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Free 1st Grade Writing Worksheets — Texas

3 free writing resources for 1st Grade, 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.

1st Grade Writing topics

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Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Beginning, Middle and End: Plan a Story with a Story Map

    Children learn that every story has a beginning, a middle and an end. They sort the parts of a short story, fill in a three-box story map…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    25 min
    Questions
    7 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Who and Where? Describing Characters and Settings

    Children learn two story words: the character (who the story is about) and the setting (where it happens). They pick out characters and…

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

Writing Prompts

Prompts with planning space and success criteria.

  • Writing Prompt

    The Hat That Talks to Animals — Story Writing

    A playful story prompt for early writers: a hat that lets you talk to animals. Children plan the who, where and what of their story with…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    25 min
    Questions
    5 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?