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10 WRITING PROMPTS OF CHRISTMAS | WRITING
Ten Christmas-themed creative writing prompts to prompt short student writing responses.
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10 WRITING PROMPTS | OF SAINT PATRICK'S DAY
Ten St. Patrick's Day-themed writing prompts to prompt short student writing responses.
Poetry & figurative languageDaily & seasonal prompts
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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100th Day of School Worksheet, Writing Prompt Coloring Page Activity
Forever June Digital Design LOOKING FOR A FUN WAY TO CELEBRATE 100 DAYS OF SCHOOL IN YOUR CLASSROOM? Introducing my 100th Day of School Writing Prompt Worksheet! This simple to complete activity is an excellent tool for teachers of children in preschool, pre-k and Kindergarten classrooms, school aged students in grade 1-2. Works well…
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100th Day of School Writing Prompt - I wish I had 100
A differentiated writing prompt activity for the 100th day of school built around the sentence starter 'I wish I had 100 ___'.
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30 High School ELA End-of-the-School-Year Reflection Bell Ringers
Thirty numbered bell-ringer prompts ask high school students to reflect on academic growth, choices and learning strategies. Fifteen themes recur across the set, including goals, collaboration, resilience and adaptability. Later prompts revisit those themes with shorter questions. The instructions suggest 5–7 minutes and complete sentences, with evidence or examples when required. The download supplies an editable 34-slide PowerPoint and a matching 34-page PDF. Use selected prompts or schedule all 30 across the final weeks of school.
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100th Day of School Writing Prompt - If I had $100 I would buy
A differentiated writing prompt activity for the 100th day of school built around the sentence starter 'If I had $100, I would buy ___'.
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100th Day of School Writing Prompt - If i live to be 100
A differentiated writing prompt activity for the 100th day of school built around the sentence starter 'If I live to be 100, ___'.
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Daily Bell Ringers Writing Prompts for Spring
Provide a week's worth of spring-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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20 WRITING PROMPTS OF THANKSGIVING DAY
Provide Thanksgiving-themed writing prompts for creative and reflective student writing practice.
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2025 April ELA Bell Ringers
Provide daily ELA 'bell ringer' warm-up activities for April covering grammar correction, vocabulary usage, descriptive/creative writing, reflection, and poetry analysis.
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Daily Writing Prompt Cards
A set of 32 daily writing prompt cards to give students a ready supply of creative-writing topics, for use as a writing station, journal starter, or early-finisher activity.
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4th of July Writing and Drawing Prompts Worksheets
Inspire creativity and patriotic reflection with these 4th of July Writing & Drawing Prompts! Designed for students in the elementary grade level, this product combines writing skills with creative exploration with engaging Independence…
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5 Fun Days to Write about in October
Title: 5 Fun Days to Write about in October Description: Welcome the colorful hues of autumn with an engaging twist on writing tasks.
Informational & research writingPoetry & figurative language
Expository Writing Prompts | Writing Prompts by Genre | Idea Starters
Provide a large set of print-and-go expository (informational/how-to) writing prompts so students practice organizing and explaining factual information in writing.
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A Groundhog’s Diary Writing Prompt - Groundhog Day
What’s going on inside Punxsutawney Phil’s head on his big day? Well, now your students get to imagine it! A Groundhog’s Diary: The Big Day writing prompt gives students the chance to write a hilarious diary entry from Phil’s point of view…
A Letter To Earth Activity
A short creative-writing prompt in which students respond, in letter form, to a fictional letter from an alien asking about life on Earth.
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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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A Soldier’s Letter Write a story Activity - Memorial Day
A short creative-writing prompt in which students write a story inspired by a cartoon picture, incorporating five given vocabulary words, framed as a soldier's letter for Memorial Day.
Answers included
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A special thanksgiving memory Writing Prompt - Thanksgiving Activity
A simple Thanksgiving-themed writing and drawing prompt asking students to recall and represent a favorite Thanksgiving memory.
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Finish the Story: Halloween Writing Prompts
A no-prep creative-writing packet of halloween-themed "finish the story" prompts to build narrative writing skills.
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Adventure Visual Writing Prompts | Photo Ideas | Writing Project
Provide open-ended visual/photo writing prompts (animal photos) to inspire creative descriptive or narrative student writing.
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All About Me Kindness Booklet
Kindness is so important for our students to understand and learn. Demonstrating ways to show kindness and be kind at an early age will definitely pay off in the future.
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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).