It’s that time of year again! The leaves are changing color, the air is getting crisp, and pumpkin spice is in the air. As autumn settles in, it’s the perfect opportunity to break out your best fall writing prompts. These three writing prompts for fall are sure to get your students’ creative juices flowing while supporting all writing needs. Best of all, they can be used with kids of all ages!
The Narrative Writing Prompt for Fall
Write a narrative story about two unlikely kids who become the best of friends, living “Apple-y Ever After.” This prompt is perfect for young writers. It’s open-ended enough to allow them to use their creativity but specific enough to give them some guidance. This prompt can also be easily adaptable to any skill level. For early writers, you can provide sentence starters such as, “Once upon a time there were two kids…” or “The best friends lived happily ever after…”. For more advanced writers, you can challenge them to write from the perspective of one of the apples, adding in some fun descriptive detail.
If you’d like a few tips for teaching narrative writing, I’ve got the perfect blog post right here for you. But no matter what, your students are sure to enjoy this sweet and tasty narrative writing prompt!
The Traditional Thanksgiving Writing Prompt
Write about how you usually spend your Thanksgiving day. What are some of your favorite traditions? This prompts allows students to write about something they’re already familiar with—their Thanksgiving day!
This is a perfect opportunity for them to share their favorite parts of the holiday and learn more about their classmates’ traditions as well. As an added bonus, this Thanksgiving writing prompt can double as a cute and festive bulletin board display!
Additionally, this prompt can be easily adapted depending on the age of your students. For example, younger students may want to focus on what they’re thankful for, while older students may want to write about how they help out during Thanksgiving dinner. No matter what angle they take, this prompt is sure to produce some great results!
The Not-So-Traditional Fall Writing Prompt
How do you include peace, love, and pumpkins in your life during the fall? This prompt is perfect for kids who love all things Fall! It allows them to share their favorite things about the season while also giving them some practice with informational writing.
This prompt is also great for kids who are visual learners. For example, they could include pictures or diagrams of how they decorate their pumpkin or what their perfect fall day looks like.
So, no matter what your students are into, these three fall writing prompts are sure to get them excited about writing! And who knows, maybe you’ll even get some apple pie out of it. 😉
Why You Need All Three Fall Writing Prompts
Now that I’ve shared my favorite writing prompts for fall, I have to be honest. I don’t only love the writing activities because of the prompts, but truly there’s so much more. Let me tell you why you’ll love the activities and writing supports that make the writing activities and supports a huge hit.
Engaging Prompts that Kids Love
Each one is perfect for kids of all ages and skill levels. Writing prompts are a great way to get kids excited about writing. They provide just enough structure to give kids some guidance, but they’re also open-ended enough to allow for creativity. Additionally, the writing prompts can be easily adapted to any skill level. For example, younger students can be prompted to write a short story about two friends, while older students can write a longer story about two teens who fall in love. Either way, prompts are sure to produce some great results! So what are you waiting for? Break out your best fall writing prompts, and get ready for some fun!
Built-in Writing Supports
Partner work, graphic organizers, transition word lists, and checklists/rubrics are great supports for student writing success. Graphic organizers can help students brainstorm ideas and organize their thoughts. Transitions word lists can help students add detail and richness to their writing. Checklists and rubrics can help students edit their work for clarity and organization.
All of these supports can help students create their best work! So what are you waiting for? Break out your best fall writing prompts, and get ready for some fun!
Differentiation
Differentiated writing supports can help all students succeed with the fall writing prompts. For example, struggling writers may benefit from having a list of transitional words to choose from. Or, they may need extra time to brainstorm ideas before they start writing. On the other hand, advanced writers may benefit from being challenged to use more descriptive language in their writing. Whatever the need, there’s support that can help! So what are you waiting for? Break out your best fall writing prompts, and get ready for some fun!
Culminating Craft
What’s better than a fun and engaging writing prompt? A fun and engaging writing prompt with a matching craft! These fall writing prompts are perfect for getting kids excited about writing. And, to make things even better, each prompt comes with a matching craft. So not only will your child be engaged in the writing process, but they’ll also get to create a fun and festive craft.
These three writing prompts are the perfect way to get your students excited about writing this fall. So grab an apple cider and cozy up with your students as they explore these fall-themed writing prompts.
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