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Writing ideas:

Write stories based on other stories

Use favorite books as templates. Borrow the structure of a favorite book to help you think of ideas for your own version. For example, if you like “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie,” then fill in the blanks (If You Give a _____ a _______…) and create a new adventure. Another idea is to change the ending to a story or tell a story from a different point of view. For example, write the story of Snow White from a dwarf’s point of view.

Write about something you read

Write about your thoughts on a story you read and discuss what things you liked or disliked about it and any lessons you learned from it.

Write about family

Collect photos of relatives and learn about past relatives and write stories about them.

Write about the outdoors

Carry a notebook and write down ideas and interesting things they see outside. Use these things you observe to create a story. 

Write about your experiences

Write about a place you visited, someone you met, an activity you did, a special occasion, or a memory from when you were younger.

Write a fantasy

Write about magical and imaginary lands and beings likes elves, dragons, wizards, fairies, giants, unicorns, talking animals, princesses, or princes. 

Write about favorite characters

Write about a superhero or a character from a cartoon, book, or movie.

Write about real people

Write about a person from the past or present. It can be a famous or ordinary person. Think about what you admire about that person or how you imagine their life is or was like.

Write about friendship

Write about a friend, what things you do with your friend, and what their friendship means to you.

Write about world topics

Write about an important news event you heard about and how it made you feel. Learn about other cultures and write what your learned about them and what you thought was interesting and special about them. Write about world issues that you care about.

Write about places you wish to visit

Think of a place you would like to visit. It could be a real or imaginary place. For real places, search for pictures and information about it online to help with ideas of what is there and why you want to visit there.

Write about the future

Write about your own future or a story about how you imagined the world will be in the future. For your own future, what career do you think you will have? What things do you hope to accomplish?

Write about your community

Write about your neighborhood, school, or city. Think of what makes it special or some event that happened in your community. Write about things that would make your community better.

Write about animals

Write about a pet or an animal you like. Write about an experience you had with an animal. Find facts about an animal to help with your writing. Write about a zoo, an animal rescue, or a special bond between a person and an animal.

Write about something you research

To do research writing, think of a topic you are interested in, research it online and from books and other resources, and write what you learned about it and why you think it is important.

Write about hobbies

Write about activities you like to do such as sports, dancing, cooking, acting, painting, drawing, singing, collecting, photography, crafts, gaming, blogging, making videos, and more.

Make a word cloud

Write words about a subject and display it as a world cloud, an image composed of words. You can create a word cloud online.

Publish your writing

There are some magazines and websites to submit student work for publishing including Launch Pad, Stone Soup, Magic Dragon, Skipping Stones, and The Telling Room.

Explore websites about writing

There are many websites that have information and ideas about writing. Check out our website Writing Window.

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