30 Fun First Grade Writing Prompts

First Grade Writing Prompts

Try these 30 fun first grade writing prompts to help your students discover the joys of writing. First graders have lots of things to say but still have difficulty when it comes to writing down their ideas and using letters, words, and sentences. The below writing prompts for first graders are designed to help spark the kids’ imaginations and get them writing fun and interesting sentences. If you would like to download a PDF and print these writing prompts, you can at the bottom of the page. Let’s get started.

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First Grade Writing Prompts

  1. My favorite animal is ___________because ___________.
  2. To make a snowman, first ___________. Then ___________.
  3. My favorite toy, if it could talk, would say ___________.
  4. I like the color ___________the most because ___________.
  5. The funniest person I know is ___________. They make me laugh when they ___________.
  6. When my friend is sad, I can make them better by ___________.
  7. My favorite sport to play is ___________because ___________.
  8. If I was a superhero my superpower would be ___________.
  9. Before I go to bed at night, I ___________.
  10. The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is ___________.
  11. My favorite time of the year is ___________ because ___________.
  12. I feel happy when I ___________.
  13. My favorite food to eat is ___________.
  14. The cutest animal I ever saw was a ___________.
  15. At recess, I love to ___________.
  16. My dream bedroom would have ___________.
  17. I am good at ___________.
  18. If my pet could talk, it would say ___________.
  19. My favorite time of the day is ___________ because ___________.
  20. On my birthday, I usually ___________.
  21. My favorite thing about school is ___________.
  22. I really like to play the game ___________ because ___________.
  23. If I had one wish, I would wish for ___________.
  24. After school I usually ___________.
  25. To be a good friend you should ___________.
  26. If I could talk to animals I would say ___________.
  27. If I could choose a pet for the classroom I would choose a ___________ because ___________.
  28. At the weekend I like to ___________.
  29. Being in first grade is great because ___________.
  30. When I am alone I like to ___________.