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Free Year 1 Writing Worksheets — New Zealand

5 free writing resources for Year 1, organised by topic with answer sheets, study guides and topic tests.

Good writing is planned writing. Every prompt here includes a short planning section, then a writing task with success criteria that match what teachers look for in narrative, persuasive and informative texts.

Year 1 Writing topics

Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Tracing Letters a–m

    Children trace and then write the lowercase letters a to m, one letter at a time, with plenty of space to practise. The sheet finishes…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    16 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Tracing Letters n–z

    Children trace and write the lowercase letters n to z, completing the alphabet after the a–m sheet. Each letter has a traced model and…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    16 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Tracing Numbers and Simple Words

    Children trace the numerals 1 to 10, then trace and copy six short words they are likely to meet in their first readers (cat, dog, sun,…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    12 min
    Questions
    19 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Uppercase and Lowercase Letters A–M

    Children match each uppercase (capital) letter from A to M with its lowercase partner. They draw lines between letter pairs, pick the…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    12 min
    Questions
    20 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Uppercase and Lowercase Letters N–Z

    Children match each uppercase (capital) letter from N to Z with its lowercase partner, completing the alphabet after the A–M sheet. They…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    12 min
    Questions
    20 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Common questions

Do writing tasks have answers?

Writing prompts include a model opening and clear success criteria rather than a single 'correct' answer, so parents and teachers can give useful feedback.

Are the reading passages original?

Yes. All passages are written by Success Tutoring and checked for age-appropriate vocabulary and sentence length.

How to use these resources

  1. Spend five minutes planning before writing.
  2. Use the success criteria as a checklist when editing.
  3. Compare the model opening with your child's opening — what makes each one work?