Thanksgiving Writing Prompts

How will you celebrate Thanksgiving in the classroom this year? How about using some fun Thanksgiving writing prompts instead of those old boring ones that we've been using forever.

For the older children, I've created this fun Thanksgiving writing prompt set. It can also be used as a classroom decoration too and they even make great cupcake toppers. These Thanksgiving story starters are not your typical Thanksgiving writing prompts. They are fun and original. Here's one of my favorite Thanksgiving writing prompts for kids:

                      You just saw a turkey wearing a pilgrim hat running from the police.

I promise, your kids will have a lot more fun with this prompt than the typical "what will you do for Thanksgiving" prompt. These prompts will help you meet Common Core writing standards for writing imaginative narratives.  W.2.3, W.3.3, W.4.3, W.5.3

The set includes 24 Thanksgiving and Harvest Day themed story starters in color, six themed images for classroom decoration, three pages of graphic organizers, and eleven themed writing pages. Add in the two pages of instructional material and writing tips for teachers, and you're ready to go. You can start using these the first day of November and use a prompt each day or use them during the week of Thanksgiving. They will work well during the Thanksgiving short week of school. These are perfect for classrooms and for homeschool writing.


These materials are just right for 2nd through 5th grade students and are perfect for narrative paragraphs, event paragraphs, narrative essays, and event essays. Plus, you'll get your students excited to use their creative writing skills.

We've already had a great time with my Halloween Story Starters {Here}.

Thanks for taking a peek. You can find it at my teaching resource store {Here}

You may also be interested in creating this life cycle of a pumpkin craft and using it as a Thanksgiving table decoration. {Click HERE}

Back to School Writing Prompts by Robin Sellers

I love writing prompts, don't you? The beginning of the year is a great time to add a bit of creative writing to the curriculum. It's this time of the year when students can learn to love writing. You can encourage them to be creative and let come up with creative stories. My back to school writing prompts encourage creative narratives and add a little excitement to the back to school routine. Don't ask your students what they did over their summer vacation. Ask them what they did on another planet over the summer and get ready for some creative ideas.

I love using story starters. A story starter is a great tool to get students writing using creative ideas. A story starter provides a prompts that creates a scenario that, well, starts the story. Then students have a free license to finish the story any way they wish.

I got a bit crafty with my story starters this year. I took my story starters, added great graphics, put them on pencils. I added them to a container I found at a dollar store and even added some tissue paper too! It's my own little way of making writing fun and giving students choices too. They can choose their own story starter and even use their new back to school pencil and write away through the first days of school.

You can purchase my Back to School Story Starters and Back to School Writing Pages {HERE}. If you use them, stop back by and let me know how the writing went in your classroom.


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St. Patrick's Day Story Starters: Common Core Narrative Writing Prompts for St. Patrick's Fun

Here's some super writing fun for St. Patrick's Day! Bring the fun of leprechauns, rainbows, magic, and gold coins into the classroom with these fun and creative St. Patrick's writing prompts. These St. Patrick's Day story starters encourage students to be creative and come up with creative stories with their story starters. Plus, they are perfect for your writing centers.

A story starter is a great tool to get students writing using creative ideas. A story starter provides a prompt that creates a scenario that, well, starts the story. Then students have a free license to finish the story any way they wish. Plus, they help you meet your Common Core narrative writing goals.

I took my story starters, added great glittery rainbow graphics, put them on pencils, and added them to a canister that I got from the dollar store. They can choose their own story starter and even use their new St. Patrick's Day pencil and write away through the season.

You can purchase my St. Patrick's Day Story Starters {HERE}.

Halloween Writing Prompts Make Super Halloween Classroom Gifts

I love Halloween writing prompts, don't you? I can think of no other time of year when it's better to add a bit of creative writing to the curriculum than at Halloween. It's this time of the year when students can write about magic, monsters, and really any other imaginary thing they wish. In fact, they get encouraged to be creative and come up with creative stories.

Story Starters

I love using story starters during Halloween too. A story starter is a great tool to get students writing using creative ideas. A story starter provides a prompts that creates a scenario that, well, starts the story. Then students have a free license to finish the story any way they wish.

I got a bit crafty with my story starters this year and decided that they would also make perfect Halloween gifts for students. I took my story starters, added great graphics, put them on pencils, and slid on a super scary little plastic spider. It's like my own little trick or treating adventure for students. They can choose their own story starter and even use their new Halloween pencil and write away through the Halloween season.

You can purchase my black and white Halloween Story Starters {HERE} and the color version {HERE}.


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