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?