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Sunday, March 8, 2020

WRITING PROMPTS

A teacher recently asked me if I had any suggestions for writing prompts. I think using holidays, units of study, and interests of the students are a good start, but I’ve got a few other ideas today for you.

Chew and Write
Here is an idea that is sure to motivate children to write. Give children a piece of sugarless gum. Once they write their name they can open the gum and start chewing. They are allowed to chew the gum as long as they keep on writing!
                                          
Predictable Sentences
Give children an open-ended sentence to encourage writing.

I can…

I like…

I don’t like…

I see…

I want…

I am...

I wish I were…

When I grow up…


Class Books
These are topics that you could use to make class books. Each child writes and illustrates a page and then bind them together.


                                        

THE BEST THING ABOUT ME

IF SHOES COULD TALK

THINGS THAT BUG US/SCARE US

MY NIGHTMARE LOOKS LIKE

IF I WERE THE TEACHER I WOULD

WE WOULD LIKE TO TELL THE PRESIDENT…

IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS

FAMILY CELEBRATIONS   

OUR WISH BOOK

OUR JOKE BOOK

DREAMS

HEROES

MY WORST/BEST DAY EVER


WHAT DOES THE PRINCIPAL DO ALL DAY?  (One of my favorites!)