Less than $5 3rd Grade Creative Writing Activities

Are you ready to dive into a world of gratitude this Thanksgiving season? By focusing on gratitude, we can improve our mood, strengthen our relationships, and even boost our creativity! These writing prompts are a great way to engage students with kindness and reflection for November.

Benefits of Thankful Writing Prompts

• Emotional Well-being: Focusing on gratitude can improve mood, reduce stress, and increase happiness.
• Improved Relationships: Expressing gratitude can strengthen bonds with loved ones and build deeper connections.
• Enhanced Self-Awareness: Reflecting on gratitude can help students identify their values and priorities.
• Increased Resilience: A grateful mindset can help students cope with challenges and setbacks.
• Boosted Creativity: Writing prompts spark imagination and encourage creative thinking.

What's Included:

1 journal prompt page

15 journal prompts (word bank included!)

6 pages of writing paper

Get Ready for Gratitude!

Students write, draw, and reflect as they explore many ways to express thankfulness. Let's make this a Thanksgiving filled with positivity and appreciation!

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Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!

This resource includes an English and Spanish version of the St. Patrick's Day Writing Activity. Encourage students to reflect on gratitude with this St. Patrick’s Day writing prompt and craft. This interactive activity helps them recognize their unique qualities, appreciate what they have, and see the positive impact they can make. Instead of focusing on what they lack, they’ll explore luck, gratitude, and the holiday spirit through a creative clover-themed craft, perfect for various grade levels.

Transform your classroom into a festive environment with these delightful shamrock crafts. Experience the joy as children express their gratitude and acknowledge their good fortune by completing the following writing prompts:

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This resource includes two versions:

• The first version is designed to assist your students in recognizing and appreciating their qualities and actions.
• The second version includes a shamrock template that can be utilized for drawing or writing lucky messages.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

This is a fun activity to warm up those writing skills in Spanish!! Each student can use it as a writing center or independent work. You only need some dice and a pencil!

This product includes:

• 1 Color template
• 1 BW template
• 1 writing template

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A Halloween Acrostic poem! Students will use the word October to create their own acrostic poem. The second page students can choose a 5 letter Halloween word given on the worksheet and create their own acrostic poem.

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Bring some holiday magic into your writing activities with this Christmas Roll a Story! Students will have a blast rolling the dice to create their own Christmas-themed story by selecting a character, problem, and setting. With 6 different options for each category, the possibilities are endless! Characters like Santa Claus, an elf, and others will find themselves in Christmas dilemmas such as missing presents or too much snow, and the story could take place in settings like the North Pole or Santa’s Workshop.

Contents:

• 6 different Christmas-themed characters (e.g., Santa Claus, an elf, and more)
• 6 story problems (e.g., missing presents, too much snow)
• 6 settings (e.g., North Pole, Santa’s Workshop)
• Multiple lined paper options for organizing and writing out stories

How It’s Used: Students will roll a dice to determine their character, problem, and setting. After rolling three times, they’ll organize their ideas using one of the provided lined paper options and begin writing their festive story. This fun and creative process encourages storytelling and holiday-themed writing, making it perfect for a seasonal classroom activity.

Why You’ll Love It: This activity makes story writing exciting and interactive, with students looking forward to seeing what the dice will decide! The combination of rolling the dice and creating a Christmas-themed narrative helps develop creativity, critical thinking, and writing skills while maintaining a festive atmosphere in the classroom.

Features:

• A fun, interactive writing activity with Christmas-themed characters, problems, and settings
• Encourages creative storytelling, critical thinking, and writing practice
• Multiple lined paper options for drafting and organizing story elements
• Perfect for seasonal writing lessons or holiday-themed classroom activities

Who This is For:

• Elementary school teachers looking to add a festive writing activity to their curriculum
• Homeschoolers seeking a fun, creative writing activity with a Christmas twist
• After-school programs or holiday-themed workshops focused on creative storytelling
• Parents wanting to engage children in a holiday writing activity at home
• Students who enjoy imaginative writing and holiday-themed fun

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Make Thanksgiving learning extra engaging and memorable with this How to Cook a Turkey Class Recipe Book and Thanksgiving Fun Activities.

Designed for Grades 2, 3, 4, and 5, this interactive resource teaches students about the steps of cooking a turkey through hands-on and imaginative activities.

Whether used as a Thanksgiving-themed activity or part of a cooking unit, this resource encourages creativity, critical thinking, and sequencing skills in a fun, holiday-themed setting.

What's included;

• Step-by-Step Turkey Recipe Book - Students learn each step of preparing and cooking a turkey through clear instructions and age-appropriate language.
• Drawing Activities - Engaging prompts encourage students to visualize themselves in each cooking step, like seasoning the turkey or placing it in the oven.
• Cut-and-Paste Place Setting Puzzle - A fun activity to help students learn the basics of table setting.
• Kitchen Safety Practice - Safety prompts and check/cross-out activities reinforce important kitchen safety skills for young learners.
• Comprehension & Reflection Questions - Short answer and multiple-choice questions after each step to promote comprehension and reinforce learning.
• Certificate of Completion - Celebrate each student’s success with a customizable certificate recognizing their "Turkey Chef" skills.

No Cooking Required: Activities are designed to be done entirely in the classroom, making it safe and accessible for all students.

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End of Year Memory Book K-4

Pages included:

• Cover page for K - 4
• When I grow up
• 3 pages for pictures
• Things I learned
• A page for student's picture, hand print, grade, age and height
• My Favorite things
• My new friends
• My school
• Signatures
• Congratulations on completing grades k - 4

Wanted! Book Villains! Turn your students into character analysis detectives with this engaging and creative activity! By creating wanted posters for their favorite book villains, students will dive deep into character traits, motivations, and physical descriptions.

What's Included:

• Wanted Poster Template: A customizable template to guide students in creating their posters.
• Wanted Poster Example: A visual model for inspiration and structure.
• Villain List: A helpful resource for students who need a starting point or alternative characters.

This resource encourages critical thinking, creativity, and a deeper understanding of characters.

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Unlock the creativity of young writers with these Third Grade Descriptive Writing Prompts. Thoughtfully designed to inspire vivid and engaging storytelling through the lens of the changing seasons. This collection includes 24 unique prompts, with six captivating themes for each season—spring, summer, fall, and winter.

What’s Included:

▪︎ 6 Spring Writing Prompts

▪︎ 6 Summer Writing Prompts

▪︎ 6 Autumn Writing Prompts

▪︎ 6 Winter Writing Prompts

Perfect for classroom use or at-home practice, this pack of Third Grade Descriptive Writing Prompts based on seasons is a fantastic resource to inspire young writers throughout the year. Whether you’re looking to enhance your lesson plans or provide additional writing practice, these prompts are sure to spark imagination and creativity in every student.

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Quick and easy end of the year activity! Students write questions that are specific to their class and you use those to build a trivia game or a kahoot! Great way to remember fun events and adds a nice game element to the end of the year!

Includes a pdf with 2 options - Class Kahoot or Class Trivia. Either one can be used depending if you have technology or not.

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Core Benefits

• Fun and Engaging: Designed to make learning enjoyable
• Structured Approach: Provides step-by-step guidance
• Improves Writing Skills: Helps students develop descriptive language
• Boosts Confidence: Encourages creative expression

Target Audience

• Grades 2-6: Specifically designed for this age group

Key Features

• Creative Brainstorming: Encourages imaginative thinking

• Descriptive Language: Teaches the use of powerful adjectives and verbs

• Step-by-Step Prompts: Easy to follow for students and teachers

• Free Download: PDF Format ready-to-go!

• Sparks Imagination: Inspires students to visualize and create vivid scenes

• Builds Self-Esteem: Encourages students to express themselves confidently

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Each story starter sparks the imagination, inviting young readers to weave their tales around these fascinating animals.

In addition to the engaging story starters, this book doubles as a coloring haven. Children can bring their stories to life by adding vibrant hues to adorable illustrations of their favorite animals. With 40 unique prompts and coloring pages, this book promises hours of entertainment, fostering both literacy and artistic expression.

Fête des pères-French Father's Day Tribute and Tribute to that Special Someone in the lives of students. Have you always found it difficult to find resources around Father's Day? This resource includes 6 variations on the theme of Father's Day just in case your K-3 students in French Immersion need to change things up for the Special Person in their lives. A great, engaging, and fun activity that can be quickly integrated in to your plans for Father's Day to send a loving message to that special guy in the lives of littles.

What's in the resource?

-Mon Papa est parfait page: cute questionaire for students to fill out the likes and dislikes for dad/grandpa/uncle/cousin/neighbour/you.

-acrostic poem for the word P-A-R-F-A-I-T

-possible answer key for the acrostic poem to prompt ideas

Pages included are:

Mon papa

Mon grand-papa

Mon oncle

Mon cousin

Mon voisin

Tu es

Parfait acrostic poem page

Answer key

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Who can use this resource:

French Immersion teachers in the Kindergarten to Grade Three classroom and those teaching beginner French students. Can be used at the Grade 4-6 level with Core French students learning to segment and blend complex sounds.

What grade level:

I personally use these activities with 1st and 2nd Grade students in French Immersion. I feel confident that students from K-3 will find these most useful and teachers can come back to them year after year with their students. Core French teachers will be sure to add the resource to their repertoire for Grades 4 to 6 as they learn to read and write at the Junior level.

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Some of the Benefits of this resource:

1. Easy print and go resource
2. Black and White so you decide if they are in colour or BW
3. Fun and engaging graphics
4. A variety of Special Someone to choose from for Father's Day
5. Two great activities to choose
6. Highlights the importance of honouring the amazing things our Fathers do each and every day
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This back to school resource is a great way to introduce inventions and inventors to students. A link to an engaging Youtube video is featured. Included is a thoughts and suggestions sheet which highlights portions of the video and offers tips for discussion and video follow-up. There are three colorful posters with quotes from the video that should serve to inspire your class (two are similar - choose the one that suits your needs the best). There are worksheets for students to draw, label, and write about their idea for inventions that they may have!

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The Creative Writing & Speaking Proposal & Rubric Kit

Struggling to craft compelling proposals for creative writing and speaking projects? Look no further! This comprehensive kit equips you with the tools to:

• Craft winning proposals: Build strong arguments, showcase your ideas, and secure project approval with ease.
• Develop engaging rubrics: Establish clear expectations and ensure successful project completion.
• Spark creativity: Find inspiration and ignite your inner voice with practical tips and engaging exercises.

This kit includes the following activities:

Collaborative Projects

1. Capitalization Cup Showcase - Decorate cups with different capitalization rules and create a display to showcase their cups.
2. A Bite Into A Tasty Paragraph - This engaging project tackles two key areas: reading comprehension and verb tense mastery.

Creative writing and speaking

1. Character Profile - Make a character profile by identifying nouns and their character traits.
2. I Am Looking Forward To ____ (year) - Students can write down 2 New Year’s resolutions (or what they are “looking” forward to) this (2025-2027)
3. My Thankful Heart -Students can express their thankfulness by listing at least 10 things they are thankful for (comin year). Integrated topics: Identifying Nouns, Common and Proper Nouns, Abstract and Concrete Nouns
4. A Rainbow of Words - Students can describe themselves using adjectives.

Looking for an easy St. Patrick's Day Writing Activity? This if I had a pot of gold writing sheet is perfect for your students. I love to hang mine in the hallways to create an adorable bulletin board in March.

Each writing sheet has a pot of gold for students to color in. I personally love to add gold glitter to the top to really make their pots of gold shine!

Included in this product

• 2 prewriting sheets (one with and one without lines)
• Writing sheet with the prompt "If I Found a Pot of Gold..."

You get 2 different line options! This makes it perfect for any grade.

The perfect easy activity to celebrate St. Patrick's Day!

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Blush Notes 8.5 x 11 inches 200 Pages for Notebooks and journals

Make your own Potato Crafts fun with this engaging, hands-on Build a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Person Kids craft making activity! This includes 2 low-prep Build a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Person kids crafts templates perfect for having fun with potatoes or cooking. Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make this activity perfect for centers or substitute days, too!

Lead your students in fun craft making with 2 Build a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Person by cutting out the pieces, coloring, gluing the parts together and decorating. Students will love putting together their Build a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Person activities together by using their problem solving skills through these fun activities, and won't even realize how much they're having fun! Use it after reading a story about potatoes or sing a song about potatoes. Print in black and white to color or in color for assembly.

Here's what you'll get:

• Mr. Potato person printable

• Mrs. Potato person printable

• easy to follow directions

Your students will be crafting Build a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Person crafts with a variety of common classroom materials. They'll be engaged and having a great time together!

These activities use materials readily available in most classrooms and homes and includes printable templates to create each activity.

Prep is quick and easy... Just print the Build a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Person pages, cut everything out, color, decorate, gather the materials listed, and you're ready for a fun and engaging class! Print in black and white for coloring/painting and in color for easy assembly. You can make these into puppets, dance around the room with them while listening to winter music, or use to decorate your room with. You can even create a story about your potato person.

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This Scarecrow Fall Activities Bundle is perfect for sparking creativity, boosting learning, and celebrating autumn! Designed for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students, this bundle combines reading, writing, comprehension, and hands-on crafting for a fun, interactive learning experience.

What's Included:

• Reading and comprehension exercises about scarecrows
• Creative writing prompts to encourage imagination
• Acrostic poems to develop vocabulary skills
• Labeling and drawing tasks to engage in hands-on learning
• Making words from scarecrow-related vocabulary
• A fun coloring page to let students express their artistic side
• Story writing and telling activities
• 7 Scarecrow toppers (in color)
• 7 Scarecrow toppers (black-and-white)
• 14 writing prompts (Scarecrow name, the best thing about fall, Scarecrow talk, Scarecrow fall activity, Scarecrow for a day, Scarecrow in a pumpkin patch, Scarecrow in the wind, Scarecrow at night, Fall memory, Fall feels, Perfect fall day, Fall foods, Scarecrow in an apple orchard, Scarecrow protecting apples trees)
• Easy-to-assemble bulletin board craft
• Perfect for classroom decor and autumn-themed writing activities

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Transform your classroom's writing sessions with our Daily Writing Prompts for Year 3-6 students, specially designed for the month of December. These writing prompts are meticulously crafted to engage students' creativity and enhance their writing skills through a variety of fun and thought provoking prompts. Ideal for the Daily 5 writing block, this collection offers a seamless integration into your daily routine, ensuring your students have a structured and stimulating writing prompts every day.

Key Features:

• Engaging Writing Prompts: Includes exciting prompts that are themed for the month of December (this is a US version). These prompts are designed to spark imagination and encourage detailed, creative responses from students.
• Versatile Formats: Available in both PowerPoint (and editable) and PDF formats, making it easy to use with different teaching tools and preferences. Whether you're projecting the prompts on a screen or distributing printed copies, we've got you covered.
• Daily 5 Writing Integration: Perfectly aligns with the Daily 5 writing framework, helping students develop their writing skills through consistent practice and varied prompts. Each day's prompt is designed to fit seamlessly into your Daily 5 routine.
• Month Long Coverage: With unique writing prompts, you'll have a fresh and engaging writing activity for every school day in December (plus more!). This ensures your students remain motivated and excited about writing throughout the month.

Benefits:

• Enhances Writing Skills: Regular practice with diverse prompts helps students improve their writing abilities, expand their vocabulary, and develop their storytelling techniques.
• Promotes Creativity: Each prompt is crafted to inspire creativity and critical thinking, allowing students to express themselves freely and imaginatively.
• Easy to Implement: The ready to use PowerPoint and PDF formats make it simple to incorporate into your lesson plans, saving you valuable preparation time.

Perfect for Year 3-6 Students:

These Daily Writing Prompts are tailored specifically for students in years 3-6, ensuring that the content is age-appropriate and engaging for this developmental stage. Whether used as a morning warm up, part of your writing centre, or an end of day activity, these prompts are designed to make writing fun and accessible for all students.

Upgrade your classroom writing sessions with these December Daily Writing Prompts and watch your students' writing skills flourish!

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