As a teacher or homeschooling parent, one may find it difficult to constantly come up with new and interesting writing prompts for kids. Writing prompts are helpful to students for journal writing, creative writing, or for learning to write in new genres.

Top 5 Websites With Writing Prompts for Kids

It’s actually not an easy task to find good websites that offer writing prompts for kids. Hopefully this list will cut down the amount of digging an educator must do.

1. Abcteach
These writing prompts are great because they are available for you to print as a writing activity with illustrations and places for your student to draw pictures. They are perfect for homeschooling and the classroom. Some examples of this website’s offerings are: Emotions journal, “My Wish for Peace” and “Fiction: A Rainy Day.”

2. Theteacherscorner
Daily writing prompts are available for each month on this website. These ideas are very imaginative and original. They are great for elementary level children. Some of the prompts include: “September is National Apple Month. There are a variety of different apples and they all have their own, unique taste.

Write about one of the following: What is your favorite apple variety and how do you like to eat it? OR Create a new dish using your favorite variety of apple.” and “On this day in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man. This was a brave action by Parks. What is the bravest thing you have ever done? Be sure to include details about the event and why you think you were brave.” As you can see, there is a wide range of topics available.

3. Teachingideas.co.uk
This website offers many downloadable forms as well as interesting writing prompts for elementary school children. Teachers will find prompts such as: “What is your favorite toy? What is it made from? What does it do and why do you like it?” “You are at a busy fairground, with lots of wonderful sights, sounds and smells. Use the photographs and video to help your write a description of what you see.” and “Invent characters based on people found in newspapers and magazines.” Your student will have fun with these writing ideas.

4. Education.com
Along with writing prompts for kids, this website offers arts and crafts ideas. There are prompts for many different genres available and they are for elementary school age kids. Children are asked to think outside the box as they write pieces on topics like the following: “Celebrate the season by sharing your thoughts and resolutions for the fall with the family!

Help your kindergartner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.” “Teach your kids about the ancient art of the Echo Verse. They’ll give writing skills and creativity a boost as they write an Echo Verse of their own!” and “Telling a story is like painting a picture, using words instead of paint. In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint and words to write a story!”

5. CanTeach
This website provides a long list of writing prompts asking students to do some deep thinking and ask questions of themselves: What if? What do you think? How? I wish… Why? Many of the prompts are appropriate for any age.

Educators will find the following topics among many others: “What is the best birthday present you ever received?” “What would happen if you could fly whenever you wanted? When would you use this ability?” and “Should you have to do chores around the house? Why or why not?”

Final Words

There are many English education websites out there, but most ask for a fee before you can view any of their writing ideas. Those mentioned above are free and available to anyone. Using these websites, teachers will have a never-ending supply of great writing prompts. Hopefully this will make life a little easier.