Summer Writing Prompts

Summer Writing Worksheets - 40 Prompts.

Summer fun starts with popsicles, road trips, and now summer writing prompts. Keep young minds sharp during the family road trip, as you ask for directions to Discount Lion Safari.

• 40 Prompts on 10 Worksheets.

With adult guidance, these writing prompts complement 78% of Common Core Writing Standards for grades 3-7.

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Parenthetical Expression

• Carving another Mt. Rushmore president.

• Choose a topic sentence.

• Assemble a paragraph.

Dialogue

• Showing George Washington the sights.

• Theodore Roosevelt's personal secretary.

Suspense

• The Olympic ceremony is about to start.

• Volleyball last point.

• The hurdle race starts.

Expository

• Barbequing for 12 neighbors.

• Making frozen treats.

• Lemonade stand competition.

• Engineering the world's largest pizza.

• Starting your next world record.

Humor

• Kittles the swimming cat.

• Frying food on the sidewalk.

• Dad goes camping.

• Lulu earns a break.

Persuasive

• Cruise ship karaoke night.

• Cruise ship sing-along.

• Urban boating.

• Urban boating the right direction.

• Brown bear in my pool.

• Brown bear staying in the pool.

Irony

• Limbo with the Morris triplets.

• Kurt's first swimming lesson.

• Cousin Barry's personal pool.

• No parking at the public pool.

• Another slow day at the Woodlawn Community Pool.

• Meyers family lake toys.

• Jumping contest at Swanson Lake.

Non-fiction

• Describe where the Navajo live.

• Monument Valley, AZ.

• Living in a hogan.

• Navajo code talkers.

Reporting

• Jake & Lynn drive across America.

• Hot dog eating contest.

• Describing fireworks.

• Assemble a story.

• News reporter practice.

Editing

• Declaration of Independence

Sandcastles & conjunctions!