As the month of January rolls in, it’s a great time to squeeze in special writing projects celebrating the winter festivities. We share all of our favorite January writing activities below so you can pick and choose which ones work best for you and your students. Learn all about our most popular January writing projects below!
January Writing Activities
Check out the January writing activities below!
1. January Writing Prompts
This January Writing Journal includes prompts based on 10 different genres of writing: Creative, informative, opinion, narrative, procedural, descriptive, review, persuasive, poetry, and letter writing. It offers fun and engaging writing activities that will motivate your students to practice their writing skills and inspire a love of writing. It’s part of our Monthly Writing Prompts Bundle. Learn more below!
2. Snowman in Disguise Writing and Craft Project
This Snowman in Disguise Writing and Craft Project is a fun and engaging writing and craft activity. “Turkey in Disguise” was one of the very first resources I added to my Teacher Shop and has always been very popular. I created it for my own second grade classroom as a first year teacher and used it each November with every kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade class I taught. For that reason, the packet includes differentiated versions so it can be used in multiple grade levels and for differentiation within your own classroom. Over time, I have added different versions (Easter Bunny, Gingerbread Friend, Leprechaun, and more). Learn more below!
3. How to Build a Snowman Writing and Craft Project
This How to Build a Snowman Writing and Craft Project is the perfect way to integrate standards-based learning with a fun and engaging winter art project. In addition to the writing process pages, it includes a snowman flip book and snowmen page topper which makes a cute and easy January bulletin board or winter door decoration. Learn more below!
4. Snowman at Night Writing and Craft Project
This Snowman at Night Writing and Craft Project is perfect for the month of January. You can assign the project by itself or pair it with the popular read aloud, Snowmen at Night. The best part is that the final products make a great bulletin board display. Learn more below!
5. Winter Writing Project
In the winter, you’ll want to capture a snapshot of your students’ current writing abilities so that you can design lessons based on your students’ needs. This Winter Writing Project helps you do just that! You can continue to track student progress using the other benchmark writing assessments. At the end of the school year, you’ll have a collection of writing samples that show your students’ growth in writing. Learn more below!
January Read Alouds
Below are some popular read alouds for January that you might find pair well.
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In closing, we hope you found this post about our popular January writing activities for elementary students helpful. If you did, then you may also be interested in these other posts:
