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Summer Writing Prompts

Keep students writing about summer adventures, memories and plans. Choose story starters, short journal responses or a creative activity to take home for the break.

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Finish the Story: Summer Themed Writing Prompts teaching resource preview
Stories & dialogue

Finish the Story: Summer Themed Writing Prompts

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).

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2–5
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Journal Prompts for Daily Writing teaching resource preview
Memories & journals

Journal Prompts for Daily Writing

A large collection of draw-and-write daily journal prompt pages for a writing station, each giving students a short topic to illustrate and write about.

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1–2
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Creative Writing Prompts Grade 3 | Summer teaching resource preview
Stories & dialogue

Creative Writing Prompts Grade 3 | Summer

Gives grade 3 students 8 themed creative-writing prompts on summer activities, each with sentence starters, guiding questions, and a word bank, to practice organizing a narrative with a clear beginning, middle, and end.

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2–4
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Summer Fun Activity: Interactive Coloring Pages & Writing Prompts! teaching resource preview
Plans & bucket lists

Summer Fun Activity: Interactive Coloring Pages & Writing Prompts!

Summer Fun Activity : Interactive Coloring Pages & Writing Prompts This resource provides a fusion of interactive and creative tasks designed for children in early learning to grade 3. Principally, it encourages learners to extend their creativity digitally.

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Pre-K, 3
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2025 June ELA Bell Ringers teaching resource preview
Seasonal writing practice

2025 June ELA Bell Ringers

A month's worth of daily ELA "bell ringer" warm-up writing prompts for June 2025, for middle and high school ELA classrooms, summer-themed.

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Daily Bell Ringers Writing Prompts for Summer teaching resource preview
Memories & journals

Daily Bell Ringers Writing Prompts for Summer

Provide a week's worth of summer-themed daily writing prompts ('bell ringers') for classroom warm-up writing practice, delivered as a prompt slideshow paired with a printable writing journal.

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5–9
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Back to School Packet for 1st + 2nd Grade teaching resource preview
Memories & journals

Back to School Packet for 1st + 2nd Grade

A back-to-school activity packet for 1st and 2nd grade combining a decorate-your-own bookmark craft, guided writing prompts about summer/school, a numbers/addition worksheet with answer key, and a back-to-school word search.

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1–2
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Summer Journal Pages, End of Year Craft, Take Home Writing Activity for Summer Vacation, Last Day of School Handout, Homeschool Printables teaching resource preview
Memories & journals

Summer Journal Pages, End of Year Craft, Take Home Writing Activity for Summer Vacation, Last Day of School Handout, Homeschool Printables

Forever June Digital Design My quick and easy to complete Summer Journal Pages are the perfect way to keep kids writing over the Summer Break! My Printable Summer Journal Set contains 2 DIY Journal sheets that allow children the opportunity to easily complete the writing prompts and complete a daily doodle. Teachers can send…

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Image: JPG
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Pre-K, 1–4
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Summer Bucket List Writing Activity, End of Year Handout, Last Week of School Printable for Fast Finishers, Pre-K Coloring Page, Instant Download teaching resource preview
Plans & bucket lists

Summer Bucket List Writing Activity, End of Year Handout, Last Week of School Printable for Fast Finishers, Pre-K Coloring Page, Instant Download

Forever June Digital Design If you're a teacher looking for a way to keep your students occupied in the last few weeks of school, while they are buys dreaming of summer or a parent of kids who are keen to start their Summer Vacations, my Summer Bucket List Writing Activity is a fun tool to have on hand to help them plan out…

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Pre-K, 1–4
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End of Year Writing Prompts BUNDLE teaching resource preview
Plans & bucket listsMemories & journals

End of Year Writing Prompts BUNDLE

A set of end-of-year reflective writing-and-drawing prompt pages for young students to reflect on and celebrate their school year.

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Pre-K–2
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My Summer Vacation - End of Year Writing Prompt teaching resource preview
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My Summer Vacation - End of Year Writing Prompt

Wrap up the school year with a splash of imagination and sunshine! My Dream Summer Vacation is an end-of-year writing and drawing prompt that invites students to plan the summer trip of their wildest dreams, no permission slips or packed lunches required. Whether it's ziplining through the rainforest, meeting dolphins in…

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Pre-K–2
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Summer Bucket List Craft & Writing Activity, End of Year Printables, June Classroom Decor, Homeschool Resource, Instant Download teaching resource preview
Plans & bucket lists

Summer Bucket List Craft & Writing Activity, End of Year Printables, June Classroom Decor, Homeschool Resource, Instant Download

This summer bucket-list craft combines a short writing activity with cutting, coloring, and assembly. Children add ideas for their summer break to the printable pieces, then arrange their bucket design. The JPG set includes larger sheets and smaller variants, giving teachers options for a classroom display or a take-home project.

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Image: JPG
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Pre-K–3
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