Creative Writing Prompts
Lots of creative writing worksheets with prompts that spark students' imagination
Bravery FREE
Describe one time when you were brave. (creative writing journal)
2nd through 5th Grades
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Invent a new kind of sandwich. Describe what is on it and how you would make it. (critical thinking and writing)
2nd through 5th Grades
Big Money FREE
Pretend you had $100, but you weren't allowed to keep it for yourself. You have to give it away to a charity or person. Who would you give the money to? What would you want the person to do with it? (creative writing; economics; character ed.)
2nd through 5th Grades
Imagine you woke up and saw a dinosaur in your backyard. Write a story telling what you see and do. (journal topic)
2nd through 5th Grades
Imagine you opened your own restaurant. Tell the name of your restaurant. Explain what the restaurant looks like, who works there, and what you serve. (Writing ideas)
2nd through 5th Grades
Write a descriptive essay about a fun fact many people don't know about you.
2nd through 5th Grades
If you could cook any meal for your family, what would you cook? Describe the meal and tell how you would make it. (writing topic)
2nd through 5th Grades
Write a story titled, "My Journey on a Pirate Ship." You and your friends can star in the story. (journal topics)
2nd through 5th Grades
If you could have any animal for a pet, what would it be? Describe the pet and how you would take care of it.
2nd through 5th Grades
Write a descriptive essay about what, in your opinion, is a big waste of money.
2nd through 5th Grades
Do you have any brothers or sisters? If you do, describe what they're like. If you don't, tell whether or not you would like to have a brother or sister. (creative writing; family)
2nd through 5th Grades
Imagine you could have lunch with any celebrity. Who would it be? What kinds of things would you talk about? (essay idea)
2nd through 5th Grades
Write a story titled, "The Bat Who Couldn't Fly." (creative story prompt)
2nd through 5th Grades
Imagine you were a wonderful painter and your parents would let you paint anything you wanted on your bedroom walls. What would you paint? Use lots of details to describe your artwork. (descriptive writing essay)
2nd through 5th Grades
Describe the oldest person you know. (descriptive paragraph writing)
2nd through 5th Grades
Describe the youngest person you know. (descriptive writing topics)
2nd through 5th Grades
Do you think a monkey would make a good pet? Explain why or why not. (persuasive writing topics)
2nd through 5th Grades
Think of a time when you've won something. Tell what you won and how you won it. (personal narrative)
2nd through 5th Grades
Write a story titled, "The Baby Dragon." (writing creative stories)
2nd through 5th Grades
Describe several ways a person your age can earn money. (Social Studies writing topics)
2nd through 5th Grades
Imagine you are a spider. Where would you build your web? Tell how you would build it? What bugs do you catch in it?
2nd through 5th Grades
Use the character, setting, and event story cards to build your own creative story! This activity is a supplementary material to our STW blog post, "Build Your Own Story!" It's a great English language arts exercise for students of all ages!
1st through 5th Grades
If you could spend an afternoon with one member of your extended family, who would it be? Tell why you chose this person and tell what you do together. (descriptive writing)
2nd through 5th Grades
Imagine you worked at a football stadium. What would your job be? (examples: quarterback, cheerleader, coach, referee, ticket seller) Describe what you would do while you were on the job. (creative journal prompt)
2nd through 5th Grades
How old were you four years ago? Describe some things you can do now that you could not do then. (critical thinking writing)
2nd through 5th Grades
What do you like best about your home? (descriptive writing idea)
2nd through 5th Grades
Describe your favorite season (fall, spring, summer, or winter). Tell what kinds of things you like to do during that season. (Science journal topics)
2nd through 5th Grades
Imagine you were on a trip to the moon. Describe the trip. Tell what you see and do. (Science writing journal topic)
2nd through 5th Grades
Which superpower would you most like to have-- invisibility, super strength, or the ability to fly? Describe what kinds of things you would do with your powers. (creative thinking)
2nd through 5th Grades
Describe one thing you're really good at. (personal narrative)
2nd through 5th Grades
Would you rather live in a castle, on a houseboat, or on a farm? Why? (writing ideas)
2nd through 5th Grades
If you were a doctor, what kind of doctor would you be? (examples: childrens' doctor, veterinarian, eye doctor, dentist) Tell what your job would be like. (careers)
2nd through 5th Grades
Cinderella's fairy godmother used her magic wand to create a beautiful dress and slippers. Imagine you had a fairy godmother. What kind of magic would she do?
2nd through 5th Grades
Make up a creative story about a girl or boy who goes fishing and catches something very unusual.
2nd through 5th Grades
Manipulative wheel for students to use when they're checking over their writing. Check for capitals, end marks, topic sentence, etc.
1st through 6th Grades
A colorful version of the proofreading wheel above.
1st through 6th Grades
Write fun stories to go along with the cartoon pictures.
Writing WorksheetsWorksheets to practice writing dates, writing names, letter-writing, and more.
Persuasive Writing PromptsWrite persuasive opinion essays on a variety of topics. Students use details to support their points of view.
