Signs of Spring
Robins? Bears waking from hibernation? Baseball? Itching and sneezing? What to you is a sign of spring? Write about it in this prompt!
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Fall-themed Writing Prompts
SHARON’S BLOG 10 Fall-themed Writing Prompts Colorful leaves. Pumpkins. Football. Cooler weather. Raking. Apple pie. Candles. What are signs of autumn to you? Students are more likely to write if the topics are related to something that is going on at the moment, so let’s cash in on the season by using these fall-themed writing prompts….
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Memorial Day Writing Prompt
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS The United States celebrates Memorial Day, a day to remember the men and women in the armed services who have given their lives for our country. The late General Colin Powell wrote of the granite Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D. C., “At no other battle monument are people so moved, stenciling…
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Happy Mother’s Day!
SHARON’S BLOG Happy Mother’s Day to you. You are so special and are doing such important work! To honor you, I’m making available to you a free lesson from our grammar eBook Let’s Eat Fifi. There are 23 lessons in the eBook, and this is lesson 3; it’s on commas and compound sentences. The lesson…
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Writing Prompt: A Mother’s Heart
SHARON’S BLOGWhat does your mother mean to you? It might be difficult to put that into words, but this writing prompt will help you with that. No sentences necessary and you even get to be creative with color! You can write about another significant woman in your life as well. Ready to bless your mom?
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Christmas Prompts
SHARON’S BLOGAn edict. A carol. A strange decoration. What do all these have in common? They are all part of our fun Christmas prompts. Enjoy these prompts created especially for 5th – 12th graders. Ho, ho, ho, and away we go . . .
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The Story Behind Dr. Seuss and the Grinch
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS You know about Dr. Seuss, and you know about the Grinch. But do you know the story behind the story? When Ted (we know him as Dr. Seuss) was 53 years old, he was fed up with Christmas. He was tired of the noise, the constant activity, and the busy-ness, and he…
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16 Travel-Writing Prompts
SHARON’S BLOGAre you a homebody or do you love to gallivant? To gallivant is to travel, wander, or globetrot. Does that sound like you? Whatever you happen to be, you can use these 16 writing prompts to become an armchair traveler and see the world right from where you are. You might even be inspired to…
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Writing Prompts to Celebrate Dr. Seuss
You are familiar with Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel or “Ted”) through his popular stories such as Green Eggs and Ham, Horton Hears a Who, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and The Cat in the Hat. But did you know that he used to write very different kinds of literature? Read on to find out!…
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Give the Gift of Yourself This Christmas
SHARON’S BLOGDo your children and teens wish they could communicate better with the special people in their lives? Sometimes it’s hard to talk or to come up with something brilliant to say. Other times they may have trouble connecting with family members. At this time of year, they may be wondering what to give that…
