Help your students build stronger descriptive writing skills with this engaging Add an Adjective activity! Featuring real-life animal photos, this printable resource encourages young writers to expand their vocabulary and improve sentence structure by adding adjectives to describe each image. Perfect for grammar lessons, literacy centers, or writing warm-ups, this hands-on activity aligns with Science of Reading (SOR) best practices by supporting oral language development and word choice awareness.
✅ High-quality, real animal photos as writing prompts (30+ different pages)
✅ Printable "Add an Adjective" worksheets for students to practice expanding sentences
✨ Encourages creative thinking and descriptive language
✨ Supports early writing development and oral language skills
✨ Works well for independent work, small groups, and whole-class activities
✨ No prep—just print and go!
Perfect for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade classrooms, this engaging writing center will have your students thinking like authors as they explore the power of adjectives!
Download now and make descriptive writing fun and meaningful with real-world connections!
Pair these with our animal posters (pictured but not included) to help support beginning writers as they build their vocab. You can find the BUNDLE here.
Real photos have been used throughout to create this engaging activity.
US and UK English spellings of 'coloured/colored' included.
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Ready to print PDF
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