Each year, people around the world celebrate Positive Thinking Day on September 13th. This very special day is a time to focus on all the good in the world and to look for the silver linings. Times may be tough, but maintaining a bright, optimistic outlook is a great way to make it through hard […]
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33 Good Story Prompts
Many students begin making up their own stories when they are young and full of imagination. But as kids grow up, their creativity is sometimes stifled—and not encouraged as it should be. Fortunately, journaling is a powerful way to keep kids thinking, dreaming, and creating even as they age. Encouraging your students to write creatively […]
5th Grade Opinion Writing Prompts
As students transition from elementary school to middle school, they frequently become more adept at expressing their own thoughts and ideas—and in many cases, also even more eager to do so! Nurture this important skill in your students with our set of 30 all-new 5th-grade opinion writing prompts. While your students consider writing topics ranging […]
30 Fiction Writing Prompts for Elementary Students
Fiction Writing for Elementary School Students — By introducing fiction writing in your elementary classroom, you are giving your students an opportunity to begin to expand their imaginations while also developing their writing skills. Through fiction writing, they learn the value of creating characters, developing a plot line and telling a story that teaches a […]
46 Essay Prompts for Elementary Kids
Essay Writing Ideas for Elementary School Kids— Journal writing is a time-honored pedagogical tradition, helping kids engage with their budding vocabularies, penmanship and reading comprehension, all while getting to use their imaginations and process their own thoughts and feelings. In other words, journal writing rocks. That doesn’t mean any ol’ journaling session is effective, however. […]
Short Story Prompts
Journaling is a wonderful way to help students become more comfortable in their writing and in expressing their own ideas—and its benefits are even more incredible when kids begin journaling at a young age. That’s why we’ve designed a new set of 32 short story prompts especially for elementary school students. Practicing short story writing […]
