December Writing Prompts 3rd Grade 4th 5th Christmas Creative Writing Activities

December is full of things students want to write about, from family traditions to what they would do with a day in Santa’s workshop. These December writing prompts give 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students 89 ways to practice opinion, narrative, and informational writing in one print-and-go resource.

Each prompt sits on its own page with a graphic organizer, writing space, and a checklist, so students can plan and draft in one spot. There is nothing to cut, copy, or set up beyond printing.

These prompts focus on Christmas. If you are looking for winter topics instead, the January Writing Prompts cover that season.

What’s Included

• 35 narrative writing prompts (personal narrative and fictional)
• 33 opinion writing prompts
• 21 informational and research writing prompts, including how-to
• 10 non-Christmas prompts in each genre
• Graphic organizers or questions for each prompt
• Writing space
• Editing checklist
• Word bank sorted by part of speech

Each Print-and-Go Page Includes

• A prompt
• A graphic organizer that varies by writing genre and prompt
• Writing space
• A writing checklist

Skills Covered

• Planning and drafting opinion, narrative, and informational paragraphs
• Using a graphic organizer to plan before writing
• Giving reasons to support an opinion
• Researching and explaining a topic with facts
• Writing step-by-step how-to directions
• Choosing precise vocabulary with a part of speech word bank
• Revising and editing with a checklist

Ways to Use This Resource

• Literacy writing centers
• Collaborative writing with a partner
• Morning writing warm-ups
• Homework writing assignments
• Paragraph and essay writing practice
• Teaching specific writing skills
• Substitute activities

Differentiation Ideas

• Let students choose between genres so each writer works from a strength.
• Assign a specific genre for students who need practice with it.
• Use the non-Christmas prompts for students who do not celebrate the holiday.

Why Teachers Love It

• Covers opinion, narrative, and informational writing in one resource
• Prompts and organizers are together on one page
• Print-and-go with no prep
• Includes non-Christmas options in every genre
• Gives students a checklist to review their own work