50+ Kindergarten Writing Prompts

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Hello, everyone!

Happy Saturday! Saturdays are a sweet and impactful day of the week. It is such a nice day to reflect on the past several days and prepare for the coming week that is swiftly approaching.

“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice.” – Octavia Butler (link here)

Today, the topic of discussion is writing. Writing is an interesting topic. For some people, writing comes very naturally. It is almost an extension of their thinking. With that said, I do not know many young writers that don’t ever struggle with some form of “writer’s block” as they stare at a blank page before them. Oftentimes, the hardest part of the writing process is simply getting started. With that in mind, I wanted to provide you with several different fun writing prompts that you can use with your young students (or older students, really) and your reluctant writers.

Like the quote says above, writing is often really not about inspiration, as with most things in life. Inspiration is wonderful, and it is amazing when it comes, but it never lasts and won’t carry you through an entire project. With that in mind, it can often be helpful to have a little phrase or question that can get the creative juices flowing when you are really trying to form a healthy writing habit.

As a writer myself, I find that writing prompts are such a great way to be inspired creatively. There are several ways to use these writing prompts with your kindergarten students. First of all, I would remind your student to only use full sentences. If you have young children, you may even want to just use these prompts as “story starters” without even writing anything down, but with older kids, I would definitely recommend using these prompts as a fun way to engage in writing practice and grammar exercise.

Oftentimes, as you will see below, with kindergarten or even first grade students, writing prompts are as simple as talking about their favorite things whether that be their “favorite food” or “favorite movie.”

With all of that said, here are 50+ kindergarten writing prompts that you can use for journal writing or even just to practice basic writing skills, and they can be used through the entire year for your young learners. I hope they are helpful to you and your kids!

Favorite Things Sentence Starters:

As I mentioned before, talking about “favorite things” is a great way for kids to get started with their writing. This list includes over 20 “favorite things” ideas that you can use as daily writing prompts over the next several weeks or even just one writing lesson. Feel free to pick one or several.

• My favorite thing to do on Saturdays is…
• My best friend and I like to spend our time…
• My favorite toy is _________ because…
• Currently, my favorite book is __________ because it reminds me…
• My favorite way to spend a rainy day is (watching, reading, making, etc.)…
• My favorite food is…
• My favorite movie right now is __________ because…
• My favorite season is ___________ because it is the season when (ex. certain activities or holidays are included)…
• My favorite color is…
• My favorite sport to play is…
• My favorite sport to watch is…
• My favorite subject in school is ____________ because…
• My favorite game to play with my family is…
• My favorite way to spend an evening is…
• My favorite place to spend my time on a sunny day is…
• My favorite animal is __________ because…
• My favorite candy is…
• My favorite ice cream flavor right now is…
• My favorite holiday is ____________ because…
• My favorite song is _______________ because…

Spring Writing Prompts:

Spring is a tricky season since it is often still too cold to play outside but it has also been several months of being indoors which can create quite a bit of restlessness for young kids (and adults, for that matter). With that in mind, here are a few writing prompts that are specifically created with spring in mind.

• The best part of spring is…
• If I were to spend a whole day outside in the spring, I would want to…
• My least favorite spring cleaning chore is ____________ because…
• If I could only plant one thing in a garden, it would be ____________ because…
• My favorite thing to do on a spring day is…

Summer Writing Prompts:

Though you may not be writing a whole lot in the summer months since you will likely be on break from school, I still wanted to include several writing prompts for summer. Maybe you can use these on a winter day when your kids are dreaming of summer 😉 Thinking and writing about your favorite summer activities can be a good way to find a small energy boost.

• The best part of summer is…
• If I were to choose our summer vacation place, it would be ______________ because I love…
• What I look forward to most about summer break is…
• My favorite place to go swimming is (lake, pond, pool, river, etc.) ________________ because…
• If I could choose between going fishing or going on a picnic, I would choose ____________ because…

Fall Writing Prompts:

I love fall. I love all the seasons, actually, but fall is such a fun, cozy time. It is also the month that includes Thanksgiving which is a great holiday to remember all the things we are thankful for, and writing about the things you are thankful for can be such a great exercise, especially for kids. It can also be a great idea to introduce a “gratitude journal.” This journal can be used all year long, or it can just be used during the school year, or it can even be a special thing you do in November for Thanksgiving. I know it is a bit off topic for this post, but I have been thinking a lot about the gratitude journal. For many years, I took time nearly every single day keeping a one-page-per-day account of the things I was thankful for. As a teen, it was such a precious way to keep my mind in the right head space. Would you be interested in hearing more about how to keep a gratitude journal? Or how to help your kids keep a gratitude journal? Let me know in the comments below 🙂

Now, back to our kindergarten writing prompts for fall…

• The best part of fall is…
• I love Thanksgiving because…
• This year, I am most thankful for…
• If I had to choose between going for a hike on a chilly fall day or snuggling up inside with hot chocolate, I would choose ___________ because…
• My favorite thing to do on a fall day is…

Winter Writing Prompts:

Winter is such a great time to slow down and enjoy the cozy. I feel like winter is one of the best seasons for writing. Here are several prompts that go along specifically with winter, and there are several that are geared towards Christmas which is so much fun!

• The best part of winter is…
• My favorite thing about Christmas is…
• If I had to choose between going to see Christmas lights or watching a Christmas movie, I would choose _____________ because…
• If I could give my best friend any gift I wanted, I would give them…
• If I could spend Christmas anywhere in the world, I would choose…
• My favorite Christmas song is…
• If I had to choose between having a snow fight or a pillow fight, I would choose ____________ because…

Other Creative Writing Prompts:

These prompts are just on various topics that you can use to inspire your littles. Some of these prompts are a fun way to see into your child’s minds, as well. My hope with this set of writing prompts is that it will also help you and your young writer come up with some of your own prompts, as well. The statements that start with “If I could go…” or “If I could meet anyone from…” are such fun prompts that can be very valuable. Feel free to tweak any of these phrases to better fit your child and their needs or age. You know your child best!

• The best thing about morning is…
• The best thing about night is…
• If I could speak any foreign language, it would be _________ because…
• If I decide to write a book someday, it will be about…
• If I decide to write a song someday, it will be about…
• When I grow up, I want to be a ____________ because…
• If I could play any instrument I want, it would be a _____________ because…
• If I could have any pet I wanted, it would be ____________ because…
• If I could go anywhere in the world, it would be…
• If I could meet someone from history, it would be ______________ because…
• If I could have the best day ever, it would include…

There you have it! In this post, I’ve really tried to pull together a whole bunch of kindergarten writing prompts that can be used for those times that your young kids might need a little inspiration for their writing activities. Writing is such an important part of life. Whether your kids like to write or not, I believe it is so important to encourage them to keep some kind of journal or “writing portfolio.”

As a side note here, I wrote a post a good while back about how to teach your child how to brainstorm along with another post about the importance and beauty of a rough draft in the writing process. If you are interested, check it out!

How to Teach Your Child How to Brainstorm

The Beauty of a Rough Draft

Over the years, I have kept so many different journals, and it is so neat to be able to look back on the years, months, and even days of my life through my different seasons and stages of life. With that in mind, I believe your kids will feel the same way, even if writing is not their favorite part of learning. I hope that you can use these prompt ideas in your homeschool and that your kids will truly enjoy them.

With all of that said, I thought the following quote was so fitting to this post,

“Imagination is like a muscle. I found out that the more I wrote, the bigger it got.” – Philip José Farmer (link HERE)

What I love about this quote is how important it is for small children. In our world today, I believe that imaginations are not being fostered nearly as much as they could be due to technology. I can see that in my own life, and it makes me more aware of it as I work with children. Though it is not easy, I do believe that it is so important that we work towards fostering imagination in the minds of our children. They are so capable of amazing things, and creativity and imagination are such an important part of that. It is worth fighting for.

Did you decide to use any of these kindergarten writing prompts with your students?

If so, which one and why?

Please let me know in the comments below!

I would love to hear from you 🙂

Until next time