3rd Grade Creative Writing Resources (by rating)

Suggesting prompts can be extremely helpful for students when it comes to writing. By providing a prompt, you can give students a specific topic or area to focus on, which can help them better organize their thoughts and ideas. Additionally, writing prompts can help spark creativity and encourage students to think outside the box.

There are six St. Patrick's Day writing prompts, including coordinating primary handwriting pages. Students can also illustrate a scene in the space above their writing.

Not only will using writing prompts help get your students excited about writing, but it will also help them to practice and improve their skills. By focusing on specific areas such as grammar, punctuation, and spelling, your students will hone their technique and produce well-written pieces of work. They’ll also be able to develop their unique voice and style – something essential for any writer!

Check out our blog post Writing Prompts Your Students Will Love for more tips and inspiration!

Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬

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!

Unlock the secret to emotional well-being with our captivating and interactive flipbook and slide presentation, designed to empower elementary students. Discover the transformative power of embracing our emotions and nurturing our mental health. It's time to embrace the mantra that it's okay not to be okay!

Prepare to embark on an enthralling journey as students delve into a world of feelings and moods, guided by this engaging resource. Explore the depths of mental health, positive self-talk, and self-care, while immersing in vibrant sentence prompts, captivating speech bubbles, and stimulating group discussions.

Crafted with the profound purpose of Bell Let's Talk Day, this invaluable tool recognizes the paramount importance of prioritizing mental well-being, especially in the realm of childhood development. Just as we diligently care for our physical health, it's imperative to nurture and safeguard the fragile landscapes of young minds. Together, let's spread the message that #BellLet'sTalk is not just a hashtag—it's a rallying cry for a brighter, more emotionally resilient future.

Equip your students with the tools they need to navigate the complexities of their emotions, fostering a culture of empathy, self-awareness, and open communication. Unlock the secrets to building emotional intelligence, resilience, and self-acceptance. This captivating resource promises to ignite a spark of self-discovery, empowering students to embrace their feelings and prioritize their mental well-being.

Don't miss this opportunity to revolutionize the way we approach mental health education. Join the movement and be a catalyst for change. Together, let's create a generation that thrives on emotional intelligence and builds a brighter tomorrow!

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Elevate your classroom's Thanksgiving celebration with this beautiful BUNDLE. This comprehensive package includes three engaging resources to make your lessons impactful: a vibrant Thanksgiving PowerPoint Presentation with discussion and reflection questions to spark meaningful conversations, a Thanksgiving Letter Pack Writing Activity that fosters creativity and gratitude through easy-to-follow prompts, and a Thanksgiving Turkey Craft and Writing Activity that boosts fine motor skills while reinforcing literacy and values.

Teachers love this bundle because it saves time by providing everything needed in one package. The content keeps students interested and actively participating, promoting critical thinking, creativity, and fine motor skills. This resource is perfect for classroom activities, homework, or holiday projects, enhancing your teaching experience with materials designed to inspire and engage young minds.

This collection includes:

• Resource 1: Thanksgiving PowerPoint Presentation Discussion and Reflection Questions
• Resource 2:Thanksgiving Gratitude Letter Writing Activity Pack for Appreciation
• Resource 3: Thanksgiving Turkey Craft, Writing, and Decor Activity

Happy Thanksgiving 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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Make Thanksgiving writing fun with this opinion writing resource focused on students' favorite Thanksgiving foods! This is the perfect no prep writing activity for the month of November. It is perfect for elementary classrooms. Students will express their opinions, support their choice with reasons, and practice structured writing. With easy-to-use graphic organizers and festive writing paper, students will enjoy sharing their favorite holiday dishes while developing strong opinion-writing skills.

The students will decide what their favorite Thanksgiving food is and then defend their opinion by writing an opinion piece. Use one of the two graphic organizers to help students organize their thoughts before starting the writing process. Differentiate your writing projects by giving different students different graphic organizers. Once the student is ready to write, there are four different writing paper to write their essay on.

What's included:

• Graphic Organizers (2): These graphic organizers guide students in planning their opinion writing, from stating their favorite Thanksgiving food to listing reasons and details that support their choice. One organizer is for beginner writers to state their opinion and 3 reasons. The other is more detailed for more advanced writers to give details to their reasons.
• Thanksgiving-Themed Writing Papers (4 Pages): Four different Thanksgiving-themed writing templates provide ample room for students to compose their opinion paragraphs or essays. Two pages have a title already written in. Two pages leave room for students to create their own title. Two of the pages even have a spot for students to draw their favorite food on their essay.

This Thanksgiving Opinion Writing resource is perfect for engaging students in seasonal writing, building persuasive skills, and encouraging them to share what they love most about Thanksgiving. Ideal for writing centers, whole-group lessons, or independent practice, this resource is sure to make opinion writing memorable and fun this holiday season!

Looking for other holiday writing pieces? Take a look at these fun writing activities.

• MLK I Have A Dream Writing
• The Best Holiday Tradition
• Do Animals Have Feelings?

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Dive into a sea of creativity with the Under the Sea Roll a Story activity! This fun, engaging writing prompt challenges students to roll a dice and craft their own ocean adventure.

Contents:
With Under the Sea Roll a Story, students let chance guide their story creation! This activity includes:

• 6 Ocean-Themed Characters: Characters like mermaids, divers, sea creatures, and more add depth and variety to each story.
• 6 Story Problems: Will they face stormy waters, get shipwrecked, or encounter a sunken treasure?
• 6 Settings: Each roll could reveal an underwater cave, coral reef, or mysterious sunken ship as the backdrop.
• Lined Story Paper Options: After rolling, students organize and write their stories on included lined paper, building a full ocean adventure from their unique prompts.

How It Works:
Students roll the dice three times to create a character, problem, and setting combination for their story. With all three elements decided, they can plan, organize, and then fully write their story using the provided paper. This interactive setup adds excitement while guiding students through story structure basics.

Why You’ll Love This Product:
Under the Sea Roll a Story combines storytelling, creativity, and writing practice in a way that’s perfect for young learners. The dice-based format brings an element of surprise, making each story unique and keeping students engaged. Teachers will appreciate the focus on structured story creation, vocabulary expansion, and imagination!

Features:

• 6 ocean-inspired characters, problems, and settings for limitless story ideas
• Dice-based prompts that make planning fun and structured
• Themed lined paper for easy story organization
• 8.5x11 pages for straightforward printing and classroom setup

How This Product Can Be Used in the Classroom or Other Educational Settings:

1. Writing Centers: This makes a great addition to writing centers, where students can create stories independently.
2. Group Storytelling: Use it as a group activity where students share their stories for a lively storytelling session.
3. Vocabulary Building: Ocean-themed elements introduce new vocabulary and imaginative concepts.
4. Early Finisher Activity: An ideal task for students who finish early and love creative writing.
5. Theme Week: Perfect for a week focused on the ocean or marine life, tying into science or literature lessons.

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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

Ready to give your students a spook-tacular writing experience? These 10 Halloween-themed story starters are designed to spark imagination and creativity in your classroom. Perfect for grades 4 and up, these engaging prompts are open-ended, allowing students to create their own spooky, mysterious, or magical tales.

Use these story starters as:

• Bell ringers to jumpstart creative writing sessions
• Writing centers or stations for independent work
• Extension activities when students need an extra challenge
• Fun, seasonal writing prompts for October or Halloween-themed lessons

Included Story Starters:

• “As I walked through the dark forest, I saw a glowing jack-o’-lantern with a note attached. The note said…”
• “One rainy Halloween night, I heard a mysterious knock at the door. When I opened it, there was a box with something moving inside.”
• “While trick-or-treating, I came across a house that no one ever visits. The door creaked open by itself, and I decided to…”
• And 7 more eerie and thrilling prompts!

Why You’ll Love This Resource:

Easy to Use: Just print and go! No prep needed.
Engaging & Fun: Each prompt invites students to explore their creativity with a Halloween twist.
Flexible Use: Great for writing centers, independent work, or creative group activities.
Perfect for Fall: Bring the spooky season into your classroom with these seasonal story starters.

Don’t miss out on this FREE Halloween resource that will keep your students’ creativity brewing all month long! Download today and let the spooky storytelling begin!

Get ready to unleash your student's creativity and embark on a writing adventure filled with winter wonder!

Brrr! Winter has arrived, blanketing the world in a layer of sparkling snow. Today is the perfect day to build a snowman! But what if their snowman suddenly came to life?

What's Included?

1. Drawing Your Snowman: Before they dive into writing, they imagine its unique features: size, shape, facial expressions, accessories (hat, scarf, etc.). Let their artistic side shine!

• Narrative Writing: The Magical Moment: Tell the story! Describe the scene, their initial reaction, and how the snowman interacts with them. Did they talk to?

• Descriptive Writing: A Frosty Friend: Taking a closer look at their snowman. A descriptive paragraph detailing its appearance. Focus on specific features like its texture, the sparkle of the snow, or the way its eyes (made of buttons or pebbles) seem to come alive.

• Summary Writing: A Day of Winter Fun: Let them imagine they spent the entire day with their living snowman! Time to write a summary describing the activities they did together. Did they build a snow fort? Have a snowball fight? Go sledding? The possibilities are endless!

This creative writing activity allows students to:

• Develop their storytelling skills through narrative writing.
• Enhance their descriptive writing skills by focusing on details.
• Practice summarizing events in a clear and concise way.
• Spark their imagination and explore the concept of a magical snowman encounter.

Don't forget to share with me how it went with your little ones. I hope it was useful in your classroom.

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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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October Writing Journal: Daily Prompts Inspired by Special Observances

Engage your 3rd-grade students with this creative October Writing Journal, designed to inspire their imaginations while celebrating special observances throughout the month! This comprehensive worksheet includes daily writing prompts that align with both popular holidays and lesser-known observances, encouraging students to explore their thoughts and creativity.

Each day features a unique prompt that connects to a specific observance, such as National Homemade Cookies Day or Halloween, inviting students to write about their favorite treats, share personal experiences, or create imaginative stories. With a mix of fun and meaningful topics, this journal not only enhances writing skills but also fosters critical thinking and self-expression.

Perfect for classroom use, homework assignments, or individual creative projects, this worksheet will provide hours of engaging writing activities that celebrate the spirit of October. Encourage your students to share their stories and reflections, making this a memorable month of writing!

Students delight in creating unique and funny sentence patterns using a 1-2-3 step strategy. Students use cards marked ’1’ to choose the subject of their sentence, cards with ‘2’ are the action words, and cards with location words are tagged ‘3’. Put together the subject, verb, and location cards and make a new sentence each time. Teaching writing in your Grade 1-3 French Immersion class has never been easier.

What to do:

Make a class set of the cards, laminate, and cut.

Place a few copies of the 1-2-3 writing template sheet into clear pockets or give students an individual worksheet to work on.

Watch students delight in creating new and unique sentences as they build confidence in their French writing skills.

Vocabulary included: La Mère Noël, Le Père Noël, Le garçon, La fille, Le renne, Le nain, descend, porte, vole, place, grimpe, mange, une boule, un ange, un cadeau, un sac de jouets, un bas, une étoile, un biscuit, un pain d’épice, une canne de Noël, une chandelle, un chocolat chaud, des lumières, dans la cheminée, dans le bas, dans le ciel, dans le traineau, dans le foyer, dans l’arbre

How to prepare this resource:

Make a few copies of the template page, insert into clear pockets, dry erase pocket, or use as individual worksheets and watch as the giggles get started. Make a copy of the story cards, laminate, and cut. My students LOVE these activities. I cannot make them fast enough.

There is a little cutting and laminating involved with this activity but many use clear folders to make your job easier!

Perfect for a sub binder, emergency plans, or as a back up activity when you happen to have a few minutes to spare. A great set to have on hand as an extra centre activity at Xmas time. Your K-3 Immersion students will love them!

When to use this resource in the classroom:

These activity sheets are Christmas themed and can be used for the entire month of December and even into the week following Halloween. Students love using them and they can be helpful for follow-up assessment. Just in time for progress reporting period!

I hope your students enjoy learning their vowel sounds and exploring phonemic awareness with a Christmas Theme!

Appropriate audience:

I use these activities in my French Immersion classroom with Grade 1 and Grade 2 students. I feel confident that they could be used for any grade from Grade One to Grade Three.

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This has been a fun way for students to review their letters. I love that each page gives students an opportunity to write the letter, find the letter and find the sounds. Merci!

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Some of the Benefits of this resource:

1. Students use hands on materials
2. Boost confidence in French language acquisition with whole group, small group, independent work, and one-to-one instruction using the same resource
3. Easy common food theme that students love
4. Students grow in independence at their own pace
5. Reinforce encoding and writing skills
6. Social wellness and personal autonomy in using French in the classroom
7. Scaffold and support language acquisition, oral communication, and writing skills
8. Subject, verb, object cards are a great way to introduce the standards of writing

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Did you know that there is no land at the North Pole? It's all made of ice! Learn more about the North Pole in this comprehensive reading comprehension Google lesson.

This product is so easy to use and has practically no prep:

1. Read the book
2. Print the 9-page template
3. Review the no-prep reading comprehension Google lesson with a built-in reward system (students LOVE this feature!)
4. Fill out the book report template based on the reading comprehension review as a group or independent work/homework

The template pages include (and are reviewed in the digital Google lesson):

• book title info
• rating & review
• vocabulary
• facts
• the land (animals & landmarks)
• key information (capital, population, languages, climate, agriculture, natural resources, politicians)
• what I learned
• questions I have
• historic events
• draw a map

Love,

Teacher Bethanie

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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.

Are you in need of a St. Patrick's Day writing activity? This adorable March craft will get your students thinking about why they are lucky to be themselves! Bonus Bulletin Board letters included!

It includes:

-3 different sentence stems

I am lucky because…

I am lucky to be me because…

The world is lucky to have me because…

- Prewriting worksheet for each sentence stem

-Cuttable sentences

-Two different bordered papers. Each paper has 3 different options; no words, traceable words, and colored words.

-Craft for the top of the writing

-Lucky Lads and Lassies words for your bulletin board

**You will need powerpoint to open this project

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