| Date | Writing Prompt |
| Today | Alphabet Soup - I
Think of a person, place, or thing that begins with the letter 'I'. Now write a paragraph, a poem, or a short story about that person, place or thing. |
| Jul 13 | Alphabet Soup - H
Think of a person, place, or thing that begins with the letter 'H'. Now write a paragraph, a poem, or a short story about that person, place or thing. |
| Jul 6 | Alphabet Soup - G
Think of a person, place, or thing that begins with the letter 'G'. Now write a paragraph, a poem, or a short story about that person, place or thing. |
| Jun 29 | Alphabet Soup - F
Think of a person, place, or thing that begins with the letter 'F'. Now write a paragraph, a poem, or a short story about that person, place or thing. |
| Jun 22 | Alphabet Soup - E
Think of a person, place, or thing that begins with the letter 'E'. Now write a paragraph, a poem, or a short story about that person, place or thing. |
| Jun 15 | Alphabet Soup - D
Think of a person, place, or thing that begins with the letter 'D'. Now write a paragraph, a poem, or a short story about that person, place or thing. |
| Jun 8 | Alphabet Soup - C
Think of a person, place, or thing that begins with the letter 'C'. Now write a paragraph, a poem, or a short story about that person, place or thing. |
| Jun 1 | Alphabet Soup - B
Think of a person, place, or thing that begins with the letter 'B'. Now write a paragraph, a poem, or a short story about that person, place or thing. |
| May 25 | Alphabet Soup - A
Think of a person, place, or thing that begins with the letter 'A'. Now write a paragraph, a poem, or a short story about that person, place or thing. |
| May 18 | A Penny For Your Thoughts...
Write a short dialogue that begins with one character saying to another, "A penny for your thoughts..." |
| May 11 | Famous Tales Revisited
Pick a favorite story from your childhood - a fable, a fairy tale, or some other story - and rewrite it. |
| May 4 | This Is the Way the World Ends
T.S. Eliot said that the world ends "not with a bang, but a whimper." Douglas Adams said there was a restaurant at the end of the universe. |
| Apr 27 | April Showers and May Flowers
"April showers bring May flowers," they say. We're now at the end of April, so we should be seeing those May flowers soon. |
| Apr 20 | Many Adjectives
Well chosen adjectives make your writing come alive by helping the reader picture what you're describing. |
| Apr 13 | My Favorite Books
Write a paragraph about one of your favorite books, explaining why you like it so much. |
| Apr 6 | Puns!
Write a paragraph, a conversation, or a story which contains lots of puns. |
| Mar 30 | Talking Animals
Have you ever wondered if animals talk to each other when we're not around? |
| Mar 23 | Easter Celebration
Does your family do anything special on Easter? Write about your family traditions/activities. |
| Mar 16 | My Favorite Day Of The Week
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday: which is your favorite day of the week? |
| Mar 2 | To Whom It May Concern
Have you ever purchased a product or service and been very unhappy with the quality of what you received? |
| Feb 24 | Inanimate Perspective
Last week you wrote a poem about a "mundane object" - this week you'll need another object... |
| Feb 17 | Poem About A Mundane Object
It's been over two months since our last poetry writing prompt, so lets do another one! |
| Feb 10 | Happy Valentines Day?
Good Grief, Charlie Brown! Valentine's Day is this week! Have you got your Valentine's cards written and mailed? |
| Feb 3 | A Little Fantasy
Great fantasy writing often has strange, mystical creatures such as unicorns, fauns, centaurs, and many more. |
| Jan 27 | Historical Confusion
It has been said that "the winners write the history books". In other words, how can we be sure the things we read in history books are what really happened? |
| Jan 20 | Letter To A Spammer
Spammers (people who send unsolicited emails) are the bane of the internet. If you were going to write a letter to a spammer, what would you say? |
| Jan 13 | The Unexpected Test
Have you ever walked into a classroom having completely forgotten that you had a major test that day? |
| Jan 6 | Alfred's Missing Keys
Alfred has lost his key ring, on which he keeps the keys to everything he owns. How does this affect his day? What does he do to recover his keys? |
| Dec 30, 2007 | Alliterative Paragraphs
Alliteration is repetition of a leading vowel or consonant sound in a phrase. For example: "Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers." |
| Dec 23, 2007 | My Favorite Christmas Gift
With Christmas this week, probably no one will have much time to "get creative", so for this writing prompt you really don't need much creativity. |
| Dec 16, 2007 | Homeless On Christmas
For many of us, Christmas is a time for family and feasting and celebration - but there are millions of people who are alone and without anything on Christmas each year. |
| Dec 9, 2007 | Letter To Santa Claus
For some of you it may have been many years since you wrote a letter to Santa Claus, and maybe some of you never have. |
| Dec 2, 2007 | Christmas Haiku
Let's return to Haiku this week! Write two or more Haiku about Christmas. Remember that in a Haiku, there are three lines, with 5/7/5 syllables. |
| Nov 25, 2007 | Christmas Story
Christmas is a month away. For the next few weeks the writing prompts will all be Christmas themed. |
| Nov 18, 2007 | Thankful Free Verse
Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks (nothing like stating the obvious, eh?) What are you grateful for? |
| Nov 11, 2007 | Children Fighting
Children often fight and argue; two children are having an argument. What are they arguing about? What kinds of things are they saying? |
| Nov 4, 2007 | Inside The Television
In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a little boy ends up just a few inches tall and "on TV". What would it be like if that's how television really worked? |
| Oct 28, 2007 | I Lost My Job
You just found out this morning that you have been fired from your job. Your family does not yet know. What will you tell them? How will they react? |
| Oct 21, 2007 | Man-Made vs Nature
Haiku is a short Japanese form of poetry, in which the lines follow the form: 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables. |
| Oct 14, 2007 | My Campaign Speech
People who are running in an election must be prepared to make speeches. If you were going to run for an office, what office would it be? How would you present your campaign to voters? |
| Oct 7, 2007 | The Mountain Peak
You've been hiking all morning, and have just reached the peak of the mountain. |
| Sep 30, 2007 | A Fibonacci Poem
A Fibonacci Poem (or 'Fib') is similar to a Haiku; the poem's structure is based on the number of syllables per line. |
| Sep 23, 2007 | The Thirty Seventh Floor
An elevator got stuck on the 37th floor of a skyscraper. One or more people were stuck in the elevator. Write a short story or story fragment about what happened. |
