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Category: Writing Prompts

Good writers develop by writing often.  These  prompts were designed to help young writers think creatively, organize their ideas and finish their work in a short amount of time.

Rapunzel–Step by Step Guided Writing Lesson and Easy Art Accent

By Angie Marino, owner of Writing WondersOn July 25, 2020In Writing Prompts

In this writing lesson, Rapunzel gets to tell her perspective! *This post contains affiliate links.  For more information, see my disclosures here.* Kids enjoy a twist on a familiar story.  For this writing lesson, the students write in 1st person …

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Build an Easy Shelf with Your Kids: Opinion Writing

By Angie Marino, owner of Writing WondersOn June 3, 2020In Projects, Writing Prompts

In this post, kids build a 4 tier shelf. Then, they write their opinion about the process! This post includes two printable PDFs. The first PDF is of the building instructions. The second one is of the guided writing lesson. …

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The African Savanna-Descriptive Writing

By Angie Marino, owner of Writing WondersOn May 29, 2020In Writing Prompts

The African Savanna intrigues and interests almost every student that I work with. There are so many animals in the African Savanna that kids love, such as lions, elephants, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, flamingos… *This post contains affiliate links.  For more …

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Non-Fiction Writing Lesson About an Animal

By Angie Marino, owner of Writing WondersOn May 22, 2020In Writing Prompts
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This non-fiction writing lesson about animals works great with any age! My year round students and own children know a lot about animals. Moreover, they often teach me about wonky ones that I’ve never heard of like the Axolotl. Gasp! …

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Grumpy Grass–Fictional News Article

By Angie Marino, owner of Writing WondersOn April 20, 2020In Writing Prompts
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This lesson is a big hit if you show the students any one, or all, of the Green Grass Art Accents.  It’s a fictional news article that involves grass.  Additionally, it focuses on words that begin with the letters GR. …

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Weekly Writing Lessons

By Angie Marino, owner of Writing WondersOn March 31, 2020In Writing Prompts

WELCOME TO WEEKLY WRITING LESSONS! When I teach my year round writing camps, I give the SAME writing lesson to students ages 5-11 at the SAME TIME.  You, the parent, can do the same at home with your multi-aged children. …

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Two Honey Bears-Compare and Contrast

By Angie Marino, owner of Writing WondersOn March 26, 2020In Writing Prompts

What are Kinkajous? They certainly aren’t bears nor are they in the bear family. In fact, a kinkajou’s closest relative is the raccoon. In addition, they have carnassial teeth which are the same teeth that carnivores have. As a result, …

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A Barn, Cows and Snow-Science Fiction

By Angie Marino, owner of Writing WondersOn December 13, 2019In Writing Prompts

This is a great lesson for addressing farm life, practicing dialogue and writing Science Fiction. Image by hobbyboy from Pixabay It’s a fun lesson because ANYTHING can happen. Here’s the story line: It’s winter time. There’s a problem on the farm and the …

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2020-Write Letters to THESE African-Americans

By Angie Marino, owner of Writing WondersOn December 12, 2019In Writing Prompts

Students learn of and write letters to any one of these African-Americans. If you haven’t already, I strongly urge you to read my post titled, Annual Meet THESE African Americans-Introduction. It explains the heart behind this series of writing lessons. …

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I’d Love to be Your Pet!–Basic Horse Care-Non-Fiction

By Angie Marino, owner of Writing WondersOn November 12, 2019In Writing Prompts

This writing prompt is a must for any and all horse lovers. It’s especially fitting for a child who genuinely wants to have a horse as a pet. Here’s the synopsis: A HORSE tells the readers that he/she would LOVE …

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Dear Readers, this blog contains ideas that have worked successfully for me in my teaching experience and I have posted them in hopes that they will work well for you also!

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