Plan Your Year 1 Christmas Writing Lessons in a Flash!

Hey there, year 1 teachers! If you’re looking for awesome resources to teach procedural writing and save planning time, you’re in the right place. Teach Starter has your back with loads of Christmas printables and interactive teaching goodies custom-made for your fabulous Year 1 pupils!

We know early writing instruction can be challenging, and we have some brand new Christmas writing activities just for you. These resources are designed to turn your budding writers into superstars through structured, scaffolded, interactive writing activities.

How to Decorate a Christmas Tree – Year 1 Writing Activities 

Decorating the Christmas Tree is a classic Christmas activity, and this Google Slides interactive and accompanying worksheets take it to the next level. They’re not only fun but also differentiated for diverse learners. Using these resources, your early writers will

• Make inferences about the learning objective based on clues
• Design and decorate a virtual Christmas tree through drag-and-drop interactions
• Write a procedural text using one of three differentiated graphic organisers, including the following versions.
  • Version 1 – Cut and Paste Images to sequence How to Decorate a Tree.
  • Version 2 – Draw pictures and write sentences to describe how to decorate a tree.
  • Version 3 – With the help of a word bank, draw and write sentences to describe how to decorate a tree.

These Christmas-themed activities for Year 1 are a fantastic addition to your Christmas curriculum, offering a hands-on, creative way to teach procedural writing. 

Download and Print Your Christmas Activities Today!

It’s time to wrap up those lesson plans and jump into action! Your new resources are ready to use. Grab them by clicking the dropdown on the Download button. Use the dropdown to download the digital slide deck and printable writing worksheets.