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The Journal Buddies Story Starters collection offers you thousands of FREE writing prompts to use with your student writers.

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Kids Storytelling Writing Ideas

Power of Storytelling Prompts & Information on how to use it as…

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Plot Twist Ideas for Writing

Looking for fun and unexpected plot twist ideas? You’ve come to the…

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Story Writing for Young Writers

Story writing prompts and ideas for young writers — Stories fuel us…

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Storytelling Writing Ideas for Students

Storytelling Writing Prompts & Ideas — This year’s National Day of Listening…

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Narrative Writing Ideas for Grade 1

Narrative writing prompts for 1st grade students— As young students begin reading…

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Journal Starters for Grade 1 through Grade 5

See & Discover 34 List of Prompts for Grades 1, 2, 3,…

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High School Fiction Writing Prompts

Let’s explore some fantastic fictional story ideas. Yes! When students write fictional…

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How to Start a Story

How to Start a Story That Hooks Your Readers’ Attention + 25…

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Journal Prompts for Kids

Writing Journal Prompts to Help Students See Why Writing is Both Important…

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Story Prompts for All Ages

Short Story Ideas for Elementary, Middle, High School and All Age Writers…

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Kids Descriptive Writing Ideas

Descriptive Writing Prompts and Ideas to Teach Kids about Storytelling— Storytelling is a…

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See and Explore CREATIVE WRITING Prompts

Creative Writing Prompts about Birds

If you’re looking for creative writing prompts about birds, you’ve come to…

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Elementary Kids Fiction Writing Topics

Hooray for Fiction Writing for Elementary School Students — By introducing fiction…

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Story Writing Prompts

Story Prompts to Ignite Your Imagination and Creativity— If you are looking for…

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Good Writing Topics

Writing topics to get Kids Writing—  Encourage kids to stretch their imagination…

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Creative Fiction Story Ideas for Middle School

Fictional Creative Story Ideas for Kids— Crafting fiction stories is one of…

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Star Wars Writing Prompts

Whether you’re a seasoned writer or just starting out on your storytelling…

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Random Writing Ideas for Kids

16 Random Writing Prompts + 5 Bonus Benefits & 6 Tips— Getting…

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Short Story Writing Topics for Every Age

Writing Prompts for Short Stories— Oh yeah. If you need a new…

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Fun and Fabulous Creative Writing Prompts

Creative Journal Prompts is newly updated (August 2022)— Hooray! Here you will discover…

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Writing Tips and Inspiring Prompts

Writing Prompts for Elementary, Middle, High School and All ages writers +…

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Creative Writing Topics for Grade 3

Third Grade Creative Writing Topics List — Writing prompts are a wonderful…

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Facts about Cinco de Mayo

As you prepare your curriculum for May, it is important to consider…

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Journal Writing Ideas and Activities for Kids

Journal Writing Examples and Activities— Journaling is one of the most effective…

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Imagery in Creative Writing

Sensory Mastery: The Power of Imagery in Creative Writing for Students— When…

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Creative Writing Prompts for Adults

When you are faced with a blank page or screen, it can…

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Creative Writing Ideas for Kids

List of Creative Writing Ideas to Inspire You— The purpose of any creative…

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Creating Writing Ideas for Teens

Creative Writing Prompts for Teens — It’s well known that the awesome power…

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Short Story Writing Ideas for Kids

Yay for Awesome Short Story Ideas for High School Students— Use these…

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Free Writing Journal Prompts

Free Writing Prompts — Creative writing offers many benefits for children and…

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Creative Writing Prompts for All Ages

While this list is entitled Daily Creative Writing Prompts for Adults, the…

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Creative Writing Practice Ideas and Prompts

Creative Writing Practice with Bonus Prompts & Tips Creative writing practice is…

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Kids Creative Writing Activites

Creative Writing Activities for Elementary and Middle School Aged Kids— Creative writing…

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Pumpkin Writing Prompts

Welcome to a world where pumpkins aren’t just for carving—they’re for creating!…

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What Happens Next Prompts

Unleash Your Writers’ Creativity with These ‘What Happens Next’ Prompts— Oh yeah. What…

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Sci-Fi Themed Writing Ideas for Students

Sci-Fi writing prompt ideas for student writers. Science fiction — which may…

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Ocean Writing Ideas

Ocean Writing Ideas and Prompts— Creative writing about the ocean is awesome….

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Vampire Story Ideas

Sink Your Teeth into These Vampire Story Ideas— Whether you’re just starting…

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Creative Writing Prompts and Starters for Kids

Creative Writing Ideas for Kids— Energize your students’ writing with these new…

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2nd Grade Creative Writing Ideas

Creative Writing Topics for Grade 2 Students— Enjoy and use this excellent…

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Villain Writing Prompts & Fiction Ideas

Every great story needs a hero, but a hero needs a great…

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Plot Twist Ideas for Writing

Looking for fun and unexpected plot twist ideas? You’ve come to the…

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Descriptive Writing Activites and Prompts

Teacher’s Guide: Help Students Take Their Creativity to the Next Level with…

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Dinosaur Creative Writing Prompts

Jurassic Journeys: Dinosaur Creative Writing Prompts— Are you looking for a fun…

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Thriller Story Ideas

Welcome writers! Oh yeah, here you’ll find some excellent Thriller Story Ideas…

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Intense Dark Romance Story Ideas

Welcome! In this post, we explore a sub-genre of romanticism. You see,…

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Creative Writing for High School Students

7 Creative Writing Techniques for High School Students + 15 Bonus Writing…

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Writing Ideas for Every Type of Writer

30 Writing Prompt Idea for Every Type of Writer— Writing is a…

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Homeschool Creative Writing Ideas

It is time to sit down to write something for fun, but…

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Pirate Writing Prompts

21 Fun and Creative Pirate Writing Prompts — Pirates have a reputation…

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Creative Writing Tips and Prompts

Tips on Creative Writing + 15 Prompt Ideas Hello and welcome. If…

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Fun Things to Write

See, Discover and Use these 45 Fun & Fabulous Things to Write—…

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Snowman Writing Prompts

Get Ready for a Snowman Writing Extravaganza with these 18 Snowman Prompts…

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Narrative Essay Topics for Students

If you are looking for great narrative essay topics and ideas for…

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Imaginative Creative Writing Exercises

Creative Writing Exercises to Help to Unlock Your Imagination— Whether you’re suffering…

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Guided Creative Journal Prompts

Guided Creative Writing Topics that Make Journaling Easy and Fun! You already…

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Good Sentence Starters

Playful, Fun, and Good Sentence Starters— Do you want to take some…

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Creative Writing Ideas for All Students

Boost Writing Skills, Imagination, and More with Creative Writing Prompts—Creative writing is…

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Short Story Writing Ideas

Short Story Ideas + 20 Writing Prompts and 3 Tips— Writing is…

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