Add something sweet to your November lessons with this Pie Directed Drawing and Writing Activity! Students follow step-by-step directions to draw a smiling pie, then write about their favorite pie or holiday traditions on the coordinating writing pages.

This set includes two writing page options, Plenty of Pie and My Favorite Traditions, so students can write about pie or share the traditions that make the holidays special for their families. You might even host a pie taste test and let students describe the pie they tasted.

What's Included

• Teacher page with a finished example and writing ideas
• Step-by-step pie drawing directions with picture and written steps
• Student directed drawing page with visual steps
• Blank drawing paper
• Plenty of Pie and My Favorite Traditions writing pages: full-page options with regular lines and primary handwriting lines, plus half-page options
• Editable PowerPoint version

How to Use

1. Project or print the step-by-step directions and draw together, one step at a time.
2. Students add color and details to make their drawing their own.
3. Students complete the coordinating writing page.
4. Display the finished drawings and writing together.

Writing Prompt Ideas

• Write about your favorite kind of pie
• Describe a pie you tasted in class
• Share your favorite holiday traditions
• Explain how your family celebrates Thanksgiving

Perfect For

• Thanksgiving writing
• Holiday traditions lessons
• Descriptive writing
• Pie taste test activities
• November writing centers

The multiple line styles and page sizes make this activity easy to use with kindergarten through third grade writers.