100 Writing Prompts
GRADE LEVEL(S): All grade levels
SUBJECT(S): Language Arts, Writing
Literacy Skill Focus: Writing
20 Sentence Starters…
- If I could visit anywhere…
- The color blue reminds me of…
- My biggest fear is…
- Once, I had a dream…
- I have a pet named…
- If I could fly…
- If I could be invisible for a day…
- My favorite thing to do is…
- When I grow up…
- The best day of my life was…
- The worst day of my life was…
- My favorite book is…
- My favorite movie is…
- The best kind of ice cream is…
- I am really good at…
- I wish I was better at…
- My favorite type of music is…
- The best invention is…
- If I were president…
- Today, I am going to…
20 Questions…
- What is most important to you?
- What does it mean to be brave?
- If you had to make your own TV show, what would it be about?
- What would you do if you won the lottery?
- What is the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to you?
- What is your favorite pair of shoes?
- What is your most prized possession?
- If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
- If you could invent anything, what would it be?
- What is your favorite season?
- What does “freedom” mean to you?
- Who is your hero?
- If you could change anything about the world, what would it be?
- If you had a time machine, where would you go?
- What is your most vivid memory?
- What does happiness feel like?
- What happened on your first day of school?
- What did you learn about in school today?
- If you could change anything about your school, what would it be?
- What is your favorite day of the week?
20 Story Starters…
- This morning I woke up and was 2 inches tall!
- Once upon a time there was a giant named Harry Hubble.
- The tornado had destroyed the entire neighborhood but left my house untouched.
- There is a dinosaur in my backyard.
- Today is the day of the big race!
- After last night, nothing will ever be the same in the town of Rocky Grove.
- I think I’m in love.
- I have been waiting here for four hours.
- Every kid in town was scared of Old Man Willis.
- Oliver didn’t know which door to open.
- Lisa and I were sitting under the willow tree when we heard a big BANG!
- Today I got a very unexpected letter in the mail.
- This morning I woke up and was 40 years old.
- I have a key that can open any door.
- Reggie Fisher wears all of his clothes backwards and inside out!
- Tom Trimble is the new town hero!
- My sister has an imaginary friend named Izzy.
- Timmy wanted to climb a mountain but was scared of heights.
- Wes fell out of a 10 story building and lived to tell the story.
- Last Wednesday, aliens took over the town of Trumble Hill.
20 Story Titles…
- “The Bee that Couldn’t Buzz”
- “The Color of Anger”
- “Kiki the Giraffe’s Big Adventure”
- “Where Thunder Comes From”
- “The Woman With 100 Purses”
- “The Very Cranky Crocodile”
- “Gladys Grady, the Cat Lady”
- “The 83 Year Old 5th Grader”
- “The Wolfman”
- “The Tiny Giant”
- “The Very Fashionable Fruit Fly”
- “The Magic Raincoat”
- “Nelly the Nosey Neighbor”
- “The Never-Ending Rainstorm”
- “The Ocean is Furious Today”
- “Where the Sky Ends”
- “Aunt Birdy’s Birdies”
- “Henry Baker, the Candlestick Maker”
- “Year 3001”
- “The Other World Inside My Closet”
20 Random Ideas…
- Find a picture and write a story about it.
- Think of a color and describe it using all 5 senses.
- Find 10 random words in the dictionary, and write a story using all of them.
- Write the story of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” from Baby Bear’s point of view.
- Change the story of “Little Red Riding Hood” so that she is bad and the wolf is good.
- Take the last line of a poem and make it the first line in a new poem.
- Find a random sentence in a book and use it as the first sentence of your story.
- Write from the point of view of an object in the classroom.
- Write a sequel to a book you have read.
- Write instructions for how to do something.
- Write a newspaper article with the headline: “Midway Students Saves the Day!”
- Write a letter to your future self.
- Take a song and turn it into a story.
- Write a story that rhymes the whole way through.
- Think of two characters from two different stories or books. Write a story with these two characters as the main characters.
- Write a story about your favorite character from a movie or TV show.
- Write a story about an experience that someone else has told you about.
- Write an entire story only using dialogue.
- Write about this quote: “We must be the change we wish to see.” –Gandhi
- Write about this quote: “When you shoot for the moon and you come up short, you still end up among the stars.” –Les Brown
