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Writing Prompts Teaching Resources

Unlock writing prompts for kids ready to use in your classroom! Designed by teachers and carefully curated by our expert teacher team, these writing prompts spur kids' creativity and help them develop their skills as young writers! This collection of teacher-created writing resources includes writing prompt examples, writing prompt templates, and options for teachers throughout elementary school, including (but not limited to!):

2nd grade writing prompts
3rd grade writing prompts
4th grade writing prompts
5th grade writing prompts
6th grade writing prompts

Find examples to help students with opinion, argumentative, and narrative writing, holiday-inspired writing templates, and more resources available to print or download.

What Is a Writing Prompt?

A writing prompt introduces a writing topic for kids and helps students to focus their writing. Designed to spark students' interest in a particular topic, every writing prompt in this teacher resource collection was written to encourage students to stretch their writing muscles and write thoughtfully and creatively.

32 of 121 teaching resources for those 'aha' moments

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Fire Prevention Week Writing Prompts

Enhance writing skills during Fire Prevention Week with fire safety writing prompts for kids.

1 page Grades: K - 2
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How to be a Good Citizen - Problem Solving Activity

Build good citizenship behaviors and enhance problem-solving skills with a task card writing activity.

1 page Grades: 1 - 4
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Fall Vocabulary Cards and Writing Center

“Fall” into reading and writing stations with a Fall word display and fall writing prompts for first grade.

1 page Grades: K - 2
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Write About It! Halloween Costumes

Differentiate writing instruction in primary grades with a group of leveled Halloween writing prompts about Halloween costumes.

1 page Grades: K - 1
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Benjamin Franklin - Constructed Response Worksheet

Learn facts about Benjamin Franklin with an informational reading and writing activity focusing on the constructed response format.

2 pages Grades: 2 - 3
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Roll to Create a Holiday Story

A fun, hands-on holiday activity using a die and a chart to create a narrative text.

1 page Grades: 2 - 6
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Kids' Christmas Craft and Holiday Writing Prompts

Build an eye-catching Christmas bulletin board with holiday writing templates for your elementary students.

6 pages Grades: K - 3
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Write With Your Senses: Daily Descriptive Writing Prompts

Inspire your students to write descriptively using our 20 daily descriptive writing prompts slide deck and graphic organizer.

1 page Grades: K - 2
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Write a Spooky Story - Scaffolded Writing Project

Inspire your struggling writers to write spooky stories that contain all of the story elements with a set of scaffolded writing activities and final draft paper.

1 page Grades: 1 - 2
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Roll to Create a Thanksgiving Feast - Creative Writing Prompts for Kids

A fun, hands-on Thanksgiving activity using a die and a chart to create a narrative text.

1 page Grades: 2 - 6
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Write About It! I Am Thankful

Differentiate writing instruction this Thanksgiving with a group of “I Am Thankful” writing prompts for second grade and under.

1 page Grades: K - 1
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Write About It! How to Cook a Turkey

Bring Thanksgiving dinner into the classroom with a group of leveled informational writing prompts about turkey!

1 page Grades: K - 1
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Lewis and Clark Expedition - RACES Writing Strategy Worksheets

Practice using the RACES writing strategy for text evidence with a Lewis and Clark Passage, graphic organizer, and worksheet.

1 page Grades: 3 - 6
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Halloween Writing Prompts - Bats

Differentiate writing instruction in primary grades with a group of leveled Halloween writing prompts about bats.

1 page Grades: K - 1
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Write About It! Spiders

Differentiate writing instruction in primary grades with a group of leveled informational writing prompts about spiders

1 page Grades: K - 1
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On the Farm - Vocabulary and Writing Prompts

Inspire young farmers to read and write about the farm with farm-themed writing prompts and word wall cards.

1 page Grades: K - 2
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Fall Themed Informational Writing Prompt Worksheets

Celebrate Autumn and write an informational piece using these handy fall writing prompt worksheets.

1 page Grades: K - 2
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Opinion Writing for 1st Graders - Worksheet Bundle

Help your first graders learn how to write an opinion piece using these handy writing prompt worksheets.

1 page Grades: K - 2
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I Read Because ... Template

A template for students to write about why they love to read.

1 page Grades: 3 - 6
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Spring Writing Prompts Worksheet

Explore creative writing in your classroom with these 3 fun story writing prompts for Spring.

1 page Grades: 2 - 4
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Roll to Create a Halloween Story

A fun, hands-on Halloween activity using a die and a chart to create a narrative text.

1 page Grades: 2 - 6
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Fall Narrative Writing Prompts for Kids

Celebrate Fall and write imaginative stories using a collection of narrative writing prompts for second graders and beyond!

1 page Grades: 2 - 5
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"I Have a Dream" Writing Prompt Page

Observe MLK Day by encouraging students to think about their “dream” for the future by writing it as a speech.

1 page Grades: 2 - 6
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Informative Text Writing Task - Firefighters

A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.

1 page Grades: 3 - 6
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Patriot Day Writing Craftivity

Celebrate important heroes with this Patriot Day writing prompt and craft.

1 page Grades: K - 2
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Boston Tea Party Reading and Writing Pack

Enhance your students' close reading strategies, vocabulary, and writing skills with a Boston Tea Party reading passage and accompanying activities.

1 page Grades: 3 - 5
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Read and Draw a Story Worksheets

Practice reading comprehension with kindergarten and first-grade students with a set of Read and Draw comprehension worksheets.

1 page Grades: K - 1
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Reading and Writing Nonfiction Text: Tornado Worksheet Bundle

Enhance your students' comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills using a high-interest reading passage about Tornadoes.

1 page Grades: 3 - 5
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My Dream Story - Writing Prompt Template

Dream up some great stories using this creative story-writing prompt.

1 page Grades: 1 - 5
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Amelia Earhart Constructed Response Worksheet

Use this passage, second grade writing prompt, and worksheet to help students write a constructed response paragraph about Amelia Earhart.

1 page Grades: 2 - 3
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Lewis and Clark Close Read Comprehension Pack

Enhance your students' comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills with a close reading passage and activity pack about the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

1 page Grades: 3 - 5
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Boston Tea Party - RACES Writing Strategy Worksheet

Integrate reading, writing, and American history with a worksheet about the Boston Tea Party using the RACES writing strategy for text evidence.

1 page Grades: 3 - 5