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WRITING PROMPT | "THE TREASURE OF THE TURTLE"
Write a story on ruled blank lines under a self-supplied title.
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Women's History Month Endless Creative Writing Prompts
select a historical-figure character card, complete a creative-writing graphic organizer using the SWBST structure, and write a story; optionally present the finished story to the class
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Writing Prompts and Writing Sheets
Writing Prompts and Writing Sheets Dive deep into an insightful world designed for enhancing children's writing skills through our resource, Writing Prompts and Writing Sheets. Formatted specifically for students from second to fourth grade, this learning tool is much more than your ordinary workbook. It masterfully integrates both…
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4th of July Speech Bubble Writing Prompts | Creative Writing
Look at each 4th of July themed picture, imagine what the people in it are saying, write it into the speech bubble, and add more story details on the writing lines below; more confident writers may practice using quotation marks. Blank speech-bubble sheets are also included for students to draw their own picture and dialogue.
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If I Were a Teacher - Writing Prompt
Page 1: write about what they would teach their students and what fun activities they would do in their classroom if they were a teacher. Page 2: draw a picture of themselves as a teacher, showing their students, what they're teaching, and anything on the board.
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Zoo Animals Endless Creative Writing Prompts
Select an animal character card, complete a SWBST story-organizer graphic organizer (identifying the main character's want, obstacle, actions, and resolution), write and illustrate a story using that structure, optionally use a fill-in-the-blank sentence-frame version, and self/teacher-assess the story against a creative writing rubric.
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Creative Writing Prompts (Magic Potions and Spells Edition)
A magic-potions-and-spells themed creative writing activity where students design a magic potion or spell using assigned 'magic power' traits, then write about it using a graphic organizer and are assessed with a rubric.
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Art Fun Add It! Drawing and Writing Prompts
For each of 10 themed prompts (Under the Sea, At the Zoo, In the Forest, Art Class, At the Farm, In My Bedroom, Space Travel, Air Show, Underground, At Play), draw all listed items into a single picture, then write a short story about the drawing.
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Creative Writing Prompts (Magical Obstacles Edition)
Students pick an obstacle card, use graphic organizers to plan a potion or spell (name, power, ingredients/steps), write a draft, and optionally present it to the class.
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Story Generator: 10,000,000 Combinations (Google Sheets)
Click the 'Generate Story' button to receive a random character (with descriptor), plot, and setting, then write a story (quick write or longer piece) based on the generated combination; alternatively, the teacher can display a daily generated prompt on a smartboard for a class quick-write activity.
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Missing My Class - End of Year Writing Prompt
Write 2-3 sentences about what they will miss most from their class and why it's special, then draw a picture of something or someone from their class they will miss.
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Editable I Am Poem Template – 13 Writing Prompts
Thirteen sentence-starter prompts, including 'I am,' 'I was born to,' 'I fear,' 'I am inspired by,' and 'I will,' guide students through writing a personal identity poem in this two-slide editable PowerPoint template. The first slide presents the blank prompts with fill-in lines for students to complete, while the second slide repeats the same thirteen prompts with a parenthetical explanation beside each one, such as clarifying that 'I fear' should name 'a challenge, uncertainty, or thing you struggle with,' to help students understand what kind of response each line expects. Because the template is fully editable in PowerPoint, a teacher could adjust the prompt wording or format before assigning it, or students could complete it digitally rather than by hand. The structure moves students from open self-reflection prompts toward a complete personal poem covering identity, values, fears, and future goals.
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Fingerprint Art Flowers Roll and Draw Dice Game with Creative Writing
Roll a die four times to determine what to draw for the flower/pot design and extra elements, use a finger dipped in paint (or a marker) to add fingerprint details, then draw a picture of where they'd place their flower pot and write a story about it.
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If I Were a Firefighter - Writing Prompt
Two prompts let students imagine a firefighter’s day in words and pictures. The writing page asks how they would help people and stay safe; the drawing page calls for a uniform, fire truck, and helping action. Pair the pages with a discussion of community helpers before students develop their own response.
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Koala Flipbook Craft Australian Animal Science Study Writing Prompt
A DIY flipbook craft/writing activity where students research and record facts about koalas (appearance, habitat, and related topics) in a question-and-answer flipbook format.
Answers included
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Vocabulary Story Writing Activity
Use 10 new words from a (separately supplied) vocabulary list to write a story following the five W's (Who, What, Where, When, Why) in Google Slides; create at least 5 slides (font 36+) each with a picture and a sentence; highlight the 10 vocabulary words in yellow on a white background; end with a 'What' question.
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If I Were a Tree - Writing Prompt
The Earth Day prompt asks students to imagine where they would grow and what they would see as a tree. A matching drawing page adds the tree’s appearance and surroundings. Students can sketch first to develop a setting, then describe that same place in their first-person writing.
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Creative Writing on Food
Bring food items (vegetables, fruit, and/or snacks) to class, arrange them on a napkin to form a picture, draw the picture in the space provided, then write a short story or description about the picture on the lines on the next page.
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Three Little Pigs | Official Police Statement | If I Were... Writing
Read/listen to both linked story versions (pig's and wolf's), decide which they believe, fill in a graphic organizer (name, self-portrait, home) for that character, and write their version of the story as a police statement.
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August Writing Prompts - Learning Passport
Provides a printable 'passport'-style booklet of August-themed writing pages for students to complete, with teacher feedback/stamp tracking.
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‘Pom Pom At The Beach’: A Fun Writing And Drawing Activity (4 years +)
Unscramble beach-object vocabulary; sort things found on the beach; identify sea creatures; tick items that are beach hazards; match cause-and-effect sentences about plastic pollution danger to marine animals; fill in missing words in a 'naughty dog at the beach' story using a word bank; write a sequenced story about Pom Pom's beach…
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Island Treasure Hunt Writing Activity | Problem Solving and Adventure
Pick one option from each of four columns (Character, Setting, Problem, Solution) in a 4x4 story-planning matrix, then write a short story or paragraph combining those choices; use a checklist to edit/revise for capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
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An Introduction to 6 Word Stories | Getting to Know You Activity
Watch a linked video about six-word stories, write an original six-word story on a personal topic (e.g., life philosophy, summer, what makes you unique), share it with a partner and the class, revise it, then write a six-word story identifying the theme of a chosen movie (options given: Jurassic Park, Avengers, Mean Girls, Lion King)…