Elf Writing

Elf-themed sentence starters guide young writers through a five-sentence Christmas paragraph — naming their elf self, describing it, giving it a job, and explaining why they would be the best elf.

Year groups: Years 1–3
File type: PDF
Preparation: Print ready

Updated Jul 09, 2022

Subject: Christmas, Holidays, Holiday & Seasonal
Topic: December, Elf Writing
Resource types: Templates, Teacher Tools
Preparation: Print ready

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About this resource

This resource is an If I Were An Elf Writing Template.

This is a 1-page worksheet that will work students though sentences 1-5.

When students use this writing template, they will be ready to complete their writing.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Complete sentence starters to build a five-sentence themed paragraph.
Add descriptive details about an imagined character (appearance, job).
Support an opinion with a reason using a because-sentence frame.

Teaching tips

Brainstorm elf names, jobs, and describing words as a class before students fill in the frames.
Model the because-frames in sentences four and five so students give a reason rather than stopping at 'because.'
Use the finished paragraphs as a December bulletin-board display or pair the template with an elf craft.

Skills covered

Sentence construction — students complete five structured frames, from naming ('my name would be ___') through reason-giving ('I would be the best elf because...').
Descriptive writing — the second and third frames ask students to describe their elf self and its job.
Opinion with reasons — the fourth and fifth frames require because-statements explaining their feelings about elf life.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

How much of each sentence do students write themselves?

Each frame supplies the opening words — like 'My job would be' or 'I would be the best elf because' — and students finish the thought in their own words, so the structure is fixed but the content is theirs.