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The Writing Tree
Find a small evergreen or skeletal tree and hang these writing prompts from the branches. Change them out each month for a fun variety!
Place The Writing Tree at your writing center and use as a literacy center.
September
September is National Piano Month. How do you feel
about parents making their child take piano lessons?
National Grandparents Day is Sept. 8. Why is it important
for grandparents to talk about their memories?
World Gratitude Day is Sept. 21. What are you grateful
for?
September is Cable TV Month. What would your
family do without a month of TV?
Library Card Sign-Up Month is in September. Have you visited the local library?
What do you enjoy about it?
Dear Diary Day is celebrate on Sept. 22. If you found your friend’s diary, would
you read it?
September 22 is National Ice Cream Day. If someone had to describe you by saying an ice cream flavor, what would it be
and why?
Describe five ways an apple lover could carry a dozen apples without a pail, box,
basket or bag.
September 9 is Wonderful Weirdos Day. Describe a time when you know you
acted a little weird.
National Dog Week is the last week in September. Name
something for each day of the week you could do to show you
love dogs.
October
October is National Clock Month. Write
about something you think is a big waste of
time.
National Pet Peeve week is in Oct. What is one of your pet peeves
and why?
The World Series is in Oct. What do you think
about multi-million dollar salaries for
athletes?
The first movie with sound was shown on
Oct. 26, 1927. What, in your opinion, makes a
great movie?
Oct. 31 is National Magic Day. If you could magically change one thing about yourself,
what would it be?
National Grouch Day is October 15. Describe something that is sure to make you grouchy.
October is National Dessert Month. Explain why it’s not a good idea to have dessert 5 times
a day.
Dictionary Day is Oct.16. If you had to put in a
good word about yourself to your teacher,
what would you say?
Oct. 16 is World Food Day. Do you think
Americans should do more to end world
hunger?
National Newspaper Week is in Oct. Write a
letter to the Editor about something that is
important to you.
Oct. 19 is Evaluate Your Life Day. How do you
feel about your life right now? What do you
want to change?
November
Sandwic
h Day
is N
ov. 3
. If
you w
ere
aske
d to m
ake
a
frien
dship
san
dwich, w
hich
ingre
dients
would
you
need?
Mic
key
Mouse
’s b
irthday
is
Nov. 1
8. W
hat a
re s
ome
adva
ntages
and
disad
vanta
ges to
wat
chin
g
carto
ons?
Novem
ber is
Avi
atio
n
Month
. W
hat w
ould b
e
more
exc
iting-tr
avel
ing in
a
hot air
ballo
on or a
jet?
Amer
ican
Educa
tion W
eek
is
in N
ov. W
hat d
o you th
ink
would b
e th
e bes
t par
t about
being a
teac
her?
World
Hel
lo D
ay is
in N
ov.
Why
do you th
ink
it is
so
hard fo
r som
e peo
ple to
smile
and s
ay h
ello
?
Novem
ber is
Nat
ional
Drum
Month
. W
hy do y
ou
thin
k dru
ms
are
so
importa
nt in m
usic
from
all
over t
he world
?
If yo
u could
inte
rvie
w your
favo
rite
auth
or on N
ov. 1
,
Natio
nal A
uthor’s
Day
,
what w
ould y
ou ask
?
For peo
ple w
ho hat
e to
hea
r
‘Hav
e a
Nice
Day’,
ther
e’s
‘Hav
e a
Bad D
ay’ o
n Nov.
19.
What
are
10
other
way
s yo
u
could
say
‘Hav
e a
Nice
Day’?
Rights
of T
he Child
Day
is
Nov. 1
9. W
hat ri
ghts d
o
you th
ink
all c
hildre
n
should
hav
e?
Natio
nal F
arm
-City
Wee
k is
in N
ov. W
ould y
ou rath
er
live
on a fa
rm o
r in a
city
?
Why?
December
Dec. 21 is Humbug Day.
What do you think a humbug is?
Walt Disney was born on Dec. 5,
1901. What Disney character is most like you
and why?
Dec. 26 is National Whiner’s
Day. Have you ever been a
whiner? Has it worked for you?
On Dec. 10, all Nobel Peace Prizes will be
awarded. Each winner will receive
money. What world problem would you spend your money
to solve?
Dec. is Safe Toys month. What toys on the market do
you think are unsafe? How would you fix
them?
Eat What You Want Day is Dec. 16. What would
you eat if you could have
anything you wanted?
Dec. 3 is the anniversary of the
first heart transplant. Do you think it’s important that people donate their organs?
Is it necessary to give everyone a
gift who gives you a gift?
January
The first c
rayon
was invented on
Jan. 1, 1
924.
What color b
est
describes you
and why?
Gold was
discovered in
California on Jan.
24, 1848. T
he
secret of th
is
discovery leaked
out and starte
d
the Gold Rush.
Have you ever
leaked a secret?
Mark G
oodson,
the creator of
game show
s
such as The
Price is Right and
Family Fued, was
born in January.
Why do you think
game show
s are
so popular?
Backwards Day
is on Jan. 26.
Looking
backwards, how
have you
changed since
the first d
ay of
school?
Answer Your
Cat’s Questio
ns
Day is Jan. 2
2.
What would your
pet say if
it could
talk?
Jackie Robinson,
the first African-
American to play
baseball
professionally, was
born on Jan. 31,
1919. Would you
rather be first at
something, or
follow in
someone’s
footsteps?
Jan. 4 is
the
birthday of L
ouis
Braille, w
ho
invented a
reading system
for the blin
d.
What would you
invent to m
ake
life easier fo
r
someone?
National
Handwriting Day
is Jan. 23. W
ho
would you most
want a
handwritten le
tter
from?
Elvis Presley
was born on
Jan. 8. What
are some of
the
disadvantages
to being as
famous as
Elvis?
February
Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of Little House on the
Prairie, was born on Feb. 7. If you could go back in time, what time period would you
choose?
Feb. is National Children’s Dental Month. How do you feel about
visiting the dentist?
Rosa Parks, a civil rights leader, was born on Feb. 4. She refused to give up her seat because she was an African-American. Would you be willing to go to jail
because you thought a law was wrong?
February is National Heart Month. What do you wish
for most, from the bottom of your heart?
Feb. 7 is Read to Your Child Day. If you could choose only one book to read to a
younger brother/sister/friend, what
would it be?
President’s Day is the third Monday in Feb. What advice
do you think Lincoln or Washington would offer our
current president?
Be An Encourager Day is Feb. 1. Who gives you the
most encouragement in your life? Who can you give
more encouragement to?
On Feb. 2, 1936, Babe Ruth was voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Who
would be in your Hall of Fame?
What would you do if you accidently dropped your
Valentines in a mud puddle on the way to school?
MarchHang little ‘tails’ from them with string and
seed beads.
National Pig Day
is March 1st . If
you could go to
any restaurant
and pig out for
free, where
would it be?
Why?
Dr. Suess was born on
March 2. His first
book was rejected 27
times before being
published. Have you
ever been persistent
about something that
paid off?
TV Turn Off
Week is the
second week in
March. Why do
you think
people watch so
much TV?
Pocahontas died
on March 21,
1617. How do
you think she
would have felt
about the Disney
movie made
about her?
March is
National Frozen
Food Month.
Have you ever
been ‘frozen’
with fear?
On March 20, the
pencil with an
eraser attached was
invented. What
mistakes have you
made that you
would like
to erase?
National Save
Your Vision
week is in
March. What do
you see more
clearly now than
you use to?
Frankenstein
was originally
published in
March. Do you
like scary
movies? Why or
why not?
April
April is Listening Awareness Month.
Describe a time when you should have listened better.
April 1st is April Fool’s Day. What is the
difference between a good prank and a bad
prank?
April is Keep American Beautiful Month. If a law banned using paper and
plastic of any kind, how would this affect your family?
In honor of National Humor Month, name 10
benefits to laughing.
What does Earth Day mean to you?
Arbor Day, celebrated on the last Friday of April, reminds
us of the importance of trees. Why are trees
important to you?
April is Math Education Month. Name 5 things
you could not do without numbers or
math.
April is known as a rainy month. What would you
like to see pour out of the sky?
Older Americans Month is in May. What is the most important thing an older person
has taught you?
May 3rd is National Tuba Day. Do you think all students
should be required to take music lessons?
Why or why not?
May is National Moving Month. If you could
move anywhere, where would it be and why?
May celebrates Mother’s Day. Whose mother-besides your
own-do you admire the most?
The first Tuesday in May is National
Teacher’s Day. If you were to give a speech about your
teacher, what would you say?
No Socks Day is May 8. Create your own holiday named No _____ Day and
describe it.
May
No Homework Day is in May. Should your
school celebrate this holiday? Why or why
not?
National Backyard Games Day is in May. What is your favorite backyard game and
how is it played?
On May 1st, 1884, construction began on
America’s first skyscraper. Do you
think there should be a limit to how tall
buildings can be?
JuneJune is National
Pest Control Month. Have you ever been a pest?
National Little League Baseball Week is in June.
Do you think there is too much
pressure on kids to excel at
sports?
International Volunteers Week, the first week of
June, honors volunteers. What would you like to
volunteer for?
National Forgiveness Day is June 24th. Who would you like to
forgive, or ask forgiveness of?
June is National Dreamwork
Month. People are encouraged to
pay attention to their dreams.
What is the weirdest dream
you’ve ever had?
June 21st is the first day of
summer. What do you hope to
accomplish over the summer?
Ice cream was first advertised and sold in the USA on June 8,
1786. What flavor best describes
you? Why?
Flag Day is June 14. What does the USA’s flag mean
to you?