This winter, give your students writing prompts and grammar activities to look forward to. Your kids will love these adorable snowmen which will help them practice their writing skills.

Snowmen are a seasonal favorite and can easily intertwine science and your writing block whether your science curriculum is focusing on the seasons or the water cycle.

Snowmen Writing Prompts for Winter

Boost engagement and help students practice grammar concepts.

As a teacher, you’ll love these snowmen prompts because they are:

Standards-aligned: Support 1st grade ELA.
Interactive: After writing is complete, students can color too.
Versatile: Use for whole group teaching, small group review, or center individual practice activities

Writing Prompts Support Grammar & ELA

Students

practice capitalization writing names
use end mark punctuation
include commas in a series
add adjectives to describe
build skill in pronoun and verb agreement

Build Vocabulary for Winter

Handy word-banks provide clothing and snowman parts to help early writers with spelling and vocabulary.

Your students will write about clothing:

earmuffs, hat, scarf, button

Word banks also include body parts:

face, eyes, nose, smile, arms

Utilize Anchor Charts to Build Skills

Students can benefit from anchor charts as they build their understanding of skills.

Display anchor charts on bulletin boards for visual learners. Share anchor charts while working in small groups. Print smaller versions for students to have their own copies.

Differentiate to Meet Students' Level

Different prompt options are included to provide easy differentiation for your students.

Have pages with prompts and support emerging writers.

Blank pages allow for students’ creativity and developing skills.

Connect Writing with Science Concepts

Are your students learning about the seasons?

Snowmen tie in beautifully with winter’s weather.

Discussing the water cycle in science?

When the temperatures make snow instead of allowing water droplets to fall, snowmen can be built from that snow.

Writing Incorporates Seasonal Themes

With this snowmen theme resource, you will be providing a meaningful way for students to practice grammar, expand vocabulary, and explore their creativity… all with the ease of low prep printable writing prompts.

If you’ve been looking for something to make January writing more appealing to your students, this is it.

Grab your copy of Snowmen Writing Prompts…

and get ready for a winter writing season your students won’t forget!