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Pourquoi Prompts (upper elem) Writing Prompts

Use this 'Writing Prompts: Pourquoi Prompts (upper elem)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompts: Pourquoi Prompts (upper elem)'. Six creative prompts for writing "just so" stories. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3
Earth Day (elementary) Writing Prompt

Use this 'Writing Prompt: Earth Day (elementary)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompt: Earth Day (elementary)'. "Write about ways you can help." Lined paper with an Earth Day illustration at the top and a writing prompt.
Camp (elem/upper elem) Journal

Use this 'Journal: Camp (elem/upper elem)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Journal: Camp (elem/upper elem)'. Print these journal pages and bind them. This makes a cute journal to take to camp. Quick and easy.
Dad Writing Prompt

Use this 'Writing Prompt: Dad' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompt: Dad'. "My dad is... " Short Dad-themed writing prompts with the word "Dad" repeated in color in the surrounding border.
How Does Your Family Cook Turkey (upper elem) Writing Prompt

Use this 'Writing Prompt: How Does Your Family Cook Turkey (upper elem)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompt: How Does Your Family Cook Turkey (upper elem)'. Write the directions for cooking a turkey.
Emotion - Sad (primary) Writing Prompt

Use this 'Writing Prompt: Emotion - Sad (primary)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompt: Emotion - Sad (primary)'. "One time I was sad because..."
I Wish... (elem) Writing Prompt

Use this 'Writing Prompt: I Wish... (elem)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompt: I Wish... (elem)'. Wide-lined paper with a star at the top and the words I WISH.
My wish for peace (elem/upper elem) Writing Prompt

Use this 'Writing Prompt: My wish for peace (elem/upper elem)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompt: My wish for peace (elem/upper elem)'. Lined paper with the prompt, "My Wish for Peace"
Rocket (elementary) Shapebook

Use this 'Shapebook: Rocket (elementary)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Shapebook: Rocket (elementary)'. Trace and cut out. This rocket-shaped shapebook has a prompt for students to answer about "If I Lived on the Moon."
My Homeschool Memory Book (elementary) Booklet

Use this 'Booklet: My Homeschool Memory Book (elementary)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Booklet: My Homeschool Memory Book (elementary)'. 12 half pages for students to fill in simple prompts and draw or attach pictures as illustrations for their favorite memories, etc., with a homeschool focus.
The Water Cycle Science

Use this 'Science: The Water Cycle' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Science: The Water Cycle'. Use this worksheet to write and illustrate the water cycle.
Basic Research for Flying Invertebrates (upper/middle/high) Writing

Use this 'Writing: Basic Research for Flying Invertebrates (upper/middle/high)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing: Basic Research for Flying Invertebrates (upper/middle/high)'. This assignment develops basic research skills that provide background information for future writing or reports. This activity helps students learn about flying insects and bugs. One of many focused and fun creative writing offerings based on the Invertebrates of the Animal Kingdom PowerPoint presentation found in the Living on Planet Earth Series.
Basic Inquiry for Flying Mammals (upper/middle/high) Writing

Use this 'Writing: Basic Inquiry for Flying Mammals (upper/middle/high)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing: Basic Inquiry for Flying Mammals (upper/middle/high)'. Satisfy your curiosity and write your own ideas about an assigned topic. This activity helps students learn about a flying mammal of their choice. One of many focused and fun creative writing offerings based on the Mammals of the Animal Kingdom PowerPoint presentation found in the Living on Planet Earth Series.
Promotional Flyer Describing Plant Fiber Textiles (middle/high) Writing

Use this 'Writing: Promotional Flyer Describing Plant Fiber Textiles (middle/high)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing: Promotional Flyer Describing Plant Fiber Textiles (middle/high)'. Students create a single-paged sales and informational flyer describing the qualities of a clothing product made from plant fibers. One of a series of focused writing activities based on abcteach's Plant Kingdom PowerPoint presentations, in the Living on Planet Earth Series.
Define the Concept of Plant Defenses (middle/high) Writing

Use this 'Writing: Define the Concept of Plant Defenses (middle/high)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing: Define the Concept of Plant Defenses (middle/high)'. In this paragraph and essay writing assignment students use their own ideas to define the abstract term defense in relation to plant survival strategies. One of many focused writing activities based on abcteach's Plant Kingdom PowerPoint presentations in the Living on Planet Earth Series.
Explain the Process - Banana Fiber Products are Made (middle/high) Writing

Use this 'Writing: Explain the Process - Banana Fiber Products are Made (middle/high)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing: Explain the Process - Banana Fiber Products are Made (middle/high)'. In this writing activity students research and explain how banana fibers are used to create a variety of products. One of many focused writing activities based on abcteach's Plant Kingdom PowerPoint presentations in the Living on Planet Earth Series.
Explain the Process of Paper Making (middle/high) Writing

Use this 'Writing: Explain the Process of Paper Making (middle/high)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing: Explain the Process of Paper Making (middle/high)'. Writing and following directions are important skills to have when putting something together, repeating an experiment, or learning new techniques. This activity helps students describe how paper products are made from any number of plants and recycled plant products. One of many focused and fun creative writing offerings based on the Plant Kingdom PowerPoint presentations found in the Living on Planet Earth Series.
Golf (elementary) Writing Prompt

Use this 'Writing Prompt: Golf (elementary)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompt: Golf (elementary)'. Colorful writing prompt with a golf theme. Use vocabulary words to build sentences about golf.
Summer Writing - End of Year Reflections (k-2)

Use this 'Summer Writing - End of Year Reflections (k-2)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Summer Writing - End of Year Reflections (k-2)'. This is a fun and productive 7 page end-of-the-year project. Students will reflect, draw, and write about their school year memories. Includes autograph and picture pages.
Father's Day Booklet Writing Prompts

Use this 'Writing Prompts: Father's Day Booklet' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompts: Father's Day Booklet'. 10 different sentence starters about Dad. Would make a great gift for Father's Day. Coloring pages included.
Mother's Day - Letter to Mom Writing Prompt

Use this 'Writing Prompt: Mother's Day - Letter to Mom' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompt: Mother's Day - Letter to Mom'. This set has three versions to fit your classroom needs. Mother's Day theme with no lines, standard lines, and three-ruled lines.
My Story Writing Prompts (easy)

An easy set of writing prompts for young students to share their story.
My Thanksgiving Story Writing Forms (easy)

Easy writing prompt for students to write what they are thankful for on Thanksgiving, including a turkey coloring page!
My Thanksgiving Story Writing Forms

My Thanksgiving Story includes a writing prompt, draw a picture, and turkey coloring page. (landscape form)
Spring Senses Writing Prompt

Finish the sentences with this cute, Spring-themed booklet. Complete the five senses, and draw a picture.
18 Creative Prompts (elem) Writing Prompts

Use this 'Writing Prompts: 18 Creative Prompts (elem)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompts: 18 Creative Prompts (elem)'. Eighteen writing prompts for younger students, with lines for writing. Includes teaching suggestions.
Writing Exercises (upper elementary) Writing Prompt

Use this 'Writing Prompt: Writing Exercises (upper elementary)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompt: Writing Exercises (upper elementary)'. Eight pages of writing prompts and exercises including "how to write a hook," and "time-sequence transition words".
Variety (elem) Writing Prompts

Use this 'Writing Prompts: Variety (elem)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompts: Variety (elem)'. Five writing prompts. Includes illustrations, lined paper and suggestions for teachers. Seven pages in all.
Christmas (upper elem/ middle) Writing Prompts

Use this 'Writing Prompts: Christmas (upper elem/ middle)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompts: Christmas (upper elem/ middle)'. Five narrative prompts and five expository prompts, all with a Christmas theme.
Thanksgiving - Turkey Shapebook

Use this 'Shapebook: Thanksgiving - Turkey' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Shapebook: Thanksgiving - Turkey'. "T is for turkey..." Trace and cut out. This turkey-shaped shapebook has five pages of short turkey-related prompts.
Pumpkins (elem/upper elem) Think and Write

Use this 'Think and Write: Pumpkins (elem/upper elem)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Think and Write: Pumpkins (elem/upper elem)'. Pumpkins in transformation, pumpkins in space, pumpkins in advertising. Fantastic pumpkin-themed creative thinking and writing work for elementary/upper elementary students.
All About Me! Writing Prompts

Use this 'Writing Prompts: All About Me!' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompts: All About Me!'. "All About Me" This free twelve-page unit helps students express their interests and goals.
Friends (elem/upper elem) Writing Prompt

Use this 'Writing Prompt: Friends (elem/upper elem)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompt: Friends (elem/upper elem)'. "Write about a friend of yours." Lined paper with an illustration of friends and a prompt to write about a friend.
Holidays Activities

Use this 'Activities: Holidays' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Activities: Holidays'. General activities to use with any holiday.
Halloween (elementary) Writing Prompt

Use this 'Writing Prompt: Halloween (elementary)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompt: Halloween (elementary)'. Two Halloween-themed writing prompts, about trick-or-treating and jack-o'-lanterns.
Fall Leaves (elementary) Border Paper

Use this 'Border Paper: Fall Leaves (elementary)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Border Paper: Fall Leaves (elementary)'. Lined paper with illustrations of leaves in the surrounding border.
Winter (elementary) Writing Prompt

Use this 'Writing Prompt: Winter (elementary)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompt: Winter (elementary)'. "Winter..." ten pages of delightful winter-related writing prompts and writing exercises.
Winter Metaphors (primary/elem) Writing Prompt

Use this 'Writing Prompt: Winter Metaphors (primary/elem)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompt: Winter Metaphors (primary/elem)'. Winter is ___." Use this paper, with snowmen in the surrounding border, to write a winter poem.
Groundhog Day Writing Paper

Use this 'Writing Paper: Groundhog Day' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Paper: Groundhog Day'. "Describe what the weather is like where you live." Lined paper with writing prompt and cute illustration of a groundhog.
Nature Similes (elem/upper elem) Writing Prompt

Use this 'Writing Prompt: Nature Similes (elem/upper elem)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Writing Prompt: Nature Similes (elem/upper elem)'. Briefly explains similes and then encourages students to write and illustrate their own.