Fun March Writing Prompts for First Grade

Phew! We’re finally into March! Even though Winter has a lot of fun things associated with it, we’re ready for Spring to come. We’re really looking forward to more sunshine and growing things. To help your students get into a “springy” mood, why not try some March writing prompts?

using March writing prompts

First-grade students are just starting to acquire their writing skills. So they are usually pretty diverse in their abilities at this point. Here are some ideas for using writing prompts in ways that students can be successful at no matter where they are in writing ability.

Students that are really just starting to write, or aren’t quite able to write sentences yet, would really benefit from having unlined writing prompt worksheets. They can draw pictures to answer the prompt, and then label them.
If students can write a sentence, offer them prompts with a sentence line. They can write one sentences and still draw their pictures. Having a line for just one sentence reduces the overwhelm that these students might feel when seeing a fully lined sheet.
Students that are advanced writers can have full lined sheets, or a page with half space for drawing and half space for writing.

Offering different versions and formats makes it easy to differentiate writing tasks by specific students even in the same class. They’re all working on the same prompt, but at an appropriate ability level.

Make Use of St. Patrick’s Day for Fun Writing Prompts

St. Patrick’s Day provides a plethora of writing opportunities! Here are some ideas! And there are more tips and ideas in my earlier blog post.

Give students a large 4-leaf clover drawing with the area in the center saying something like “I am so lucky!” Then have them write a way that they feel lucky in each of the four sections of the clover.
What would they do if they found a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow?
What would be the best part about being a leprechaun?
If you could only eat green food, what would you eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?
Pretend that you’re able to follow a rainbow into a magical land? What would it look like?

Of course, there is more to March than just St. Patrick’s Day. If you’re looking for fun writing prompts for this month, this resource may be just what you need!

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This March Writing Prompts pack contains a total of 28 journal prompts for use throughout the month of March. The writing prompts are open-ended and can be used for a daily response journal or more structured and guided journal writing, after class/small group discussion or research.

Also included are the following: