Less than $5 Homeschool Creative Writing Centers (by price, high to low)

This set of picture writing prompts inspires daily creativity and excitement in your students. These quick writes build writing skills through describing and inferring 100 engaging photos. Perfect for daily journaling, morning work and more! Encourage descriptive storytelling, expand vocabulary and boost critical thinking as students create quick narratives from diverse images all year long!

What's Included:

• 100 Pictures with "who? what? where? when? why?" Guiding Questions.

Uses:

• morning writing
• journaling
• creative writing class
• ELA
• literacy centers
• small group
• whole group
• homework writing assignments
• collaborative writing
• quick writing prompts
• paragraph writing practice
• extensions for GT, or accelerated learners
• teaching writing skills (Leads, paragraphs, grammar, editing)
• substitute activities
• and much more!

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High Resolution: 300 DPI

Can be printed assmall or as large as you need.

This Writer's Bill of Rights was created by a group of teachers of 5th-grade highly-gifted students but can be used for middle school and high school students at all levels. A poster that can be used in language arts or other classrooms.

This is a jpg file. The file size is 2.4 megabytes at 300 dpi.

It can be enlarged to a poster size for the classroom.

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Engage Your 3rd-5th Graders with Video Game-Themed Writing Prompts!

Unlock your gamer students’ creativity with these high-interest writing prompts designed for video game loving kiddos! Perfect for both public school and homeschool settings, these prompts inspire reluctant writers by connecting with their passion for video games.

Easy to Use:

Simply print out the pages, and students can dive into writing right away. Each page includes a small graphic organizer to help them plan their thoughts, or they can use the full-sized graphic organizer separately for more detailed work. These prompts will turn writing practice into an exciting and imaginative experience!

Here’s what you’ll get:

• 14 writing prompts for gamers
• Simple instructions to get started
• Printable writing prompts
• Student response sheets
• Simple graphic organizer and tracker
• Certificate of Completion
• Extension Activities

Ideas for use:

This resource provides engaging writing prompts for students who enjoy video games. You can use these at a writing station, with online students, or in your homeschool. I’ve also included several extension activities to use the materials further.

Why your students will love this:

Your students will love practicing their writing skills based on a topic they love during language arts stations or independent practice. 

They’ll be engaged because they will be writing about a subject they are interested in and that will further develop their mathematical skills.

**Prep is quick and easy…**Just print the pages, gather writing materials, and you’re ready for a fun and engaging writing activity.

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Permission to copy for single classroom/home use only

Keywords:

Reading fluency, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, copywork, reluctant writers, high-interest topics, writing fluency, writing skills, gamers, video games

I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "A Jigsaw Jones Mystery Super Special #1: The Case of the Buried Treasure" by James Preller. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!

Lexile: 490L

Guided Reading Level: N

AR Level: 3.2

AR Quiz Number: 62261

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Celebrate autumn with these finish the story writing prompts! These 15 creative writing prompts and writing paper are perfect for easy writing activities, writing centers, writer's workshops, early finisher activities, daily journaling, morning meeting activities, and more! It includes 8 fall, 4 Halloween and 3 Thanksgiving prompts. This is perfect for first grade, second grade, third grade, and fourth grade students!

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What's included:

• 15 digital finish the story writing prompts + editable templates (Google Slides)
• Writing pages for all 15 prompts (option 1 with a space for pictures and option 2 with just writing lines)
• Extra writing paper

Sample Slide:

I was sitting on my bed and I had an old book that I found in my grandpa's attic. It was just warm enough for the window to be open. As I began to read, a breeze of crisp air flew through and pushed the pages forward...

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A collection of 20 engaging writing prompts designed to inspire students to reflect on their Thanksgiving experiences, family traditions, and personal meanings associated with the holiday. These prompts encourage creativity, personal expression, and storytelling.

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Increase student engagement and writing skills during the Autumn season with these 15 no-prep and fall-themed finish-the-story editable narrative writing prompts! These digital prompts provide easy writing activities, collaboration, and public speaking practice, are great for daily writing or journaling, and more!

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What's included:

15 finish the story writing prompts!

1 directions slide

1 editable directions slide

1 editable finish the story template

Directions:

• Print and laminate OR project on the screen.
• Allow students to choose a prompt OR have one picked for each day.
• Once students respond to the prompt they can practice public speaking skills by presenting their stories to the class or to small groups.

Sample Slide:

I was sitting on my bed with an old book that I stumbled upon in my grandpa's attic. It was just warm enough for the window to be open. As I began to read, a breeze of crisp air flew through and propelled the pages forward...

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Get students excited about being back to school with these 15 no prep back to school finish the story narrative writing prompts! Use for morning meeting, daily / journal writing, as an icebreaker, team building activity, literacy centers or even for writer's workshop. They are sure to bring writing to life and help students celebrate the end of the school year and incoming summer months!

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What's included:

• 15 finish the story back to school themed narrative writing prompts for elementary
• 1 editable template to make your own prompts
• 1 directions slide
• 1 editable directions slide template

Directions:

• Print and laminate OR project on the screen.
• Allow students to choose a prompt OR have one picked for each day.
• Once students respond to the prompt they can practice public speaking skills by presenting their stories to the class or to small groups.

Sample Writing Prompt:

I sat down in my first class for the first day of school. I was so nervous my knees were bumping together. When I looked to my right I saw someone who looked as nervous as I was. "Wait you look just like me!"

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Get students excited about narrative writing with these no-prep creative writing story starter prompts for December or the Christmas season! These Christmas writing prompts are perfect for easy writing activities, writing centers, writer's workshop, early finisher activities, daily journaling, morning meeting activities and more!

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What's included:

• 15 finish the story writing prompts
• editable finish the story template
• directions
• editable directions slide

Directions:

• Students read the beginning of a Christmas story starter.
• Then they use their imaginations and writing skills to finish the story!
• Once students respond to the prompt they can practice public speaking skills by presenting their stories to the class or to small groups.

Sample Writing Prompt:

It was midnight on Christmas Eve and everyone was in bed asleep. Everyone, but me. All of the sudden I heard a LOUD...

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Get students excited during the Autumn season with these creepy and crawly 15 no-prep Halloween-themed finish-the-scary story narrative writing prompts! These digital prompts provide easy writing activities, collaboration, public speaking practice, writing journals, and more!

Please be sure to review the prompts before purchasing as they are SCARY!

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What's included:

• 15 finish the story writing prompts!
• 1 directions slide
• 1 editable directions slide
• 1 editable finish the story template

Directions:

• Print and laminate OR project on the screen.
• Allow students to choose a prompt OR have one picked for each day.
• Once students respond to the prompt they can practice public speaking skills by presenting their stories to the class or to small groups.

Sample Slide:

My best friend Jake and I were walking home from a Halloween party. We were walking by an old abandoned factory that stood next to a field. The fact was said to be haunted. When we got to the middle of the field, Jake whispered, "wouldn't it be fun to explore the old factory?"...

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Help teens with empathy and kindness by giving access to personalized cards. This 23 page packet addresses friendship, health, love, and self-confidence. Helps address the whole student, provide emotional support, promote positive messages, and reinforce collaborative peer interactions with make and give, creative writing teen cards. Includes: 5 male and 5 female front sided cards 10 inspirational sayings with writing spaces Blank writing sections for creative personalized messages Black and white images for coloring Personalized signs on back: "Made Especially for You by" Directions for use Unlimited combination options: Numbered front pages match numbered inside quotes for infinite copying options Excellent for teaching description, main idea, genre writing, and word choices. Great for bell warmers, early finishers, and journaling. Can be used with homeschooled groups, counseling groups, service learning, and writing clubs. Fun, creative, thought provoking, and motivational. Can even be used at teacher professional development sessions!

Students roll the dice to unravel a magical and exciting tapestry of settings, protagonists, antagonists, conflicts, and summer elements, igniting creativity and narrative fluency! Perfect for narrative writing units, centers, daily writing, public speaking practice, Fun Friday, and more!

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What's Included

• A PowerPoint with 5 unique boards
• 1 editable Roll a Story Board
• A QR Code on each board that leads to digital dice (so no dice needed, just devices!)
• Vocabulary page
• Writing page

Story Elements

• Setting (examples: a futuristic resort on the moon, summer camp for aspiring mad scientists, tropical rainforest with talking animals)

• Protagonists (examples: a swim instructor with fear of water, an ice cream flavor inventor, a ship captain who always falls asleep)

• Conflict (examples: is challenged by, is embarrassed by, is threatened by)

• Antagonists (examples: a referee who referees everything, an influencer trying to get followers, a body builder obsessed with their looks)

• Summer Elements (examples: a talking seagull, a message in a bottle, sunglasses that show you the future)

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Dive into the spirit of Thanksgiving with this engaging Opinion Writing Worksheet pack. Featuring 10 prompts and includes picture prompts related to Thanksgiving, these worksheets are designed to foster narrative, opinion & informative writing skills. Students will sharpen their abilities in organization, providing evidence, crafting sentences & honing grammar, all while expressing their own ideas. These versatile prompts can be used for a range of activities, including opinion writing, sentence construction or as thought-provoking conversation starters during morning meetings.

This pack includes:

• 10 worksheets with a clean background for straightforward printing,
• 10 identical worksheets with a Thanksgiving-themed backdrop.

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Celebrate Earth Day by letting your students discuss, brainstorm, and write about ways to make our planet a better place. This set of 36 writing prompt task cards for Earth Day will do just that. They are great for starting discussions, making lists, writing stories, poems, essays, and paragraphs all centered around making our planet a better place to live. Also included in this file are six Earth Day themed writing papers that can be used for centers, individual writing, or stapling together for mini-journals. For more Earth Day fun: Earth Day close reading passage and mini-book - Ready to Recycle Try some of my other writing prompt task cards. All designed to help students think and grow as writers! Write It Out - Spring Writing Prompt Task Cards Mini Bundle - Mar, April, & May Write It Out - Summer Writing Prompt Task Cards Mini Bundle - June, July, August Write It Out - Fall Writing Prompt Task Cards Mini Bundle - September, Oct, Nov Write It Out - Winter Writing Prompt Task Cards Mini Bundle - Dec, Jan, & Feb

Students roll the dice to unravel an exciting tapestry of settings, protagonists, antagonists, conflicts, and spring elements, igniting creativity and narrative fluency! Perfect for narrative writing units, centers, daily writing, public speaking practice, Fun Friday, and more!

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What's Included

• A PowerPoint with 5 unique boards
• 1 editable Roll a Story Board
• A QR Code on each board that leads to digital dice (so no dice needed, just devices!)
• Vocabulary page
• Writing page

Story Elements

• Setting (examples: April Fools Day Headquarters, Leprechaun Villiage, Weather Control Center)

• Protagonists (examples: a pet detective, the Easter Bunny, a storm chaser)

• Conflict (examples: is enchanted by, is trapped by, is captured by)

• Antagonists (examples: a chicken hoarder, a prankster, a fun police)

• Spring Elements (examples: magic seeds, gold at the end of a rainbow, a money tree)

Easter Roll a Story

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Dive into the world of hibernation with this exciting & engaging Hibernation Opinion Writing Prompts Pack. Ideal for building narrative, opinion & informative writing skills. Each worksheet consists of a writing & picture prompt that encourages students to explore the wonders of the animal kingdom. This pack includes 10 engaging worksheets tailored for organization, evidence-based writing, sentence structure & grammar. These worksheets make for perfect opinion writing topics, sentence practice or morning meeting conversation starters. US and UK versions available. Get ready to awaken a love for writing while delving into the mysteries of hibernation.

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Help teens with empathy and kindness by giving access to personalized Spanish cards. This 23 page packet addresses friendship, health, love, and self-confidence. Helps address the whole student, provide emotional support, promote positive messages, and reinforce collaborative peer interactions with make and give, creative writing teen cards. Includes: 5 male and 5 female front sided cards 10 inspirational sayings in Spanish with writing spaces Blank writing sections for creative personalized messages Black and white images for coloring Personalized signs in Spanish on back read: "Hecho especialmente Para ti por" Directions for use Unlimited combination options: Numbered front pages match numbered inside quotes for infinite copying options Excellent for teaching description, main idea, genre writing, and word choices. Great for bell warmers, early finishers, and journaling. Can be used with homeschooled groups, counseling groups, service learning, and writing clubs. Fun, creative, thought provoking, and motivational. Can even be used at teacher professional development sessions!

Students roll the dice to unravel an exciting tapestry of fall and autumn themed settings, protagonists, antagonists, conflicts, and spring elements, igniting creativity and narrative fluency! Perfect for before or after fall break, narrative writing units, centers, daily writing, public speaking practice, Fun Friday, and more!

✨Roll a Story Bundle

✨ELA Bundle

What's Included

• A PowerPoint with 5 unique boards
• 1 editable Roll a Story Board
• A QR Code on each board that leads to digital dice (so no dice needed, just devices!)
• Vocabulary page
• Writing page

Story Elements

• Setting (examples: Thanksgiving where the food comes alive, town where it is always Halloween, creepy cabin with a mind of its own)

• Protagonists (examples: scarecrow who is scared of everything, the Tooth Fairy, alien who visits earth on Halloween)

• Conflict (examples: is stalked by, is spellbound by, is bitten by)

• Antagonists (examples: baker turned mad scientist, football player who thinks they’re famous, turkey who think they’re a master of disguise)

• Fall Elements (examples: abandoned ghost ship, black cat that brings bad luck, an angry mob of turkeys)

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Transform your classroom into a haven of creativity and goal setting with this engaging and fun Build a New Years Ornament Craft for 2024 Template pack. Dive into the joy of the New Year as your students embark on this engaging no prep activity. This fun pack includes 10 templates to craft beautiful New Year's baubles, each accompanied by five inspiring writing prompts such as My Best Day Last Year and My Superhero Resolution. Watch as your students color, cut and assemble their unique baubles, bringing their goals to life with a touch of personal flair. Differentiation is seamlessly integrated with UK and US versions available, catering to diverse classrooms. Additionally, writing templates without lines are provided allowing students to draw their goals for further personalization. This fun goal-setting activity not only captures the spirit of New Year's resolutions but also creates an adorable bulletin board display for January. Make goal-setting a delight with this must have resource that gets students excited about their aspirations and achievements.

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Increase student engagement and writing skills during the first week of school with these 15 finish-the-story editable creative writing prompts! These no-prep digital prompts provide easy writing activities, collaboration, and public speaking practice, are great for daily writing or journaling, and more!

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What's included:

15 finish the story writing prompts!

1 directions slide

1 editable directions slide

1 editable finish the story template

Directions:

• Print and laminate OR project on the screen.
• Allow students to choose a prompt OR have one picked for each day.
• Once students respond to the prompt they can practice public speaking skills by presenting their stories to the class or to small groups.

Sample Slide:

I woke up with the realization that my life was about to change forever. It was my first day at the new school and I had never been so nervous in all my life. After all, this wasn't any ordinary school...

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