First Grade Opinion Writing Prompts and Worksheets

These opinion writing prompts are a must-have for teaching persuasive writing. These opinion writing worksheets are no prep and perfect for 1st grade writing lessons, writing lessons, or early finishers 1st grade.

This is a year's worth of worksheets that includes student friendly and seasonal topics (so that students can have fun writing opinion pieces throughout the school year, e.g. Easter, Halloween, Christmas, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter)!

*NOTE - This activity has the Easel digital overlay tool option. Text boxes have been added!

These opinion writing worksheets are common core aligned to the grade 1 writing standard:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.1

Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.

Note: These worksheets can still be used for second graders who are working below their grade level.

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What is included in this opinion writing paper resource:

30 pages of writing prompts/worksheets (25 ready to go and 5 blank templates).

The writing prompts with sentence starters are in 5 different template styles. Some are more scaffolded/picture based, whereas others have more lines, for more advanced writers.

Opinion writing sentence starters -

• The Best Animal
• The Best Insect
• The Best Christmas Treat
• The Best Season
• The Best Sport
• The Best _______ (Blank Template)

Do you prefer writing prompts -

• Do You Prefer Butterflies or Ladybugs?
• Do You Prefer Rain or Snow?
• Do You Prefer Summer or Winter?
• Do You Prefer Birthdays or Halloween?
• Do You Prefer Easter or Christmas?
• Do You Prefer_______? (Blank Template)

Would you rather opinion writing prompts -

• Would You Rather...be the teacher or the student?
• Would You Rather...be strong or be able to fly?
• Would You Rather...be a mermaid or a leprechaun?
• Would You Rather...play basketball or soccer?
• Would You Rather...be a dinosaur or a lion?
• Would You Rather_______? (Blank Template)
• My Favorite Candy
• My Favorite Dessert
• My Favorite Junk Food
• My Favorite Fruit
• My Favorite Drink
• My Favorite_______(Blank Template)

Which is better writing prompts -

• Which Is Better...cats or dogs?
• Which Is Better...reading or playing sport?
• Which Is Better...sand or snow?
• Which Is Better...spring or autumn?
• Which Is Better...doughnuts or sundaes?
• Which Is Better_______? (Blank Template)

When/how to use this:

• Whole group writing lessons
• Small group work (literacy and writing centers)
• Writer's Workshop
• Independent writing practice
• Early finishers
• Morning work
• Homework
• Assessment

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