3RD GRADE FREE WRITE PROMPTS HOW TO

Write a story explaining what happens next. It’s up to you to teach the class for the rest of the year.

The principal calls you to his or her office and explains that your teacher will be out for the rest of the school year.

Write a story about what you find and what happens next. It’s the last day of school, and you enter the school gymnasium.

Write a fictional narrative pretending that you switched places with a cafeteria worker for the day.

Imagine that you’re an object in the classroom (i.e., desk, pencil sharpener, whiteboard, etc.), and write a story about the things that happened during the school year from the perspective of that object.

It’s the last day of school and you get locked in after everyone leaves.

Go back in time to the first day of school, and write a letter to yourself describing three of the things you will learn this year and why they’re important.

Thinking back on the school year, write a personal narrative describing your favorite memory and why it stood out amongst the other school days.

Here are the writing prompts…free downloadable versions available at the end of this post. You won’t be able to check them or save them, but your students will love the chance to actually write an essay on a dry-erase board. Let the students write their essays/stories on dry-erase boards.This works really well with narrative or how-to prompts. Then have the students return to their desks to read their original stories. Continue the activity for about 20-30 minutes. Give them a few minutes to read the story on the desk they are at now and then a few more minutes to add to it. Then have them leave their papers on their desks and rotate to another desk. Give the students 3-5 minutes to start writing the essay/story. Make these a whole group (and silly) writing activity by choosing one prompt for all of the students to write.Allow the students to choose the prompts they want to write about.Want prompts designed specifically for outdoor writing? Click here. Want to add in some instant engagement if your students are reluctant writers? Try these tips: These end of the year writing prompts can be used for:

3RD GRADE FREE WRITE PROMPTS HOW TO

This post will give you some fresh end of year writing prompts just for that final month of school (with ideas on how to make them more engaging for students who have checked out). Often, we have used our best activities and resources well before the final month of school. By the time the end of the school year arrives, I am digging down deep in my bag of tricks and searching my resources for new ideas to engage my students.

3rd grade free write prompts