Writing Prompts
What is...
• What is something you do well?
• What is your favorite room in your home and why?
• What is your favorite time of day and why?
• What is your favorite song and why?
• What is the best birthday present you ever received and why?
• What is your favorite book and why?
• What is your favorite holiday? What makes this holiday special?
• What is your favorite day of the week and why?
• What is your favorite month and why?
What if...
• What would happen if you could fly whenever you wanted? When would you use this ability?
• What would happen if everyone lived in space? What type of houses would we live in? What type of clothing would they wear? What type of food would they eat? How would they travel?
• What if all the streets were rivers? What would be different?
• What would happen if animals could talk? What are some of the questions you would like to ask animals? • What would happen if you could become invisible whenever you wanted to? What are some of the things you could do that you cannot do now?
• What if you could walk up walls and across ceilings?
• What would happen if you grew taller than trees? How would this change your life?
• What would happen if children ruled the world?
• What would happen if there were no cars, buses, trains, boats, or planes? How would this change your life?
• What if everyone lived under water? Where would people live? What games would children play? What would school be like?
• What would happen if you found gold in your backyard?
• What would you do if you were in the middle of the lake and your boat began to leak?
• What would you do if you found a magic wand?
• If you could only take 3 people with you on a trip around the world, who would you take and why?
• If you could participate in an Olympic event, which one would you choose and why?
• If you had to describe yourself as a color, which would you choose and why? What do you think...
• What do you think someone your age can do to help reduce the amount of pollution in our environment?
• What do you think makes a good friend?
• What do you like most about yourself and why?
• What do you like to do in your free time and why?
• What kind of animal would you like to be and why?
• What are some rules you have to follow at home? • What is most important to you in a friend--loyalty, generosity, honesty--why?
• What makes you feel safe?
• What makes you laugh?
• What would you invent to make life better?
• What would you do to entertain your family without spending any money?
• What three words would describe you right now?
• What four things are most important in your life?
• What do you do for exercise?
I wish...
• I wish there were a law that said..... This would be a good law because....
• I wish trees could..... because....
• I wish I could see...... because.....
• I wish I could learn..... because.....
• I wish I didn't have to eat...... I don't like this food because.....
• I wish everyone would learn to ..... Then everyone would.....
• I wish I had one more chance to..... Then I would.....
• I wish everyone had.....
• I wish I didn't have to.....
Misc...
• Should there be a dress code in places such as school, restaurants, and places of business? Why or why not?
• Who or what has had a strong influence in your life?
• Where would you prefer to be right now--mountains, desert, beach--and why? • Should you have to do chores around the house? Why or why not?
• Should you be required to wear a bike helmet? Why or why not?
• The best lesson my grandparent (or parent or any relative) ever taught me was...
• In 20 years, I will be...
• Tell about an event in your life that has caused a change in you.
• You have the freedom to travel to any city or country in the world. Where would you go and why?
• You have an extra $100,000 to give away; you cannot spend it on yourself. What would you do with the money?
• If you were an insect, what kind would you be and why?
• Describe your room at home in detail. What are you proudest of and why?