moments in their lives plus develop writing skills.
So include into your instruction this week a few of these fun writing topics for first grade.
Writing Topics for First Grade
1. A time when your guardian allowed you to stay up really late on a school night
2. Favorite game played at recess
3. A fun day you had at the beach
4. The experience of learning how to ride a bike
5. Nervous moment of pulling a loose tooth
6. Memorable experience at your favorite restaurant
7. Something exciting that happened to you at an amusement park or fair
8. A time you were bitten by an animal
9. The happiest moment so far in first grade
10. An amazing field trip experience
11. A funny moment while at the circus
12. Birthday memory that happened at school
13. An interesting sight you saw while visiting the zoo
14. A time when you fell off your bike
15. When you built a cool sandcastle on the beach
16. A time when an animal frightened you
17. When you did something nice for someone else
18. Best summer trip
19. First time trying a new food
20. A special trip to visit a special relative
21. Favorite memory from sleepover with your best friend
22. A toy or stuffed animal that you just can’t live without
23. Funny moment between you and your pet
24. Easter egg hunt you participated in
25. Favorite place in the whole world
26. A time your parents surprised you with a present you were not expecting
27. What you miss most about being in Kindergarten
28. Good characteristics of your mom and dad
29. Why it’s bad to be a bully
30. A talent you have that you are most proud of
31. Why it’s cool to be a first grader
32. A time that you or a relative burned food in the oven or stove
33. Favorite memory with a sibling or cousin
34. A time you rode a scooter
35. An invention you would create to make life easier for people
36. Career you would like to have when you grow up and why
37. Describe your favorite read aloud book.
38. Your least favorite subject and why
39. Why recess should be longer on Fridays
40. How you would stand up to a bully
41. A lunch menu item you would like served in the cafeteria and why
42. Memorable road-trip adventure with family or friends
43. A time when you helped a student who was not your good friend
44. What you would buy if you had one hundred dollars
45. Share a moment in school when you feel super special.
46. What do you think your mom or dad was like at your age?
47. Scary experience
48. Write two writing topics for first grade your teacher might like.
49. Memorable time that you have playing in the swimming pool
50. Feelings that you experience when you listen to your favorite music
51. A time when you felt alone
Now you’re all set to prompt your 1sd graders to showcase their lovely writing skills.
Use these writing topics for first grade as homework, morning work, early finisher activities, or independent writing practice.
For support, teach students how to respond well to these writing topics for first grade.
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