Welcome students to a new year with this School Directed Drawing and Writing Activity! Students follow step-by-step directions to draw a school building, then use the coordinating writing pages to share what they love about school, their goals for the year, or a first day story.

This low-prep activity builds drawing confidence, fine motor skills, and following directions while giving students a meaningful reason to write. Differentiated line options make it easy to meet the needs of every writer.

What's Included

• Step-by-step school directed drawing pages
• Final drawing page for a completed illustration
• Multiple writing pages with differentiated line options
• Print and go format for easy classroom use

How to Use

1. Draw together one step at a time using the step-by-step pages.
2. Students add color and details to make their drawing their own.
3. Students choose a writing page and write about their drawing.
4. Display the finished drawings and writing together.

Writing Prompt Ideas

• What is your favorite part of school?
• What do you hope to learn this year?
• Write about your first day of school
• Describe your school to someone who has never visited

Perfect For

• Back to school writing
• First week of school activities
• Goal setting
• Writing and art centers
• Back to school bulletin boards

This school directed drawing works with kindergarten through third grade writers and makes an easy, engaging addition to your writing block.