These kindergarten, first grade, and second grade writing mini-lessons are thematic and can be used with common monthly themes taught in K-2 classrooms.

PLEASE NOTE: this is a GROWING bundle which means it is not complete yet! It will be completed during the 2021-2022 school year. Please look below to see what months and themes are already included!

With each lesson, I suggest a picture book and a kid-friendly video for each topic, but these are designed to be used with any book you can find about the topic! Many of the lessons don’t even require a book and you could simply have a conversation with kids first about the topic (but I find a book or video helps make things more memorable and gives students more to write about).

With each lesson, I also include differentiated writing pages so these can be used with kindergarten, first, and second-grade students. Your K students may end up relying heavily on a picture box and the traceable sentence stems. Your 1st-grade students may use the word banks to generate their own complete sentences. Your 2nd-grade students may write their own paragraph (or 2-3 sentences) about the topic at hand. These are just some baseline ideas and since our students span a varying range of skillsets, you can use more than one of the pages within your own classroom to meet the needs of your students!

INCLUDED CURRENTLY:

The September mini-lessons are:

Write a Squiggle Story
We can label
I am special
All about Apples
Read a Book Day
Labor Day
My 5 Senses

The October mini-lessons are:

We can share pumpkin facts
Compare/contrast bats & owls
Including Others
Fire Safety
Halloween opinions
A Spooky Story
Create a Monster

The November mini-lessons are:

1. We can share turkey facts
2. How to save a turkey
3. I can be brave!
4. My favorite family meal
5. A letter to a veteran
6. I am grateful for…
7. A shopping list for me!

The December mini-lessons are:

1. We can share reindeer facts
2. Holidays around the world
3. I have many emotions
4. Something I can give…
5. A letter to my family
6. How to Catch a Gingerbread Man
7. All about hibernation

The January mini-lessons are:

1. Penguin Facts
2. My New Year’s Resolution
3. I can persevere
4. How to build a snowman
5. Grizzly vs. Polar Bears
6. Winter Opinions
7. All about popcorn (1/19)

The February mini-lessons are:

1. Groundhog facts
2. Ice Cream for Breakfast Day
3. How to be a Good Friend
4. The Super Bowl
5. I love my Pet Day
6. My Special Valentine
7. If I were President of the United States…

The March mini-lessons are:

1. Butterfly Facts
2. Crayon Day
3. How to Resolve a Conflict
4. I can make a Healthy Meal
5. Dream Big
6. Spring Opinions
7. If I found a pot of gold…

The April mini-lessons are:

1. Turtle facts
2. Children’s book day
3. I can show self-control
4. I can take care of the Earth
5. Let’s write a poem
6. I would rather (April poems)
7. If I planned my own party…

The May mini-lessons are:

1. Shark facts
2. I can write a post card
3. I can show empathy
4. I know about transportation
5. A special grown up
6. How to have a great year in (k,1,2)
7. If I were the teacher…

The summer mini-lessons are:

1. Flamingo facts
2. How to go camping
3. I can be honest
4. Donut day!
5. A summer picnic
6. All about ants
7. My perfect summer day
8. I can be respectful
9. My summer sundae
10. What to pack for the beach

Enjoy!

Susan