KidZone: Autumn Creative Writing Prompts
Introduction:
These autumn creative writing prompts are a fun beginning of a new school year activity. Each worksheet provides a different inspiration to help spark a child's creative writing.
Printable Templates:
Word Wall Words:
Print four autumn word wall words
and use one of the words in a sentence.
You can use my autumn word wall word templates to go with this activity.
Draw and Write - 1:
Write a story and draw a picture inspired
by the writing prompt:
"In the garden was the largest pumpkin I'd ever seen"
You may wish to provide additional
Lined Paper.
Draw and Write - 2:
Write a story and draw a picture inspired
by the writing prompt:
"Today I noticed an animal getting ready for fall..."
You may wish to provide additional
Lined Paper.
Informational Writing - 1:
First, Next, Then, Last
Use these words to create an informational writing short manual.
"How to eat an apple from a tree."
Informational Writing - 2:
First, Next, Then, Last
Use these words to create an informational writing short manual.
"How to build a scarecrow."
Writing Prompt 1:
(non-fiction reporting)
"If I were a farmer, in the fall I would..."
Distribute the worksheet and encourage the children to complete the autumn story.
Writing Prompt 2:
(journaling)
"My favorite thing about the fall is..."
Although they don't have to write about everything, encourage the children to consider their five senses before they start their journal entry:
- how things look (changing colors)
- how things feel (cool breezes or a football in your hands)
- how things sound (crunchy leaves)
- how things taste (autumn
foods)
- how things smell (crisp air)
Writing Prompt 3:
(story sparks)
"One autumn afternoon, I went for a walk and saw..."
Distribute the story spark worksheet and encourage the children to complete the autumn story.
Picture Sparks:
Provide the children with the picture and a few sheets of lined paper. Encourage them to write a story based on the picture.
