More About This Resource
This narrative writing unit includes everything you need to incorporate personal and imaginative narrative writing into your 1st grade literacy centers! This resource is designed with standards-based research and includes two mini-lessons to use as a review, suggested mentor text and online resources, academic vocabulary posters, anchor chart, and seasonal writing prompts.
This writing center includes seasonal writing prompt choice boards for personal narratives and imaginative narratives. The writing prompts and publishing paper include vocabulary word banks to assist young writers in brainstorming ideas and spelling words while writing.
In addition, students can edit their work with the self-editing checklists. This narrative writing center is perfect for whole-class writing, small group writing, literacy center activities, homework, or as a meaningful writing activity when you have a substitute teacher.
Resources Included:
- Unpacking the standard & notes for the teacher
- Suggested mentor text & Online resources
- Mini-Lessons for Personal narrative & Imaginative narrative
- Academic vocabulary teaching posters
- Graphic Organizers (multiple options to differentiate)
- Publishing Paper- primary lined with temporal word bank
- Personal narrative seasonal prompt choices (6 each Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer) PRINTABLE & DIGITAL (GOOGLE SLIDES)
- Imaginative narrative seasonal fiction titles choices (6 each Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer) PRINTABLE & DIGITAL (GOOGLE SLIDES)
- Rubrics (Personal narrative and Imaginative narrative)
- Prompt Images to Upload to Seesaw if desired













Yolanda K. –
I love this resource for writing in small group. Thank you!
shauna B. –
Great resource! The graphic organizers are very helpful for beginning narratives. Kids were engaged and very interested in writing!
Minerva Martinez –
Great resource!
jtorres (verified owner) –
I needed a jump start for narrative writing so I knew I had to come to this shop. Christina never fails to create the best resources for writing! This mini unit was loaded with resources! I especially liked the mini lesson and suggested mentor text.
Carmen R. –
Great resource-thank you so much!
Kim B. –
This was a great resource for teaching narrative writing.
Latisha M. –
Great product! Thank you!
Diana M. –
These writing organizers are helpful to my kids who struggle with “what” to write. The organizers put their words into structure.
Natalie S. –
I’m glad that this helped my kids to produce writing and they even tried to peer edit.
Sparkles Teaches –
perfect for student who needs extra supports!
Hannah Slaughter –
Very helpful for my narrative unit
Dalia Elgamal (verified owner) –
This is a must have resource for any teacher. This has helped my students tremendously with their writing
Jessica J. –
This was perfect! I wish I found it earlier but I will use it to practice narrative writing for the rest of the year!
FirstGradeWithShannon –
Great product
Caitlyn R. –
I liked having the planning resources.
Brooke L. –
Great resource!
Kananian’s Special Tools for Special Education –
This resource was very helpful for my students.
Erica P. –
Loved this resource! Thanks
Sherry N. –
Love it
SIOBHAN L. –
Great resource for distance learning.