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Looking for a fun way during August to engage students in your daily writing centers? These August writing prompts are perfect and offer students a variety of different writing topics that are NOT all back-to-school related, but national celebratory days! These August daily 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!
**Prompts are not all holiday related**
August 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:
- Respect Parents Day
- Coloring Book Day
- National Watermelon Day
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
- National Water Balloon Day
- National Fresh Breath Day
- National Lighthouse Day
- National Dollar Day
- National Book Lovers Day
- National Lazy Day
- National Presidential Joke Day
- National Middle Child Day
- International Left Hander’s Day
- World Lizard Day
- National Relaxation Day
- National Roller Coaster Day
- Black Cat Appreciation Day
- Never Give Up Day
- National Aviation Day
- National Honeybee Day
- National Senior Citizens Day
- Be An Angel Day
- Find Your Inner Nerd Day
- Pluto Demoted Day
- Secondhand Wardrobe Day
- National Dog Day
- National Just Because Day
- National Bow Tie Day
- National Lemon Juice Day
- National Beach Day
- Eat Outside Day
Get 25% off by purchasing the FULL YEAR writing prompt bundle!
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Grades: 1st – 3rd
Subjects: English Language Arts, Writing
Format: Google Apps, Microsoft PowerPoint
Total Pages: 31 prompts with writing pages / Google Slides Available
Answer Key: NA
Teaching Duration: NA
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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