Make December writing fun and confidence building with these December Writing Journal Prompts for Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2. This pack includes a variety of draw and label pages, list writing, how to writing, opinion prompts, narrative starters, poetry, and a Santa letter to keep students engaged all month long. Both American and Canadian/Australian spelling are included.
🎁 What’s Included
- Cover page for December journals
- Draw and label prompts: Santa in his sleigh, gingerbread man, snowman
- List writing: reindeer games, candies for gingerbread houses, things to do in the snow
- How to writing pages with and without picture support: decorate a Christmas tree, wrap a gift, make cookies
- Picture prompts: Christmas traditions, stockings, Santa clothing, winter activities, gingerbread themes, and more
- Opinion prompts with pictured choices
- Narrative writing pages with sentence starters and story pictures
- December acrostic poem
- Letter writing page to Santa
- Additional page with handwriting lines
✏️ How to Use
- Daily writing warm ups at the start of your literacy block
- Independent student writing journals
- Small group literacy practice and guided writing lessons
- Seasonal writing center activities for December
- Homework writing tasks or early finisher work
🎯 Educational Benefits
- Builds sentence fluency and early story development
- Strengthens labeling, list making, and descriptive language
- Supports how to and procedural writing structure
- Encourages opinion writing with clear reasons
- Improves narrative writing through picture based story starters
- Develops handwriting, spacing, and fine motor control
- Helps students express ideas about Christmas traditions and winter experiences
🖍️ Classroom Tips
- Print the prompts as a complete December journal or use individual pages during literacy rotations.
- Offer writing checklists to support independence and self editing.
- Pair prompts with read alouds about Christmas, winter, or kindness themes.
- Provide writing folders or task boxes for quick access during centers.
📦 Already in a Bundle
This resource is part of the Writing Journal Prompts BUNDLE. If you already own that bundle, please do not purchase this resource again.
Bring joyful writing practice into your classroom this season with the December Writing Journal Prompts.
Happy Teaching! 😊
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