Amazing Writing Prompts for Kids

By Maria Polson Veres

Never stare at a blank page again! This treasure chest for young writers is packed with more than 200 fun, imaginative ideas.

Arranged by subject, the prompts will appeal to a wide variety of writers. Choose from serious topics, silly topics, fiction “story starters,” autobiographical prompts, nonfiction ideas, and more. Prompts are geared toward writers age 8-13 but can be adapted for other ages. Grownups can use them, too.

Here are two of the many writing ideas you’ll find in Amazing Writing Prompts for Kids:

*You’re opening a candy store for cats. Describe what you’ll sell. Give your candies names. Tell how they’ll look and taste.

*Write a short piece about your usual morning routine or any other boring subject. Treat this like an ordinary assignment, but include at least three made-up words. Use the words in such a way that a reader can figure out their meanings.

Use the prompts for daily journal writing or as jump-starts for longer pieces. The book includes tips for drafting, revision, and sharing work. You’ll also find suggestions for creating your own topics. With something for everyone, Amazing Writing Prompts is an ideal resource for beginners and experienced writers alike.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Maria Polson Veres
• Release date: Nov 18, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311685964

Maria Polson Veres

Maria Polson Veres has been helping writers find their creative voices for more than twenty years. She holds an M.A. in English and has taught writing to students of all ages. Her poetry, fiction, and nonfiction have been published in Jack and Jill, Country Woman, and many other magazines. An avid reader of YA and middle-grade fiction, she is often caught stealing her daughter’s books.

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Amazing Writing Prompts for Kids

Maria Polson Veres

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Copyright 2014 by Maria Polson Veres

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This ebook is licensed for your personal use only. This ebook may not be resold or given away. Permission is granted to reproduce individual writing prompts, for homeschool or classroom use only and not for resale. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, please purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

PART 1: Writing Prompts

Introducing… Me

Family and Friends

Where You Live

Going Places

Days to Celebrate

Books (and Movies)

Fins, Feathers and Fur

School

Fun with Words

Imagination Station

Story Starters

Crazy-Day, Lazy-Day Writing Prompts

PART 2: Tips and Resources

Creating Your Own Writing Topics

When the Words Won’t Come

Taming the Spelling Monster

How to Revise Your Writing

Revision Checklist: Content

Revision Checklist: Conventions (Grammar, Usage, Mechanics)

Sharing Your Writing

The Secret of Success

Resources

About the Author

Getting Started

You learn to write the same way you learn a new sport or a musical instrument: Practice, practice, practice. The more you work at it, the better you’ll get.

Try to write something every single school day. This can be a challenge at first, especially if you don’t love writing! But it gets easier over time.

Amazing Writing Prompts has more than 200 suggestions for writing topics. You can do the prompts in order or skip around. If you get dizzy looking at them all, a teacher or another helper can guide you in choosing a topic. Some prompts will work better for you than others. The important thing is to get something on that page. Some writers like to use prompts for warmups before working on a longer piece.

In this book you’ll also find guidelines for creating your own writing topics. Prompts from a book or a teacher are great, but your own ideas are even better.

Remember that most authors don’t get their work perfect in one draft. Revision, re-writing, and proofreading are important parts of the process. You’ll find revision suggestions in Part Two of Amazing Writing Prompts.

Save your finished work. When you look back at the end of the year, you’ll be surprised how much you’ve done!

Part 1: Writing Prompts

Introducing . . . Me

Never

What could you never, ever do? Eat squid? Do brain surgery? Enter a beauty contest? Why do you feel that way?

If You Were a Car…

If you were a car, what kind of car would you be and why? What breed of dog would you be? What dessert? What kind of weather?

Looking Good

Describe your appearance in detail, as if you were telling someone how to paint a picture of yourself. Stick to the facts.

Re-Write Your Autobiography

Write a quick paragraph about yourself. Include basic