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Looking for a fun way during October to engage students in your daily writing centers? These October writing prompts are perfect and offer students a variety of different writing topics that are NOT Halloween related. These October prompts were created with the primary student in mind.
These engaging writing prompts include:
- expository
- descriptive
- narrative and
- persuasive formats
Available in PRINT & GOOGLE SLIDES format
Perfect for your writing centers or fast finishers!
- 31 Daily National Day themed Writing Prompts
- 2 blank editable slides to substitute or add your own prompt
- Matching writing paper for each prompt in two different lined formats
- 2 blank editable writing paper formats
These daily prompts are fun because they focus on National Days of the year! Students will write about National Thank a Mail Carrier Day or National Pizza day.
**Prompts are not holiday related**
October 1st-31st, I’ve got you covered! Editable slides are available for you to add more prompts or change out the ones that I have provided.
National Days included in this daily calendar writing pack are:
- National Hair Day
- National Name Your Car Day
- National Techies Day
- National Cinnamon Roll Day
- Do Something Nice Day
- National Mad Hatter Day
- National Inner Beauty Day
- National Hero Day
- National Moldy Cheese Day
- National Walk to a Park Day
- National Spread Joy Day
- National Savings Day
- Train Your Brain Day
- Dessert Day
- Grouch Day
- Dictionary Day
- Mulligan Day (2nd Chance Day)
- No Beard Day
- Evaluate Your Life Day
- Youth Confidence Day
- Back to the Future Day
- National Color Day
- Croc Day
- National Food Day
- International Artist Day
- National Pumpkin Day
- Black Cat Day
- Immigrants’ Day
- National Hermit Day
- Speak Up for Service Day
- Halloween
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Fall Writing Prompts October Writing Prompts for Centers with Fall Writing paper
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Grades: 1st – 3rd
Subjects: English Language Arts, Writing
Formats: Google Apps, Microsoft PowerPoint
Total Pages: 31 prompts with writing pages / Google Slides Available
Answer Key: N/A
Teaching Duration: 1 month
Common Core Standards:
CCSSW.1.1
Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
CCSSW.1.2
Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
CCSSW.1.3
Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.
CCSSW.2.1
Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.
CCSSW.2.2
Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
CCSSW.2.3
Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
CCSSW.3.1
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
CCSSW.3.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
CCSSW.3.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
CCSSW.3.1a
Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.
CCSSW.3.1b
Provide reasons that support the opinion.
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Chrissy Christian –
Kids LOVE these writing prompts and holidays. So fun and engaging, encouraging them to build writing stamina and practice different forms of writing.
-Leah P.
Chrissy Christian –
I love these! It’s a great way to get my kids writing during morning time!
-Abby Y.