Christmas Writing Printables to Format Christmas Writing, christmas themed writing paper.

This simple writing format with Santa at the top can be used for any number of writing activities:

Provide your students with both models and prompts.

• Santa was getting ready for Christmas eve when ________________________
• Then, Rudolf said, "________________________"
• Santa's elves were very worried because __________________________________
• "Oh, no!" Santa said. "I can't believe that ______________________________!"

Models: Students with disabilities may have both weak handwriting skills and weak fine motor skills. Providing them with models will help them get started. Perhaps these sentence starters will get your emerging writers going. Put them on the board or on chart paper and create a "Word Bank" at the bottom. It might include: reindeer, presents, packages, bag, magic, flying, sick.

Santa Writing Theme

Use this format to teach your students letter writing conventions. Have them use the paper to write their annual Christmas letter to Santa. When I taught second grade, I had students write letters to Santa that were not only printed in the little local paper, some were reproduced because of the quality of the product. You can bet those kids and their parents (and grandparents, and distant relatives) were proud of those letters!

Prompts: Give your students some exciting ideas for a story.

• Santa gets the flu. Who will deliver the presents?
• Santa get his naughty and nice lists mixed up. What happens? How do the good children feel when they get coal in their stockings?
• You catch Santa Claus in your living room unpacking your presents. You convince him to let you go along. Where do you go? What do you do? Do you have any close calls?
• Santa has a contest among the elves to see who can make the cleverest toy. Who wins? What is their toy?

This design features green Christmas bulbs along with red accents. It's a two-column newsletter template and you can change all the text in the newsletter and even import photos into it.

The Dating Divas has a Christmas letter template that's formatted as "a family year in review." with plenty of room to share photos, quotes, stories, milestones, and memories.

After you've used one of the free Christmas letter templates, print it off on regular computer paper and then put it in an envelope with your printable Christmas card or holiday photo card. Add an address label and stamp, and you're ready to go.

The Simply Crafted Life has created this free holiday newsletter template in a modern chalkboard style.

Red & Green Holiday Cheer Christmas Newsletter Template

Here's a free Christmas letter template that can be edited in Microsoft Word or another word processing program.

If none of these free Christmas newsletter templates are what you're looking for, consider using some free Christmas stationery to create your own.

Open up this PNG file and you can customize this newsletter using whatever headings, text, and photos that you want to make it your own.

The free PSD download includes an editable file and a list of free fonts you can use to get the same look.

3. Email letter. If email is more your thing and you have everyoneВ’s email address, feel free to email out your holiday letter.

6. Talk about interests/hobbies you were able to pursue. If you're not supposed to talk too much about achievements, what is there to talk about? Well, people care about what you really care about, so they enjoy hearing about the hobbies and interests you were able to focus on this year.

2. Shorter is better. Most people receive multiple holiday cards a year. Keep yours short if you want it to be fully read. Keep your letter to one page of single space, 10 point (or larger) font. Keep your commentary on your familyВ’s activities and successes through the year brief.

4. Christmas/Holiday themed story or Poem. If you like to write and are creative this can be a truly enjoyable read for your recipients. However, it is a lot more work than a simple letter and if not done well, . . . well, it's not very fun to read. I throw it out there, because some are truly amazing and lots of fun, but they aren't for everyone.

Alternatives To Traditional Christmas Letters

In the subject line write something that will make it clear that this is an annual holiday letter to help make sure it isnВ’t overlooked and accidentally deleted.

Get personal. It's not as interesting to hear about your son getting on the honor roll (an achievement) as it is to learn that he now swims like a fish, and loves every second of it (something he's passionate about).

5. Top 10 list. Create a Top 10 list of highlights of the year. This will keep your letter shortened and will be an amusing read as you recount a funny experience, an embarrassing story or a notable achievement.

1. Postcard. Postcards definitely limit your space, as they are one half of the back of the postcard. You have to be selective in what you write but being concise can be a positive for those reading your letter.

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Select the stationery you wish to use. Choose the garland and ornaments option for a family letter or more formal note to a teacher, church member, or neighbor. The cute reindeer and bells are a fun option for kids to use or if you have a family letter that highlights the kids and their accomplishments.

If these papers aren't your style, you can find additional writing papers online. Most free papers are okay to use for non-commercial purposes.

Festively decorated papers will add cheer to your correspondence whether you plan on mailing a note to a friend or including it with a special gift. They're also fun to use for gift lists, to-do lists, and even copying holiday recipes onto. Download and print one of these designs to match your holiday photo card or wrapping paper, or choose one that fits the occasion for the note.

• If you want to use the stationery for a type-written letter, allow the ink on the paper to dry as you write your letter and adjust your word processing program's margins. Then feed the stationery back into the printer according to your printer's settings and print. Print one page as a test to make sure you loaded the stationery properly.
• If you want to use the Christmas writing paper for a handwritten note, wait for the ink on the border to dry and then compose your letter in the blank space.

Printable Christmas Stationery

• Activity Village has several lined writing paper options perfect for kids. Graphics include angels, penguins, elephants, and more.
• Snowflakes for Christmas includes both lined and unlined writing papers so you can choose which one best suits your needs. Designs all feature snowflakes in a variety of colors like blue, green, purple, and red.
• Teacher Printables has a few bordered papers including ones with poinsettias, wreaths, and snowmen. All papers are lined.
• Busy Bee Kids Printables offers both lined and unlined options for their writing paper in designs like Santa and his reindeer, elves, ornaments, and Christmas lights. Envelope designs and printing instructions are also included.
• Mint Printables features not only regular Christmas writing paper but envelope instructions, too, and specialized options like papers designed just for a card list or your "to do" list. Designs include snowmen, nativity wreath, cat and dog with Santa hat, and more.

The Christmas writing paper you choose will help make your holiday notes and letters a little more jolly this holiday. Look for one you find appealing and start printing!