3rd Grade Writing Prompts: The Mystery in the Schoolyard

Creative Writing Prompts Grade 3 | The Mystery in the Schoolyard

Get a creative writing prompt resource for 3rd grade on the topic of school.

What does this resource include?

This resource contains 8 creative writing prompts on school-related topics, each with sentence starters for each task, guiding questions to support ideas, word banks with helpful vocabulary, separate writing pages with plenty of space, “How to Write a Story” guide (beginning, middle, end), 3 example stories. Each reading passage is unique. The invention topics were carefully selected and each passage is accompanied by appropriate graphics.

What is it suitable for?

The material is suitable for English language arts classes. It is ideally suited for 3rd grade. This material is also suitable for weaker 4th-grade classes or particularly strong 2nd-grade classes.

It is suitable for teachers looking for teaching materials that can be used immediately. No tedious adapting or formatting required. Simply print it out and use it directly in class.

It is suitable for various teaching formats:

- writing workshop

- literacy centers

- independent work

- early finishers

- homework

What topics does the reading comprehension cover?

1 The Discovery on the Playground

2 Behind the Wall

3 Who Was Here?

4 The Owl’s Message

5 The Hidden Place

6 The Box Mystery

7 The Secret Tunnel

8 The Letter with No Name

In addition, there are two advanced-level problems (easy and hard).

The material is provided as a PDF file to make it easy to print and use in class. It is part of a larger series. If you like this material, you can explore creative writing prompt resources on a variety of other topics in my shop that will enrich your lessons.

In addition to creative writing prompts, I also offer reading comprehension, math word problems, informational texts, and reading tests.