Finish the Story: Back to School Writing Prompts
A no-prep creative-writing packet of back to school-themed "finish the story" prompts to build narrative writing skills.
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Creative Writing Prompts Grade 3 | The Special Birthday
Gives grade 3 students 8 themed creative-writing prompts on a special birthday, each with sentence starters, guiding questions, and a word bank, to practice organizing a narrative with a clear beginning, middle, and end.
Halloween Quick Write Choice Board
A Halloween-themed digital choice board (PowerPoint/Google Classroom compatible) offering six spooky story-starter writing prompts for students to continue into a short story.
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Christmas Quick Write Choice Board
A Christmas-themed digital choice board of six creative-writing story starters, for use in PowerPoint or Google Classroom, with each slide linking to optional background writing music.
If Animals Could Talk on Earth Day - Writing Prompt
Give students an Earth Day-themed creative writing and drawing prompt from an animal's point of view about environmental treatment.
Fall | Back to School Writing Prompt BUNDLE! 3rd-5th Grade
Writing practice across opinion, narrative, and informative/explanatory genres using fall/back-to-school prompts for 3rd-5th grade, organized by month.
Easter Quick Write Choice Board
A digital Easter-themed quick-write choice board offering students several sentence-starter writing prompts to choose from, usable in PowerPoint or assigned via Google Classroom.
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Finish the Story: Fall Theme Writing Prompts
A no-prep creative-writing packet of fall-themed "finish the story" prompts to build narrative writing skills.
St. Patrick's Day Opinion Writing Step-by-Step with 48 Writing Prompts (Would You Rather)
Teach the five-step opinion writing process (research/brainstorming; reasons and examples; introduction and conclusion; draft/edit/revise; final draft) using St. Patrick's Day/Irish-culture topic cards and 'would you rather'-style opinion writing prompts.
Finish the Story – Spring Writing Prompts Pack
No-prep creative-writing packet giving students a themed story-starter sentence to finish in their own words, with two page layouts per prompt (a blank version and one with illustration space).
January Daily Writing Journal
Build narrative, imaginative, persuasive, and expository writing skills through 20 winter-themed daily journal prompts.
SUMMER ESL Writing Prompts and Drawing for K-2nd Grade
Differentiated summer-themed journal writing prompts with drawing components for K-2nd grade, aimed at ESL/early writers practicing sentence-building and writing conventions.
Writing Activities - Back to School
A set of back-to-school drawing-and-writing prompts to ease students into the school year while practicing writing and creative thinking.
The Present: Write A Thank You Letter (and more) (9-13 years)
A creative-writing tutorial teaching students aged 9-13 to write informal thank-you letters using correct letter format, tone, and vocabulary.
What's in My School Bag? | Back to School Writing Prompts & Craft Acti
A back-to-school writing and craft activity where students write about the contents of their school bag and then color and assemble a backpack craft template.
Dear Santa Letter, Christmas Wish List, Homeschool Writing Prompt
Forever June Digital Design I am excited to introduce my pre-made Dear Santa Letter & Drawing Activity! This easy to complete craftivity is an excellent resource for teachers of children in preschool programs, students in pre-k and Kindergarten classrooms, school aged students in grade 1-2. Works perfectly for preschool classrooms,…
Earth Day Writing Prompts, Homeschool Printable, Seasonal Writing Templates, Kindergarten Worksheets
Earth Day Writing Prompts for Students Celebrate Earth Day with this engaging writing activity for students. Perfect for early learning centers , preschools, homeschools, and elementary classrooms in grades K-6, these writing prompts teach kids about Earth Day in a creative way. Students will love discussing different ways to care for…
Halloween Opinion Writing Step-by-Step (Would You Rather)
Provide a step-by-step opinion-writing activity for Halloween, in which students research an assigned Halloween/horror character topic and present a written opinion response using graphic organizers.
Easter Writing Prompts – Narrative, Opinion, Informative
Easter Narrative, Opinion, and Informative Writing Prompts engages 3rd-5th graders with fun and creative writing activities centered around the Easter holiday. Students follow step-by-step instructions to write narrative stories, opinion essays, and informative reports related to Easter. The prompts align with Common Core standards and…
Spooky Halloween Prompts
A collection of Halloween-themed creative writing prompts for classroom writing units.
Valentine's Day Fun Pack | Creative Art and Writing Activities
Encourage creative thinking and self-expression through Valentine's Day themed drawing/design and writing prompts.
Creative Writing Prompts Grade 3 | Spring
Gives grade 3 students 8 themed creative-writing prompts on spring / outdoor nature scenes, each with sentence starters, guiding questions, and a word bank, to practice organizing a narrative with a clear beginning, middle, and end.
Thanksgiving Lapbook / Interactive Notebook - EBOOK
Teach students the history and traditions of Thanksgiving through an interactive lapbook of 19 booklets covering historical figures, facts, vocabulary and creative writing prompts.
Summer Journal Writing Prompts – Draw and Write Journal Story
A set of 29 draw-and-write journal pages with summer-themed writing prompts to build early writing habits (capitals, punctuation, spacing, sounding out words) alongside illustration.