Writing for 1st grade
Writing for 1st grade: 52 free pages to print, play or teach from. No sign-in.
- 100th day writing pagePrintable
A free printable 100th day of school writing page with three editable prompts about the number 100 and a big box to draw one hundred of something. Print a class set for the day.
- Story mapPrintable
A free printable story map with boxes for characters, setting, problem, three events, solution and what you learned. Edit the labels and print for any book.
- Sequencing organizerPrintable
A free printable sequencing organizer with numbered boxes for first, next, then and last, each with writing lines and a square to draw. Edit the labels and print.
- Handwriting worksheet makerMaker
Type any words, or paste a class list for one page per student, and print a cursive practice sheet: a model line, dotted tracing that can fade, stroke arrows, blank guide lines, and a slant to match your school.
- Writing process posterPrintable
A free printable writing process poster with five stages in a loop: plan, draft, revise, edit and publish, each with a line saying what to do. Edit the words, print and post.
- Rubrics for kindergarten and 1st grade: three levels, pictures, no pointsGuide
How to make a rubric kindergarten and 1st graders can use: three levels (Wow!, Yes, Not yet), a picture per row, no points, read aloud. Free printable and maker.
- 54 low-stakes writing prompts by gradeIdea
Fifty-four quick-write prompts, eighteen each for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8, written to get every student writing for five minutes without worrying about a grade.
- Distractors that aren't silly: how good wrong answers are built, and how to write your ownGuide
How to write multiple choice wrong answers that teach you something: a near miss, a real misconception, never a silly one, examples from math, reading and science.
- Bubble letters to printMaker
Type a word or pick the alphabet and print fat hollow bubble letters to color: capitals, lowercase and numbers 0 to 9. No sign-in, nothing leaves your computer.
- Daily language review: a fix-the-sentence routineGuide
A five-minute daily language review routine: one sentence to fix, the five kinds of error to teach, what to expect by grade, and a free weekly printable with a key.
- Letter tracing worksheets A to ZPrintable
Print letters to trace as dotted strokes on ruled lines, with a start dot on every stroke: one letter a page, a 26 page A to Z book, or the whole alphabet on one page. No sign-in.
- Story diceTool
Roll three to nine picture dice (animals, places, feelings, objects), then tell it or write it from a prompt. Share the exact roll by link. Free.
- Acrostic poem generatorMaker
Type a word and write one line for each letter, step by step, then print the poem or a blank page for students. Free, no sign-in.
- Graphic organizer makerMaker
Print a Venn diagram, T-chart, KWL chart, story map, Frayer model, cause and effect, sequence or main idea chart with your own headings and prompts. Free.
- How to write "I can" statementsGuide
Writing "I can" statements that students understand: start from the standard, one target a lesson, verbs you can see, before-and-after examples by grade, and using them in class.
- Writing prompts by gradeTool
Writing prompts by grade band: narrative, opinion, informative, picture prompts described in words, and story starters. Two hundred original prompts, free to print.
- Class moments newsletterMaker
Add up to six photos and captions and print a one-page class sheet for families. Photos stay on your computer: nothing is uploaded or saved.
Checked 2026-11-08
- Writing the note to the teacherGuide
How a substitute writes the note to the teacher: what happened, not who is what; six headings in order; plain sentences to start from; and what to leave out.
- 15 writing prompts for a sub day, by gradeIdea
Fifteen original writing prompts for a sub day, five each for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8, that a substitute can put on the board and students can start with no teaching first.
- Sentence frame cards for English learnersPrintable
Printable sentence frames for describing, comparing, asking, giving an opinion, explaining, sequencing, predicting and retelling, at three levels from starting to expanding.
Checked 2026-11-08
- Rubric draft for the rubric makerTool
Describe an assignment and get a rubric draft with criteria and level descriptors, then open it in the rubric maker to edit, score and print. An AI draft to check.
- Social story maker: free stories to read and printMaker
Short, kind social stories for waiting, transitions, fire drills, a substitute, sharing, asking for help and loud noises. Read page by page or print picture cards. No AI, nothing sent.
Checked 2026-11-07
- Fine motor sheets: pre-writing strokes, cutting and tracing pathsTool
Printable fine motor practice: pre-writing strokes, scissor-cutting lines, tracing paths and hand-strengthening cards, made new each time at three levels, for a teacher, parent or therapist to use.
Checked 2026-11-08
- Make a quiz from a book, a recipe or a landPage
A free three-box quiz made from the words on one Peabody page, with an answer key to print and a homework link a student opens without signing in.