This writing prompt, ‘How Nice!’ helps students to write about the meaning of the word ‘nice’. It encourages students to think about word meanings and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘How’s the Weather Up There?’ helps students to write about how life would change if they were suddenly extremely tall. It encourages students to think about the advantages and disadvantages of being tall and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Hunting’ helps students to write about their feelings about hunting. It encourages students to think about hunting for survival and recreation and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Hybrids’ helps students to write about two species they would like to combine and the features the offspring would have. It encourages students to think about hybrids and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘I Love Ice Cream’ helps students to write about what they would do about finding a coin on the ground. It encourages students to think about being honest and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘I’ll Do It Later’ helps students to write about ten things that they might do instead of getting down to work. It encourages students to think about procrastinating and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Imagine That!’ helps students to write about whether they use knowledge or imagination more in their day. It encourages students to think about a well-known quote and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘In the Name of Science’ helps students to write about whether they are for or against animal testing. It encourages students to think about animal rights and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘In Your Free Time’ helps students to write about their after-school activities. It encourages students to think about after-school activities and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Invent a Better Life’ helps students to write about something they would like to invent. It encourages students to think about how the invention would make their life easier and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Inventions’ helps students to write about one invention that has changed their life. It encourages students to think about how inventions and technology affect every part of their lives and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Invitation to a Star’ helps students to write about which celebrity they would invite to their birthday party and what they would do. It encourages students to think about a much-admired person and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Jackpot!’ helps students to write about what they would do with ten million dollars. It encourages students to think about how they might use the money to help others and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This Writing Task worksheet, ‘Journey to a New World’, features instructions for students to describe a journey to an imaginary land or world. It encourages students to plan their writing and to check it for errors. Prompts suggest explaining the reasons for the trip, giving names to the land and its features, using lively words, …More
This writing prompt, ‘Last Meal’ helps students to write about their last meal on Earth before they go on a space trip. It encourages students to think about their favourite meal and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Learning Language’ helps students to write a letter to the school board explaining whether they think foreign language classes should be taught at school. It encourages students to think about learning a foreign language and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Left or Right?’ helps students to write about whether they are a left brain or right brain thinker and how that affects their school work. It encourages students to think about how the brain functions and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Left Out’ helps students to write about a time when they felt left out. It encourages students to think about being left out and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Let’s Hear It for Homework’ helps students to write about how much homework they think they should get every day. It encourages students to think about homework’s purpose and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This Writing Task worksheet, ‘Letter about an Environmental Issue’, features instructions for students to write a letter to the editor about an environmental issue of their choosing. It encourages students to plan their writing and to check it for errors. Prompts suggest topics such as global warming, toxic waste, pollution, endangered species, open space, and …More
This Writing Task worksheet, ‘Letter to Your Newspaper’, features instructions for students to write a letter to the editor about restoring a local statue. It encourages students to plan their writing and to check it for errors. Prompts suggest including why the statue was erected, its present condition, and why and how it should be …More
This writing prompt, ‘Life Lessons’ helps students to write about a time when they learned an important lesson. It encourages students to think about important things that family, teachers and friends have taught them and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Liking Yourself’ helps students to write about the things that they like about themselves. It encourages students to think about their personal attributes and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Looking in the Mirror’ helps students to write about whether they would enjoy or not enjoy having an identical twin. It encourages students to think about having a look-a-like and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Making the World a Better Place’ helps students to write about one thing they would change in order to make the world a better place. It encourages students to think about making a difference and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Message in a Bottle’ helps students to write about a message that they might find in a bottle washed up on a beach. It encourages students to think about who sent it and what they should do about it and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Mice Will Play’ helps students to write about the meaning of the saying ‘when the cat’s away, the mice will play’. It encourages students to think about a well-known saying and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Million Dollar Dreams’ helps students to write about winning a million dollars in the lottery. It encourages students to think about how they would spend the money and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘My Favourite Show Is Gone’ helps students to write a letter to the TV station when their favourite TV show is cancelled. It encourages students to present their opinions and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘My Own Restaurant’ helps students to write about the kind of restaurant they would like to open. It encourages students to think about different kinds of restaurants and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘My Perfect Sandwich’ helps students to write about their favourite sandwich and how they make it. It encourages students to think about food and food preparation and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Name in Print’ helps students to write about their future accomplishments and how they are going to make them a reality. It encourages students to think about their plans for the future and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Nature and Poetry’ helps students to write about what in nature might inspire them to write a poem. It encourages students to think about nature and its beauty and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Night Owl or Early Bird?’ helps students to write about being a night owl or an early bird. It encourages students to think about when they feel most alert and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘No Home for the Hawks’ helps students to write a letter to the manager of an apartment building to state whether they support the decision to remove the hawks’ nest or whether they oppose the decision. It encourages students to think about living with nature and is aimed at broadening students’ writing …More
This writing prompt, ‘Now You See Me, Now You Don’t’ helps students to write about a time when they wanted to blend in and not be noticed. It encourages students to think about an embarrassing or uncomfortable situation and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Ocean Life’ helps students to write about keeping an ocean animal as a pet. It encourages students to think about the organisms that live in the world’s oceans and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Old Friends’ helps students to write about a friend who they think might still be their friend 20 years from now. It encourages students to think about special relationships and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Online School’ helps students to write about whether they would like to attend an online school. It encourages students to think about how an online education would affect their relationships with teachers and friends and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Peer Pressure’ helps students to write about a time when a peer pressured them. It encourages students to think about negative influences and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Pen Pals Around the World’ helps students to write about the kind of pen pal they would like. It encourages students to think about what they would like to learn from their pen pal and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Performing Cowboys’, features two biographical texts about Tom Mix and Will Rogers, cowboys who ended up as stars of stage and screen. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the texts and includes questions about detail, drawing a conclusion, reasoning, comparison/contrast, making a judgment, and genre. The …More
This Writing Task worksheet, ‘Pet or Pest’, features instructions for students to write a passage about eliminating or saving an animal. It encourages students to plan their writing and to check it for errors. Prompts suggest that the student list several reasons for saving or destroying the animal and consider the broader ecological impact of …More
This writing prompt, ‘Phobias’ helps students to write about phobias. It encourages students to think about how intense fear might affect their life and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Picking Teams’ helps students to write about picking classmates to be on their softball team. It encourages students to think about making choices and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Picnic Packing’ helps students to write about what they would pack if they packed a picnic. It encourages students to think about picnic food and activities and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Places to Play’ helps students to write about their favourite place to play. It encourages students to think about their surroundings and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Pocket Money’ helps students to write a letter to their parents explaining why they deserve pocket money or even a raise! It encourages students to think about financial responsibilities and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Principal for a Week’ helps students to write about the changes they would make to their school if they were the principal for a week. It encourages students to think about the improvements they could make and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This graphic organiser, ‘Problem/Solution’ helps students to list problems by asking who, what and why. It encourages students to come up with possible solutions.
This Writing Task worksheet, ‘Proposal for Your Invention’, features instructions for students to create an original essay about an unusual and ambitious project. It encourages students to plan their writing and to check it for errors. Suggested topics include transporting ice to irrigate deserts, cloning cells, and colonising Mars.
This writing prompt, ‘Protecting Our Pets’ helps students to write a letter to their teacher explaining how they would keep their class pet safe. It encourages students to think about animal responsibility and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Proudest Moments’ helps students to write about the accomplishments of which they are most proud. It encourages students to think about achieving goals and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Reading’ helps students to write about reading. It encourages students to think about the kind of reading they enjoy the most and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This Writing Task worksheet, ‘Report on a Natural Disaster’, features instructions for students to create a newspaper report about a natural disaster. It encourages students to plan their writing and to check it for errors. Prompts suggest using senses to describe the event and including people’s reactions during and after the crisis.
This writing prompt, ‘Reuse and Recycle’ helps students to write about how they can help reuse and recycle things. It encourages students to think about caring for the environment and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Ride Design’ helps students to write about a ride they would design for an amusement park. It encourages students to use their imaginations and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Safe Places’ helps students to write about if they like to be alone or with others when they are worried about something. It encourages students to think about dealing with worries and fears and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This Writing Task worksheet, ‘Sailing across the Seas’, features instructions for students to write a story about a sea voyage. It encourages students to plan their writing and to check it for errors. Prompts suggest including the destination, the type of ship, roles on the trip, and feelings.
This writing prompt, ‘School Dress Code’ helps students to write about why schools should or should not have uniforms. It encourages students to think about self-expression and individuality and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
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