Elementary Writing Prompts

Item description

40 Simple elementary writing prompts! Over 100 pages! These 40 prompts to allow for weekly writing assignments that will keep your students engaged and writing about topics that interest them all year long!

Includes (108 pages):

• 28 every-day writing prompts
• 12 Holiday writing prompts
• Assessment Rubric
• Self-Review sheets
• Peer-Review sheets
• Multiple cover pages
• double-sided lined pages so that you can extend each prompt for as many pages as you’d like

Perfect for:

• Writing Centers
• Weekly Practice
• Homework Assignments
• Buddy Writing with Peer Review
• Writing Assessment
• Supplemental Practice
• Summer Work
• Substitute Work

Narrative Writing Prompts

1 – General Tell Me A Story

2 – Teacher for a Day

3 – Super Power

4 – Any Animal

5 – Create a Monster

6 – Ocean Animal

7 – Invisible for a Day

8 – Best Friend Bugs

9 – Dinosaur Game

10 – Mermaid / Pirate Adventure

11 – Finding Buried Treasure

*(4 additional narrative writing prompts are included in the Holiday Prompts below)*

Explanatory Writing Prompts:

12 – Favorite Place in the World

13 – Best Birthday Party Ever

14 – Favorite Day at School

15 – Someone Kind to You

16 – You Were Kind to Someone

*(4 additional explanatory writing prompts are included in the Holiday Prompts below)*

Informative Writing Prompts:

17 – General How To…

18 – How to Build a Snowman

19 – How to Get Ready for School

20 – Favorite Book

Opinion Writing Prompts:

21 – Favorite Season

22 – Favorite Things in Summer

23 – Favorite Type of Weather

24 – Favorite Dessert or Candy

24 – Cats or Dogs

26 – Favorite Animal

Descriptive Writing Prompts:

27 – Aliens

28 – Best Present Ever

*(4 additional narrative writing prompts are included in the Holiday Prompts below)*

Holiday Writing Prompts:

29 – Halloween Creature Story (narrative)

30 – Thanksgiving Thankfulness (explanatory)

31 – Favorite Winter Holiday Memory (explanatory)

32 – New Year’s Goals (explanatory)

33 – Valentine’s Day (descriptive)

34 – President for a Day (narrative)

35 – 100th Day of School (narrative)

36 – St. Patrick’s Day Wishes (narrative)

37 – Earth Day (descriptive)

38 – Mother’s Day (descriptive)

39 – Father’s Day (descriptive)

40 – End of Year Summer Plans (explanatory)