September Directed Drawing and Writing | K & 1st Grade

Help beginning writers get started with September Directed Drawing and Writing! This printable packet combines drawing, labeling, and simple sentence writing for kindergarten and first grade. Familiar school, family, apple, and fall themes give children something concrete to draw and write about.

With 15 drawings and four differentiated formats, you can choose the support each child needs. Short, repeated sentence starters provide a familiar starting point, while pages without writing prompts give more confident writers space for their own ideas.

✨ What’s Included in September Directed Drawing and Writing

Each picture includes four activity formats:

• Step-by-Step Drawing Guides: Six drawing steps on a full page. Dashed lines show children what to add at each step.
• Draw and Label Pages: Drawing steps, labeling words, and a large drawing space.
• Supported Draw and Write Pages: Drawing steps, a six-word bank, three simple sentence starters, drawing space, and primary writing lines.
• Independent Draw and Write Pages: Drawing steps, drawing space, and primary writing lines for children’s own sentences.

The 15 drawings include:

Backpack • Book • School Bus • Crayon • Pencil • Schoolhouse • Self-Portrait • Grandma • Grandpa • Apple • Johnny Appleseed • Acorn • Fall Tree • Leaf • Sunflower

Also included:

• My September Drawing and Writing Book student cover
• Time to Draw! reusable drawing page
• Time to Write! reusable writing page

✏️ How to Use These September Writing Activities

Use September Directed Drawing and Writing for whole-class lessons, guided writing groups, writing centers after modeling, or homeschool learning. Print individual activities or combine selected pages to create a student book.

Provide pencils and coloring supplies, then model the drawing one step at a time. Children can color their finished pictures before completing the labeling or writing activity.

For supported writing, read and discuss the word bank and sentence starters together. Invite children to choose one starter, say their completed sentence aloud, and then dictate or write. The three starters offer choices, so children do not need to complete all three. They can also use their own words and ideas.

🌱 Differentiation for Beginning Writers

• Beginning writers: Draw and discuss the picture, add labels using known letters or words, or dictate a sentence for an adult to record.
• Developing writers: Complete a simple sentence starter using the word bank and adult support as needed.
• Independent writers: Write their own sentences and add descriptive details using the pages without word banks and sentence starters.

🌟 Educational Benefits

• Practices following directions and visual sequencing through six drawing steps.
• Supports fine motor control through drawing, coloring, and writing.
• Builds vocabulary and oral language through picture discussions.
• Connects pictures with print through labeling and sentence writing.
• Provides repeated sentence patterns to support beginning writers.
• Offers opportunities for children to develop greater writing independence.

Happy Teaching! 😊