Christmas Writing Task Cards, Writing Prompt Cards

These Christmas Writing Task Cards give your students 40 themed writing prompts to keep them festive and busy before winter break. The set includes story starters, informational writing prompts, opinion writing prompts and narrative writing prompts.

Each card has a single task, so students don't feel overwhelmed. They can do one card or work through them all, and because the cards can be used again and again, you are not photocopying a stack of worksheets. All of the cards are hand drawn and in greyscale to save on color ink.

WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING

★★★★★ “Thanks for providing this great resource when I was in a pinch for my writing center! You can use this resource in many different ways. Thank you!” Kaitlyn C.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• 40 Christmas writing task cards, hand drawn in greyscale
• Card types: writing prompts, story starters, informational, opinion and narrative prompts

HOW TO USE IT

Prep the cards in the way that suits you best. Laminate them for long-lasting use, put them in a bin, jar, basket or baggie so students can choose a card on their own, or hole-punch a corner and put them on a ring to work through one at a time as a class.

Use the cards as prompts for the whole class or give different cards to individual students. They work as assignments, writing centers, group work (give each group a different card and share the work later) and fast finisher activities. Offering a choice of cards lets students write about something they care about.

FAQ

How many task cards are there?

40 Christmas-themed task cards.

Do I need to print in color?

No. The cards are hand drawn and in greyscale to save on color ink.

Can the cards be reused?

Yes. Laminate them for long-lasting use, and students can come back to them over and over.

Why does the preview look blurry?

The preview is saved in a small file size, so the quality is lower. The purchased product has no watermark and is saved in the highest quality.

ALL TEACHER REVIEWS

★★★ “Using some of these as a bench mark to the narrative writing unit we started after winter break was a great way to break up the heavy feeling school work while still assessing the students skill level.” Jamie H.

★★★★★ “These were great for extra creative writing centers.” Ms K.

★★★★★ “Great!” Devon C.

★★★★★ “Perfect addition to my writing stations for the holidays. Thanks!” Tracy W.

★★★★★ “kids love these” Stacey W.

★★★★★ “This was a great activity for the day before Christmas break. I used it in a Socratic Seminar. Thank you!” Eugenia S.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kathleen McGiveron (Ms Artastic) is an artist who has been featured on NBC LX News and designs art lessons for kids and educational resources for teachers. She is the founder of Ms Artastic and hosts the Ms Artastic YouTube Channel and Podcast.

TERMS OF USE

Images and lessons are copyright products.

YOU MAY: use this in creative ways and have as much fun with it as you like. For clip art, you may use the images as clip art, website graphics, binder covers or bulletin board decorations. Additional licenses are available for school use.

YOU MAY NOT: share it with other teachers, administration or districts (admin can buy additional licenses), sell it, give it out for free or photocopy it for others.

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Ms Artastic