• Writer's Notebook Prompts
     
    Children will improve their writing skills by writing as much as possible.  Use these prompts to help give you some ideas to write about in your Writer's Notebook.
     
    • What I like to do on the weekends
    • Something I can do now that I couldn't do last year
    • How I helped someone once
    • Something I am proud of
    • The people I'd like to invite to my birthday party
    • The clothes I need
    • What my bedroom looks like
    • What the inside of our refrigerator looks like
    • What I would put on a sign that would go on my bedroom door
    • Someone in my family that I really like
    • Somewhere I like to go with my family
    • A sport I like to watch
    • One of my friends
    • A time I got into trouble
    • A trip I've taken
    • A pet I have (or a pet I'd like to have)
    • How I would change the world to make it better
    • Someone I'd take on a trip
    • What I do when I'm angry
    • What I do when I'm frightened
    • The best teacher I've ever had
    • How I would spend $5,000.00
    • A time I was embarrassed
    • A time my feelings were hurt
    • What I would be doing right now if I could do anything I wanted
    • What I think about when I can't fall asleep
    • What my favorite song is and why
    • What I like about myself
    • A talent I wish I had
    • The last time I cried and why
    • What makes my life complicated
    • Three things I'd take with me if I moved
    • What makes me laugh
    • An animal I'd like to be
    • A trophy I'd like to win
    • A store I'd like to own
    • How I feel about earthquakes
    • How I feel about rain
    • How I feel about snow
    • The best thing that has ever happened to me
    • The worst thing that has ever happened to me
    •  Something I hope will happen to me
    • The color I think of when I'm happy
    • What I would like to be famous for
    • The best birthday present I ever got
    • My feelings about television
    • My feelings about fast food
    • My feelings about junk food
    • My favorite meal
    • How I feel about pollution
    • A discussion about good manners
    • A description of myself
    • Something that is boring
    • Something that is exciting
    • How I got my name and how I feel about it
    • My friends
    • Three wishes
    • Reasons for a messy desk
    • Reasons for a neat desk
    • Remembering kindergarten
    • Remebering first grade
    • Remebering second grade
    • Three excuses for not eating my lunch
    • My least favorite food
    • The most important subject in school
    • The least important subject in school
    • Why I want to go to college
    • The hardest job I've ever had
    • The kinds of books I like to read
    • Why I save money
    • Why I don't save money
    • Things I've learned from television
    • Things I've learned from books
    • Something I've learned from talking to someone
    • How I wake up in the morning
    • Someone I'd like to know better
    • My skills in the kitchen
    • Something I'm curious about
    • Sounds I like and don't like
    • A good dream
    • A bad dream
    • What I'd do if I were invisible
    • What I'd do if everyone forgot my birthday
    • A surprise phone call
    • Being sick
    • The reason for rainbows
    • Why the ocean is salty
    • How cats got whiskers
    • My favorite place
    • Promises
    • The funniest thing that has ever happened to me
    • The weirdest thing that has ever happened to me
    • Strange sounds
    • Ten years from now
    • A wonderful person whom I know
    • When I am a parent
    • Homework
    • Sports I enjoy watching
    • A time when I was scolded