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Creative Writing Prompts For Under the Tree

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Our classrooms are filled with EVERYTHING Christmas this time of year.

There are so many different activities to do and play during this holiday season. Our little learners love finding out all there is to know about reindeers and completing their Reindeer Facts and Research activities.

They learn and review sight words with our EDITABLE Christmas themed activity and worksheets. And practice our numbers with our Christmas Tree Number Mats.

I enjoy hearing students are chatting away about how they decorated their trees and what they are hoping to find under their tree! The giggles and excitement are some of my fondest memories of this season.

We enjoy reading our stacks of Christmas Books to get us thinking about all the different ways to celebrate the season.

I love using Creative Writing Prompts in the classroom.  To connect writing with the holiday season, I’ve created this Under The Tree Creative Writing Prompt.

You know when you get your students thinking about what they are hoping for this Christmas, you will get a long and excited response.

Because talking about what they want and like is a great way to get kids learning without realizing they’re learning.

Creative writing plays an important role in a student’s literacy development.

Looking for more ways to integrate Christmas into your lessons? Be sure to look at all of our Christmas Learning Activities.

Piece of paper that reads under the tree I see bright blue ball, a purple scooter, and an unlimited supply of rainbow chalk. There is a child's drawing of a scooter, ball, and chalk, and a green 3D paper christmas tree.

Inside You’ll Find:

  • 3D tree template
  • Three differentiated printable writing options
Creative Writing Prompts For Under The Tree at Christmas are ideal for early learners! This printable is a great choice for Kindergarten to Second Grade!

Supply list for Gingerbread Rhyming Mats:

  • paper or card stock
  • Creative Writing Prompts For Under the Tree Template and Printable Writing Sheet (scroll down to download!)

Using the Creative Writing Prompts For Under the Tree

I recommend printing the tree template on cardstock. If not, the tree will have trouble standing.

Choose which writing template you will want your students to use and print a class set. Like the tree template, I find it easiest to use cardstock, but it is not a necessity with the writing paper like it is with the tree template.

First, you will want to have your students color their Christmas trees.  Of course, we focus on green trees in general, but let your students color whatever they prefer and decorate the trees as they see fit.

Creative Writing Prompts For Under The Tree at Christmas are ideal for early learners! This printable is a great choice for Kindergarten to Second Grade!

Next, they will cut out the two trees.  This is an excellent way to have them working on fine motor skills.

If you want to make sure the trees last longer, you can stop and laminate these before you put them together.  It takes just a bit longer but can make this a lasting project kids and parents will cherish. If you don’t have access to a laminating machine in your classroom, there are several simple laminating sheets or pouches that work in a pinch.

To get this freebie, use the ‘click here to download’ button at the bottom of this page.

Creative Writing Prompts For Under The Tree at Christmas are ideal for early learners! This printable is a great choice for Kindergarten to Second Grade!

After the trees are cut out, students will need to cut on the lines down the center of the tree. One will require students to cut from the top of the star down and the other one will have students cut from the bottom up.

Creative Writing Prompts For Under The Tree at Christmas are ideal for early learners! This printable is a great choice for Kindergarten to Second Grade!

Students will then place the two trees together like a jigsaw puzzle. The final product will be a 3D tree.

Creative Writing Prompts For Under The Tree at Christmas are ideal for early learners! This printable is a great choice for Kindergarten to Second Grade!

Either you or your students will tape the Christmas tree to the writing paper you will then use for your creative writing prompts.

I always found it easiest for me to do this part for my kindergarten students, but do what works best for you and your classroom.

Creative Writing Prompts For Under The Tree at Christmas are ideal for early learners! This printable is a great choice for Kindergarten to Second Grade!

Now it is time for the creative writing prompts!

Our little learners will think about what it is they want to see under their Christmas tree and write about it. Then students can illustrate their paper by drawing the things they wrote about by the tree.

These creative writing prompts are a great way to teach about spelling, sentence structure, and of course simple imaginative creative writing.

Your student will love sharing their wishlist, so it will be easier to engage them in the lesson!

Want More Christmas Literacy Ideas?

If you want to extend the Christmas theme across your literacy curriculum, check out our Christmas Match-Ups Bundle.

5 different pictures showing Christmas tree match up activities for initial and ending sounds and blends. Students match up ornaments with the corresponding trees.

Download your Creative Writing Prompts for Under the Tree below!

If you can’t find a resource that you would LOVE to have for your classroom, Contact me and I would be happy to make it for you.

Click the button below to download. You will immediately be redirected to the freebie.

I hope that you and your students have fun with these Creative Writing Prompts for Under The Tree!

Filed Under: Christmas, Literacy, Winter, Writing Tagged With: First Grade, Kindergarten

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15 Comments

  1. Debbie

    November 26, 2016 at 8:58 pm

    So cute! Thank you!

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  2. Paula Beckerman

    November 27, 2016 at 8:26 pm

    This is gorgeous! What an awesome free resource to share – thank you!

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  3. Christina Lauricella

    November 21, 2019 at 6:14 pm

    Creative Writing Prompts for Under The Tree! link isn’t working. It looks adorable

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  4. Jessica

    December 4, 2019 at 7:45 am

    It’s too bad this is gone. I thought this was still an active blog!

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    • Jennifer Hamilton

      December 4, 2019 at 1:44 pm

      No worries, Jessica! I’ll email it to you! – Jennifer

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  5. Rachel

    December 4, 2019 at 8:03 am

    Creative Writing Prompts for Under The Tree! link isn’t working.

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    • Jennifer Hamilton

      December 4, 2019 at 1:46 pm

      I’ll send it to your email address, Rachel! -Jennifer

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  6. Erica

    July 8, 2020 at 8:48 am

    Is there any way I can still get a copy of the Creative Writing Prompts For Under the Tree? It doesn’t seem to be working.
    Thank you!

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  7. Melissa Yarmesch

    November 28, 2022 at 12:42 pm

    Can you please send the creative writing prompt, Under the tree? The link isn’t working on the webpage. Thank you!

    Reply to this comment
    • Jennifer Hamilton

      December 8, 2022 at 2:28 am

      Hi Melissa, it seems to be working now. After you click the download button you’ll enter your name and email. The download will be sent to your email, sometimes it gets sent to your spam or others folder so be sure to check there. If you’re using a school email they often block us from sending things to that email so you might want to use your personal email. Hope you enjoy it!

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  8. Stacy

    December 7, 2022 at 11:55 am

    I can’t get the Under the Tree to send to me. Can you help? Thank you!

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    • Jennifer Hamilton

      December 8, 2022 at 2:26 am

      Hi Stacy, it seems to be working now. After you click the download button you’ll enter your name and email. The download will be sent to your email, sometimes it gets sent to your spam or others folder so be sure to check there. If you’re using a school email they often block us from sending things to that email so you might want to use your personal email. Hope you enjoy it!

      Reply to this comment

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