This bundle includes daily writing activities and writing stations prompts for the whole year with 20 themed narrative, opinion, and informational writing notebook journal pages for 10 months (200 writing sentences journal pages with a picture word list and writing conventions rubric checklist), plus writing posters to support writing instruction. Great as morning work activities!

⭐️Create a simple, easy-to-prep writing center in your classroom, or use the writing paper to create a journal!

⭐️Great for independent writing time, creative and story journal writing, writer's workshop, writing centers, small group instruction, homework, sub plans, and morning work.

⭐️All 200 of the writing prompts cover a variety of seasonal and general topics. There are fiction and non-fiction writing topics included.

⭐️They build writing fluency through repeated writing frequently throughout the month. The many engaging topics will keep your students interested and excited about writing!

❤️Buy the bundle and SAVE $ (50% off), plus get FREE Writing Posters with Conventions as a bonus (for bundle owners only)! This BUNDLE is a collection of 10 sets of monthly Writing Mat resources.

✏️4 RESOURCES IN 1:

1. PDF or PPT - Just open the PDF or PPT file and print!
2. Writing Conversions Posters - New Bonus for BUNDLE owners!
3. GOOGLE SLIDES / GOOGLE DRAWINGS - Assign each writing prompt in Google Slides, which includes an interactive writing checklist.
4. SEESAW - Add an activity to Seesaw with the included images!

✏️These printable writing activities include 4 variations for each topic. These are great for differentiation during your writing block!

1. interlines with a sentence starter that needs to be traced.
2. interlines without a sentence starter.
3. regular lines with a topic/title given.
4. a blank page is included for drawing and writing with a title.

✏️Includes 10 months of Writing Mats for the classroom!

✏️ September Back to School Writing Mats

1. Fun on Wheels
2. The First Day of School
3. People at School
4. Community Helpers
5. In My Classroom
6. My Favorite Arts Activity
7. My School Goals
8. Being a Friend
9. After School
10. At Lunch
11. My Backpack
12. All About Me
13. My Favorite Things
14. How I Dress
15. My Birthday
16. Apple Life Cycle
17. Apples, Apples, Apples
18. Fire Fighters
19. If I were a Scientist
20. Helping at Home

✏️ October and Halloween Writing Mats

1. When It Gets Colder
2. In the Fall
3. Leaves Change
4. At the Pumpkin Patch
5. My Jack O’ Lantern
6. Halloween Night
7. My Costume
8. Trick of Treating
9. My Favorite Candy
10. If I Were a Witch
11. If I Were a Spider
12. Bat Life Cycle
13. Owl Life Cycle
14. My Family
15. My Favorite Snacks
16. My Growth Mindset
17. STEM Challenge
18. Science Experiments
19. Math Class
20. If I Were an Astronaut

✏️ November Fall and Thanksgiving Writing Mats

1. If I were a Turkey
2. All About Turkeys
3. The Parts of a Turkey
4. I am Thankful
5. For Thanksgiving
6. Thanksgiving Dinner
7. If I were a Pilgrim
8. My Favorite Pie
9. On Veteran’s Day
10. In November
11. My Scarecrow
12. When it Gets Cold
13. If I Could Vote
14. If I Were President
15. Things That Make Me Happy
16. Black Friday
17. The Foods I Need
18. My Favorite Foods
19. The Best Books
20. Where I Love to Read

✏️December Christmas and Winter Writing Mats

1. My Christmas Tree
2. Christmas Time
3. My Ornament
4. Decorating
5. If I were an Elf
6. Dear Santa
7. Santa’s Workshop
8. Santa’s Stuck
9. If I were a Reindeer
10. Christmas Eve
11. A Time for Giving
12. Making Crafts
13. Hot Chocolate
14. Staying Warm
15. In December
16. My Gingerbread House
17. In My Stocking
18. Holiday Treats
19. Holidays Around the World

20. Hanukkah

✏️January Winter Writing Mats

1. Let’s Build a Snowman
2. My Snow Day
3. All About Snowflakes
4. Staying Warm
5. All About Polar Bears
6. All About Penguins
7. Clothes for Winter
8. Playing Ice Hockey
9. Things that are Frozen
10. My Favorite Winter Activity
11. Animals in Winter
12. Arctic Animals
13. Ice Skating
14. The Snowball Fight
15. Out My Window
16. In January
17. The Mitten
18. If I Lived in a Snow Globe
19. Happy New Year
20. My New Year’s Resolution

✏️February Valentine's Day Writing Mats

1. Groundhog Day
2. If I was a Groundhog
3. Chinese New Year
4. The Super Bowl Party
5. Playing Football
6. The 100th Day of School
7. My 100th Day Collection
8. If I Had $100
9. My Friends
10. Things I Love
11. On Valentine’s Day
12. A Valentine’s Day Party
13. Making Valentines
14. My Favorite Sweets
15. In February
16. If It Were Summer
17. If I Lived in the Whitehouse
18. Presidents Day
19. My Daily Routines
20. The Tooth Fairy

✏️March Spring St. Patrick's Day Writing Mats

1. St. Patrick’s Day
2. Lucky the Leprechaun
3. St. Patrick’s Day Party
4. I Feel Lucky
5. The Color Green
6. Rainy Days
7. My Favorite Weather
8. Signs of Spring
9. In Spring
10. My Garden
11. A Picnic
12. Playing Sports
13. Butterfly Life Cycle
14. Frog Life Cycle
15. Catching Bugs
16. The Pond
17. Baby Animals
18. The Perfect Pet
19. Book Time
20. My Feelings

✏️April Easter and Earth Day Writing Mats

1. April Fools
2. Easter Egg Hunt
3. If I Was the Easter Bunny
4. My Easter Egg
5. Everyday Is Earth Day
6. Recycling
7. Reusing
8. Rainbows
9. Puddles
10. What Plants Need
11. Birds
12. The Ladybug Lifecycle
13. At the Farm
14. My Favorite Foods
15. Lunch Time
16. At the Playground
17. If I went to Space
18. My Favorite Arts Activity
19. At the Library
20. Classroom Rules

✏️May Spring and Mother's Day Writing Mats

1. Mother’s Day
2. I Love My Mom
3. My Mom and I
4. My Mother’s Day Gift
5. My Grandmother
6. My Brother/Sister
7. Helping at Home
8. Memorial Day
9. Sunny Weather
10. Flowers are Important
11. My Favorite Fruit
12. At the Movies
13. Family Time
14. At the Aquarium
15. Things I Collect
16. Our Class Pet/If We
17. My Classroom Jobs
18. Sports Day
19. When I Grow Up
20. Nursery Rhymes

✏️June Summer, End of the Year Writing Mats

1. Father’s Day
2. My Dad and I
3. Blowing Bubbles
4. Eating Ice Cream
5. At the Carnival
6. Camping
7. My Family Trip
8. In the Summer
9. My Summer Vacation
10. When it gets HOT
11. Pool Time
12. At the Seashore
13. Under the Sea
14. In the Tide
15. At the Barbecue
16. Honeybee Life Cycle
17. Sea Turtle Life Cycle
18. Sunflowers Grow
19. Plants in Summer
20. At the Zoo

Picture-Word List

Students are given a picture-word list on each writing mat with related clip art to match the story starter and topic. There is a space to draw a picture with each story as well and the word list provides support in spelling.

Writing Checklist

There is a writing checklist at the bottom of each mat to help students remember what they need to include in their writing passage. They can review the items before writing, refer to it during, and color in the check marks after to show they have used the writing conventions. The digital version of this for Google Slides includes moveable checklist objects that kids can use to interact with the list after their writing is complete.

BONUS Writing Conventions Posters

This bonus poster set is for bundle owners ONLY! Posters are included for each item on the writing conventions checklist. Print half-size to make a set of cards for your writing center or use full-sized posters for your classroom wall. Student strips are also provided to use as needed. Posters are provided in color and black & white for each printing.

The writing mats are perfect for first grade, but could also be used for advanced writers in Kindergarten and for extra practice, as review, or independent work for second grade.

✅Check out the preview for a closer look at what this resource provides: see the table of contents and the topics included, as well as a breakdown of what a Writing Mat looks like and how it can be used.

**An additional set of Writing Mats are provided for Canadian users, which include Canadian spelling and content (if necessary).

NOTE: Upon purchase, you will be able to instantly download a ZIP file for each month that includes a printable PDF, PPT files, details for using with Google, and images/instructions on how to use it in Seesaw.

✔️6 ways to use Writing Mats in your classroom!

1. Print Writing Mats on card stock, laminate, and use with whiteboard markers in your literacy center!
2. Print Writing Mats and include them in your writing center for many choices!
3. Copy Writing Mats back to back with the cover page to create a daily writing journal!
4. Copy and put it into a folder. Use for morning work or fast finishers!
5. Use with Seesaw by uploading the image files included in this resource and assigning it to your class (instructions provided).
6. Use with your class in Google Classroom (instructions provided).

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gillian M. says, "I LOVE how there is a product for every month! They all look the same and even have a checklist on the bottom to help students remember! These are the perfect activities to have as a writing center or as an early finisher activity! Thank you for these!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Julie M. says, "I love how easy it is to differentiate with these mats. The subjects are highly engaging and encourage students to be independent with their writing. I also love that it has a rubric at the bottom to help the students edit their work in a 1st grade friendly way."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lori S. says, "We have been using these daily for writing practice and they have been a life saver. I love the self checking points at the bottom of the page and also the option to have a sentence starter if needed. My daughter struggles with where to begin when writing so these have really helped."

⭐️Check out the Writing Mats Bundle #2 with 200 more writing prompts! Buy both bundles together for 400 prompts for the school year!⭐️

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