SNOW!--Kids Write About Snow in Journal Form-Fun Writing Ideas for Kids

Kids write about snow in this guided writing prompt. Whether kids live in an area where there is no snow, or blizzards year after year, they most likely have something to say about it. This lesson gives them an opportunity to do so!

Common Core State Standards

NOTE: This lesson combines the following 2 Common Core State Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.1, W.1.1, W.2.1, W.3.1, W.4.1, W.5.1 and W.K.3, W.1.3, W.2.3, W.3.3, W.4.3, W.5.3

NOW FOR THE LESSON!

To get a full understanding on how I conduct each writing lesson you may want to read the Writing Prompts Introduction post. The lesson outlined below (and all other prompts posted) will make more sense and be easier to follow and use. Here’s the lined paper I use for Grades K-2 and Grades 2-7

Tell the Story Line

First, tell the story line: You’re going to write your honest thoughts about snow and also tell a short story about a time that you were in snow.
Explain to the students that a journal is a great place to jot down your most honest feelings; excitement, frustration, disappointment, angst, fear, anger, humor etc.
Explain to the students that they’re going to write a journal about SNOW.
Discuss how snow can generate many different thoughts and feelings. For example:

Someone may love or hate snow. Snow activities may excite or bore someone. Someone may have never seen snow and wish they had. Another may live in a heavy snow area and wish they didn’t.

Brainstorm

5. Give students time to gather their thoughts and experiences about snow.

Show the 5 Sections

Introduction
Describe snow
Snow activities
Short story
Conclusion

As mentioned in my writing prompts introduction: K-1^st Graders are encouraged to write 1 sentence for each section, 2^nd Graders 2 sentences, 3^rd Graders 3 sentences and so on.

NOW TO WRITE!

On the first line, right side, write the date.
Skip a line
On the third line, left side, write the greeting, Dear Journal,
Skip a line.

Introduction

5. On the 5th line, left side, write an introduction using 1-2 sentences.

I love snow! OR It’s snowing again and I hate it!

Describe snow.

6. Describe snow. This section can focus on positive or negative aspects of snow.

Soft white snow covers our house and yard like a blanket. It’s cold and refreshing to eat. I can’t believe how each snow flake that falls on my mitten truly has 6 points!

Snow covers the driveway each year. It’s heavy and cold. It gets my pants wet. When it melts it turns to brown muddy slush.

Snow Activities

7. Write about snow activities (sledding, building a snowman, snowball fights, skiing,shoveling etc.)

A Short Personal Narrative

8. Tell a short story about a time you were in snow. OR, if you’ve never seen snow before, write about what you’ll do the first time that you do see snow.

A Conclusion

9. Write a conclusion using 1-2 sentences:

I can’t wait for it to snow again! OR Snow, melt already!

10. Under the conclusion and in the center of the paper write the salutation: (Your Friend,)

11. Under the salutation write your name.