Back To School Writing Prompts

Finish the Story: Back to School Writing Prompts

Read an unfinished story-starter sentence and write an original ending to complete the story; space is provided to also illustrate/title the piece and write the author's name.

Includes: 5 unique story-starter prompts, each printed in two page layouts (a version with more writing lines and a shorter version) · prompt: "I was so excited for the first day of school, but as soon as I woke up ___" · prompt: "My new teacher is NOT what I expected! ___"

Writing Activities - Back to School

Draw a picture responding to a prompt (e.g. first day feelings, new classroom, teacher, friends, school supplies, recess, goals, favorite subject, lunch, helping at school, school rules, summer memory), then write two or three sentences about it.

Includes: 14 draw-and-write prompt pages under a recurring 'Ponder Palette Plazza' heading, each with a title and a 1-2 sentence instruction

What's in My School Bag? | Back to School Writing Prompts & Craft Acti

Write responses to school-bag writing prompts, color pictures, decorate a bag template, and cut it out to assemble a craft.

Includes: instructions page · writing prompt pages · backpack craft template to color and cut out

September No Prep Writing Activities

Draw and color a picture responding to a prompt, then write a short paragraph or fill-in-the-blank response on ruled lines beneath the drawing box.

Includes: 20 writing/drawing prompt pages, e.g. first day of school, Classical Music Month, design-your-own-pizza, healthy breakfast, grandparents, hamburgers, Talk…

Back to School Writing Prompts, First Week of School Activities

A set of back-to-school themed writing prompts for the first week of school to build classroom community and encourage reflective/expressive writing.

Includes: each page has a 'Date:' line and 'Back to School Writing Prompts' header

Back to School Speech Bubble Writing Prompts | Creative Writing

Students look carefully at a picture, imagine what the people are saying, write dialogue into the speech bubble, and add supporting story details on writing lines below; blank sheets let students draw their own picture and write their own speech bubbles.

Includes: How to Use This Product instructions page

Free Sample — September Daily Writing Prompts | 2nd–3rd Grade | Print

Students respond in writing (name field plus ruled lines) to one themed prompt per weekday: a make-believe/invention prompt, a how-to prompt, a would-you-rather opinion prompt, a then-and-now reflection prompt, and a free-write prompt.

Classroom Decor For K-2nd, Door Signs, Labels and Bookmarks

Fill in personal info on bookmarks/door signs (teacher names, room number); complete a short writing-prompt/exit-ticket card ('Hope & Dreams For School Year').

Includes: 12-page PDF: door signs for K/1st/2nd grade, name tags/labels, writing-prompt/exit-ticket cards, bookmarks with fill-in back side for specialist teachers… · 6-page editable PPTX version with blank 'Your text here' placeholders

Art Project All About Me Artist Set

Complete self-portrait and 'All About Me' fill-in pages (name, birth info, siblings, goals, favorites), draw a creative selfie using pattern/color ideas, decorate a birthday cake template, and design a school bus and a backpack.

Includes: All About Me fill-in page (name, birth, siblings, goals) · Favorite things page (color, book/author, movie, animals, season) · Favorite foods/hobbies/vacation page

Back to School Packet for 1st + 2nd Grade

Decorate a bookmark; complete fill-in-the-blank writing prompts (what I loved about summer, what I'm ready for, what I'm looking forward to, what I want to be when I grow up); write numbers 1-20 and solve single-digit addition problems; find back-to-school vocabulary words in a word search.

Includes: decorate-your-own bookmark craft page · two guided writing-prompt pages (summer reflection, ready-for-school, looking forward to, when I grow up) · 'I can write my numbers!' page (1-20) with an addition worksheet (Answer Key 1A provided)

3D Back to School Pencil Craft

Write personal goals and information (e.g. 'My goals for this year') on blank pencil-shaped pieces, then color, cut, fold and glue the pieces into a 3D pencil to display.

Includes: 13-page PDF: assembly instructions, a cover pencil piece (page 4, 2-up) and blank pencil pieces (pages 5-14, 2-up) with a 'My goals for this year' writing…

ALL ABOUT ME Poster Activity for Back to School with Writing

Fill in name, year, school, and teacher; then write two goals for the year and a plan for meeting them.

Includes: page 1: 'All About Me' fill-in (name, year, school, teacher) · page 2: 'All About My Goals' writing prompt (2 goals for the year, plan to meet them)

Guided Reading Activities and Lesson Plans Fiction Set 3 - Friends

For each of the 6 lessons (A Friend's Promise; The Rumor; Finishing Together; Seniors Acting; Funland; Back to School), students answer pre-reading discussion questions, respond to during-reading prompts, learn and apply story vocabulary via vocabulary and vocabulary-question exercises, answer writing questions,…

Includes: Single fiction-companion PDF with a table of contents listing 6 lessons (A Friend's Promise; The Rumor; Finishing Together; Seniors Acting; Funland; Back to School) · Note in the file explicitly states this download does NOT include the reading passages themselves

Back to School SCOOT Game and More

Move from desk to desk answering SCOOT question cards about themselves on a numbered recording worksheet; complete two writing prompts; sing/read the lyrics to 'Getting to Know You'; per the grading rubric, work may be assessed for writing and oral/written response ability.

Includes: complete lesson plans · lyrics to 'Getting to Know You' (Rodgers & Hammerstein) · 32 SCOOT game cards + 4 blank cards, with answer sheets

Back to School - First Day of School - "What are they talking about?"

Write dialogue lines (in blank spaces provided) imagining what people pictured on the first day of school are saying to each other.

First Day of School Info Sheet

Write three things about themselves, describe their favorite teacher, list favorite activities outside school, state who they live with, and add anything else the teacher should know.

Includes: Single-page 'Getting to Know You' worksheet with name field and 5 short-answer prompts

Back to School - About Me - MY FAVOURITES

Fill in a 'My favourites' worksheet and complete a 'newspaper front page' writing template about the first day at school (title, image, article, journalist byline).

Includes: 'My favourites' fill-in worksheet · newspaper front page writing template (title, image, article, journalist byline) · 'Useful tips for this school year' section

All About Me Squares | Back to School Icebreaker Activity

Divide paper into 6 cells and, in each, creatively draw/write about: their name, their family, things they like, things they dislike, a person they'd like to meet or thing they'd like to do, and how people perceive them ('People think I'm...').

Includes: instructions/example page describing the 6-cell activity (My Name, My Family, Things I Like, Things I Dislike, I'd Love to Meet/Do, People Think I Am) · printable student template with Name/Date/Period fields and the same 6 labeled cells

School Times: First Day of School (Worksheet) (Front page)

Fill in a mock newspaper front page: write a title/headline, draw or describe images, write a news article about the first day of school, note the date/weekday, sign as journalist, and write 'useful tips for this school year'.

Includes: single newspaper-front-page template with title, date/weekday fields, two image placeholders, news article write-in lines, journalist byline line, and a…

Back to School Writing Activity: Rocket Craft Blast Off

Kickstart the beginning of the school year with an exciting and enjoyable back-to-school writing activity ! Our "Blasting Off IN" writing activity is guaranteed to make the start of the year a blast for your students. Students will be making a rocket shape book. There is a graphic organizer where students will fill…

3D Back to School Bucket List

Choose bucket-list goal ideas from a provided list, write/outline them on bucket pieces, then color, cut, fold and glue the pieces into a 3D bucket to display; later revisit at midyear to check progress.

Back to School Community Building Activities

Listen to/discuss read-aloud picture books, complete an 'expert' interactive notebook craftivity, write class agreements on sticky notes, take a multiple-intelligences self-assessment survey, participate in 'Walk the Line' and a silent note-writing activity, and glue/cut/fold interactive notebook pieces.

Includes: Day 1: Stone Soup read-aloud, Name Game icebreaker, 'Expert' interactive notebook piece · Day 2: class expectations discussion, interactive-notebook syllabus craftivity · Day 3: multiple intelligences discussion and self-assessment survey

Student of the Week Poster, Star Student Award Program, Back to School Classroom Ideas, Teacher Awards, Writing Activity, Instant Download

Forever June Digital Design ARE YOU A TEACHER LOOKING FOR BACK TO SCHOOL IDEAS FOR YOUR STUDENTS? If you're a teacher looking for a simple way to implement a Star Student Award Program in your classroom, check out my Instant Download Student of the Week Set! This is the perfect choice at Back to School (BTS) time to…

Fall | Back to School Writing Prompt BUNDLE! 3rd-5th Grade

Use graphic organizers to plan, then write opinion, narrative, and informative essays responding to fall-themed writing prompts.

Includes: 3 monthly sets (September, October, November), each with opinion, narrative, and informative/explanatory writing prompts · Graphic organizers for each writing type (opinion, narrative) · Blank and lined writing pages for each prompt