This post has links to writing prompts and writing frames for all ages. This section is for elementary students. Scroll down for secondary and adult writing group prompts. Thank you. Most are free instant downloads.

 
writing prompts for all ages
 
 
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About the author pages are to be filled out by the writers for publishing writing pieces. Four vocabulary pages are included which could be added to student writing folders or binders.

 
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35 adventure writing pages with differentiation — set one requires little writing for emergent writers, set two has more space for writing and drawing, with differentiation.

 
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Beaver Writing Frames (blog post) Free 25 page PDF with story and simple research writing frames which opens in our free eMember area. A different free PDF opens at the blog post.

 
Dolphin Writing Frames
 

Dolphin Writing Frames (blog post)  fiction/nonfiction (narrative/expository) – rubrics are included for teachers and homeschools.

 
Echidna Writing Frames
 

Echidna Writing Frames with differentiation for beginning animal research as well as story writing. Rubrics included for teachers and homeschools.

 
Emu, Koala, and Kangaroo Writing Frames
 

Emu, Koala, and Kangaroo (blog post) writing frames with both narrative and expository illustrated writing pages, as well as rubrics for students and teachers.

 
Generic Animal Research and Story Writing Printable
 

Generic animal writing (blog post) for beginning research and also story writing. Teachers may assign students different animals once the process has been practiced with specific animals.

 
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Kindergarten writing pages decorated with seasons and holidays to help through the year writing centers.  There are blank pages as well.

 
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Kindergarten writing frames to engage kindergartners who enjoy outer space are available in our free eMembers area. Then log in and find this download on the free downloads page.

 
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Free grade 2 word wall printable.  This PDF opens in our free eMember area.  It is intended to accompany writing workshop or class writing time and could be added to the writing binder.

 
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Letter writing to family and friends is a good second-grade lesson. The free printable is in our free Amember area. The templates are for friendly letters (as in not business letters) and could be part of shared research.

 
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Letter writing to family and friends is a good second-grade lesson. The free printable is in our free Amember area. The templates are for friendly letters (as in not business letters) and could be part of shared research.

 
Lion Writing frames
 

Lion Writing Frames (blog post)  full story writing, quick writes, or writing/drawing, or basic research. Rubrics just for story writing are included in the PDF.

 
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Rain and Stormy Weather Writing Frames – This printable is in our free eMembers area.

 
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Free Educational and Writing Penguin Printable –The writing printable pages include pocket chart cards, writing frames, and a coloring page.

 
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Penguin Theme Letter Writing Frames Freebie — Links to several penguin theme free printables and a YouTube video.

 
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Picture Writing Prompts for quick writes, fast finishers, differentiation, or for adding to writing binders for when a short lesson is needed.

 
Platypus Writing Frames
 

Platypus expository and narrative writing frames for research or story writing. Did you know males have a spur, connected to a venom-secreting gland, on each hind foot?

 
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Polar Bear Free Writing Frames (blog post)  Free 18 page printable with narrative and expository writing frames for class projects about polar bears.

 
Red Panda Fiction and Nonfiction Writing Frames Free
 

Red Panda Fiction and Nonfiction Writing Frames Free (blog post)  with pages to help children write a short report or a story.

 
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Students write about a shape they would like to be and why. 10 page PDF freebie

 
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Snow Stories and Story Map Pre-writing page- This printable is in our free eMembers area.

 
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Wolf writing frames (blog post)  with fiction and nonfiction writing pages for children.

 
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Picture prompts — The free printable may be used as quick writes, writing prompts for longer pieces, morning warm-ups, or as part of a flash fiction writing lesson.

 
 
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If you like your fiction entwined with fact (faction), “flash fiction” is for you! Some classrooms use a quick write warm-up, and flash fiction would fit right in for those times.

 
 
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Picture prompts free download — It could be used for morning quick-writes, very short stories, or flash fiction.

 
 
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December brings several holidays that are included in this month’s writing prompts. Free instant download PDF. 

 
 
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The fantasy writing prompts are free, here. The first six pages have a written prompt, then six image only pages. See also the informational blog post.

 
 
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February brings several holidays that are included in this month’s writing prompts. Free instant download PDF. 

 
 
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What is scary to you? Halloween is about having scary fun. The first six pages have written prompts as some people like to have those for possible writing ideas.

 
 
Historical Fiction Writing Prompts Free
 

The historical fiction writing prompts are free on the Sharing with Writers and Readers blog. The first six pages have a written prompt.

 
 
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Writing Prompts Freebie for January ANY YEAR — as always, the first six pages have a written prompt.

 
 
Dear 2020 from the Pandemic People Writing Prompts for the 15th
 

We are all thinking about the pandemic at least sometimes, and our lives have changed in some ways. Record some of your thoughts for history!

 
 
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Did you know Proofreading Day is in March?  and Pi Day? Find the six picture prompts with and without text at this link or here for your free instant download PDF.

 
 
writing prompts for all ages