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Writing Prompts
Our writing prompts invite students to write poems, stories and facts. These open-ended questions allow students to think and express themselves. Print a variety of writiing prompts for a learning center where students can choose their own topics. Themes, seasonal and opinion prompts will encourage writing at home or in the classroom.
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Six creative prompts for writing "just so" stories.
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"T is for turkey..." Trace and cut out. This turkey-shaped shapebook has five pages of short turkey-related prompts.
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Pumpkins in transformation, pumpkins in space, pumpkins in advertising. Fantastic pumpkin-themed creative thinking and writing work for elementary/upper elementary students.
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Two Halloween-themed writing prompts, about trick-or-treating and jack-o'-lanterns.
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"Describe what the weather is like where you live." Lined paper with writing prompt and cute illustration of a groundhog.
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"Louis has a lot of different emotions throughout the book..."
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"There were many heroes during the September 11th tragedy. Write about a hero or a heroic event that made an impression on you."
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Word prompts including six poem forms, acrostics, similes, rap.
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One dark and rainy Halloween... (lined paper)
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Unlined cornucopia-shaped page with the writing prompt "I am thankful because...". Cut out for a shapebook or hang on the wall.
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Write the directions for cooking a turkey.
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"The turkeys were nervous the week before Thanksgiving..." Lined paper with an illustration of turkeys at the top and a writing prompt.
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Once upon a time, there was a turkey who never...
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There were turkey feathers in the barn, but...
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My favorite Thanksgiving memory is...
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The Pilgrims had a feast on the first Thanksgiving...
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The people who came over on the Mayflower ...
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It would take great courage to leave...
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When the Pilgrims came to the New World...
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Many Pilgrims came to America because they wanted to live in a way they weren't allowed to live in England. How important is lifestyle to you?
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Would you be willing to leave your home...?
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Four of our upper elementary/middle school writing prompts/discussion topics in one place. Thought-provoking Thanksgiving writing prompts.
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Write down your resolutions for the New Year.
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Use this form to write an acrostic poem about Japan.
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"I am proud to be a United States citizen because..."
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Look at the picture and write a story to go with it.
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[Member-created using abctools] School-shaped page with the story starter "On the first day of school...".
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"Why do you think people are so generous and caring at Thanksgiving?" Five pages of thoughtful, Thanksgiving-related writing prompts on narrow-lined paper.
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Get students writing with these thought-provoking prompts.
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Choose characters, settings, and conflicts from the pictures, and then build a story around them. A fun creative writing exercise.
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"I love snow, but this was almost too much! Twenty-five inches of snow in one night. Fortunately, I knew exactly what to do!" Lined paper to write a story with this story starter.
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Improve writing skills by focusing on the topic, audience, purpose, and form of writing. Students can describe their actual bedrooms, or their imaginary ideals.
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15 illustrated story starters about kids.
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"An interesting thing about my sister is _." Short single sentence prompts.
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20 simple prompts for holidays and other special occasions in October, with wide divided lines to write and space to draw.
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Cover page for a booklet-report about a real or imaginary trip to Bangladesh. Writing prompts to go with the cover are available on our member site.
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Cover page for a booklet-report about a real or imaginary trip to Barbados. Writing prompts to go with the cover are available on our member site.
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Illustrated page for writing about how to build a snowman.
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Illustrated page for writing about a favorite toy.
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