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Interactive Guided Writing Prompts for Kindergarten

Interactive Picture Writing Prompts

Interactive: Our writing prompts are interactive, meaning students will be doing more than just writing. They will be coloring, cutting, pasting, and even interacting with friends and family members to complete the writing tasks. The writing prompts are all intended to be cut out and placed inside a writer’s notebook. The notebook can be used for a portfolio of work for homeschoolers or as a take-home keepsake for families.

Guided Writing Prompts

Guided: Our writing prompts feature easy to follow instructions that will build writing independence in your students. Each sheet includes a fill-in-the-blank style response that serves as a jumping-off point for even the most reluctant of writers. A word bank featuring common responses is provided so students are about to build sentences independently when possible.

Kindergarten Writing Prompts

For each month of the year, we’ve developed fun, interactive writing prompts that are sure to be a hit with your students. Each month will build upon the previously learned skills from the prior month, so you can rest assured that you’ll be developing strong, creative writers with this standards-based curriculum. Here is a look at each individual month:

Kindergarten Writing Prompts for September

Check out these fun and interactive writing prompts for September. September themes include back to school, all about me, apples and more!

Kindergarten Writing Prompts for October

Autumn is in full swing with these free fall writing prompts for kindergarten. Students cover fun topics including pumpkins, squirrels, Halloween, bats, spiders and more!

Kindergarten Writing Prompts for November

November writing themes cover squirrels, owls, veteran's day, voting, thanksgiving, turkeys and more!

Kindergarten Writing Prompts for November

If you are looking for some easy writing prompts for kindergarten, we have just the set for you! Our interactive and guided writing prompt packs take the sting out of writing and provide your students with fun, engaging topics and topic ideas.

Fun Writing Prompts for Kids

When you purchase our Guided Writing Bundle, you’ll soon find that boring writing prompts are a thing of the past! Included in the bundle are monthly thematic sets that will enrich your kindergarten writing lessons with fun, hands-on writing activities. Each writing prompt provides students with a word bank to help students work independently.

Holiday Writing Prompts

After students compose their writing, they are encouraged to color and decorate the picture shapes. Each shape is outlined in a thick black line for easy cutting. (On a side note, these are fantastic for building beginner scissor skills and fine motor work.) Holiday writing samples can be paired with an art project for a beautiful classroom display.

Opinion Writing Prompts

Our guided writing bundle will grow with your student, so start in September if you have the opportunity! By November students will be working on multiple writing skills such as writing a list, taking a poll, opinion writing, letter writing, recipes, acrostic poetry, comparison writing and so much more! Stay tuned!! Our December Writing Prompts will build upon November by proving students the opportunity to work on comparison writing, sequencing, descriptive writing, expository, haiku and more!

Free Fall Printables for Kindergarten

Fall Worksheets for Kindergarten

If you are looking for some fun fall activities you can use in your kindergarten classroom, then you’ve come to the right place! We have a fun variety of free fall kindergarten printables that will work perfectly in your homeschool or standard classroom setting. Each of the fall activities features fun thematic graphics like pumpkins, monsters, candy corn and more. And each resource has been designed to add a little fun to increase student engagement with your kindergarten lessons.

Free Fall Worksheets:

Free Monster Writing Prompts

Free Harvest Math Worksheets for Kindergarten

These harvest-themed math worksheets feature inequalities, tally marks, addition and following directions.

Free Pumpkin Math Worksheets for Kindergarten

Pumpkin Patch Emoji Math is a set of 6 worksheets that will bring a little holiday fun to your Kindergarten classroom. Students work on key math skills including graphing, number words, tally marks, inequalities and more.

Free Fall Guided Writing Prompts

Guided Writing is a fantastic way to build important writing skills during the kindergarten year. Here you'll find two writing prompts you can use for your Halloween and Thanksgiving lessons.

Free Fall Comparing Math Worksheets

Students build number line skills by writing in the one more and one less from the given numbers. This free set of worksheets has a fun fall theme featuring pumpkins and sunflowers.

More Fall Activities for Kindergarten

If you are looking for more fall fun for your kindergarten classroom. Be sure to check out our eStore, where you can find a huge variety of resources to help you teach this season. We’ve created interactive science projects, early readers, fall art activities, fall writing prompts, and so much more! Click Here for Details

Fall Printables Books Kindergarten

4-Fun-Filled, Thanksgiving-Themed early readers you can use to teach the story of Thanksgiving in your classroom. Students read about the voyage of the Mayflower, the friendships formed with Squanto, and learn what life was like as a Wampanoag Indian,

The Perfect Pumpkin: Printable Book for Kindergarten

The story of the hunt for a perfect pumpkin.
Sight Words: I, see, a, like, little, big, pick, perfect, pumpkin.
Vocabulary Words: Oval, triangle, square, rectangle.

We Sail: Printable Book for Kindergarten

The story of the pilgrim’s journey aboard the Mayflower (non-fiction)
Sight Words: See, are, is, like, me, no get, for, have.
Vocabulary Words: Sail, ship, pilgrim, land, winter, freedom, Mayflower.

New Friends: Printable Book for Kindergarten

The story of the friendship formed between the Pilgrims and the Woodland Tribes (non-fiction)
Sight Words: Were, had, is live, get, help, us, have.
Vocabulary Words: Friends, harvest, Indian, Squanto

Woodland Tribes Printable Book for Kindergarten

The story of a specific Woodland tribe called the Wampanoag. (non-fiction)
Sight Words: They, are, in people, help, get, have, live.
Vocabulary Words: Wampanoag, hunter, canoe, Indian, tribe, woodland.

Fall Science Projects for Kindergarten

This set includes five engaging science experiments and challenges for Thanksgiving. Each thematic activity guides students through a fun, hands-on science exploration with very little prep-work. Students work their way through the scientific method using step-by-step science journals. Each experiment includes a follow-up activity for added learning.

The experiments and challenges included are:

–Dancing Popcorn
–Leaf Pounding
–Peculiar Pinecones
–Making Butter
–Cranberry Building Challenge

You will also find scientific method posters (color and bw) included with this pack to help your students through research and discovery. Click Here for Details.

Kindergarten Writing Prompts for October

Learning to write can be one of the most daunting tasks for kindergarten students. You might find that you have a reluctant writer who dreads the thought of putting ideas to paper. Alternatively, you may have an enthusiastic writer who needs help staying on topic, or organizing ideas. Either way, our kindergarten writing prompts are a fantastic resource for building key writing skills.

Easy Writing Prompts for Kindergarten

If you are looking for easy writing prompts for kindergarten, then this set is perfect for you! We start students off at the very beginning, learning the basics of writing a sentence by filling in the blanks with their specific choices and then copying the entire sentence on an interactive element. Each writing sample can be cut apart from the instructional worksheet and stored in a writer’s notebook.

Weekly Writing Prompts for Kindergarten

Because our writing prompts take away the dreaded “What should I write?” question, your kindergarten students can focus on the joy of writing. They’ll be able to add their unique ideas and personality to the writing samples, and you’ll love the simple word banks that help your students work independently. We’ve included 20 writing prompts for October, so these are intended to be used as daily writing prompts. However you can have students choose a topic for a weekly writing project as well. You might find that your more enthusiastic writers will want to take a topic and run with it! If a student wants to add a few more sentences to the same story response, I say to encourage them!

Halloween Writing Prompts for Kindergarten

Students spend the first week writing about their favorites (movie, book, treat), but the majority of our October writing pack focuses on the fall harvest and Halloween. This set works as a fantastic holiday activity if you’re looking for some Halloween themed fun! There is even a fun “How to Carve a Pumpkin” writing prompt included. We’ve added in lots of creepy fun with spiders, bats, pumpkins, monsters, trick-or-treating and so much more!

You can purchase our October Guided Writing Prompts in our TPT store. While you’re there be sure to check out our Guided Writing Bundle so you’ll have fun, interactive, standards-based prompts for the entire year!

Kindergarten Writing Prompts for September

These interactive kindergarten writing prompts will make your September lessons a snap! Not only will you have engaging content to provide your students, but you’ll have thematic, no-prep activities you can use for years to come!

Picture Writing Prompts

Why use Writing Prompts?

If you are unfamiliar with writing prompts, basically they are simple “starts” to help children begin writing. Often, children can become discouraged with the daunting task of coming up with ideas, or at least enough words to fill in the blank lines of their notebook paper. Providing students with simple prompts takes some of the guess work out, and helps them get started writing much quicker.

Daily Writing Prompts

Besides the obvious benefit of having a variety of no-prep writing prompts in your teaching arsenal, you’ll notice a few handy features in these thematic sets. First, these pages are designed for beginning writers and busy teachers. Students copy the prompt onto the lines, then use words from the word bank to finish filling in their response. This provides a certain level of independence as students can choose and write their answers with little to no help.

Second, you’ll notice that children are writing their responses on different thematic shapes! These shapes have a thick black line for children to cut them out and place them inside a notebook. Students build a notebook filled with their own writing samples. This notebook makes a fantastic keepsake and portfolio of work.

Alternatively, you can have students cut out their writing prompts and use them to decorate your classroom bulletin board. Parents love to read the variety of student responses, especially when paired next to thematic art work.

Kindergarten Writing Prompts with Pictures

You can find all 20 interactive guided writing prompts for September in our TPT store here: September Writing Prompts. If you like this set, please leave us feedback, and stay tuned for future months!

Kindergarten Writing Prompts: Monster Themes

Let’s face it, writing is one of those subjects that can be difficult to teach. Even the most creative, well-spoken, engaged students can sometimes experience writer’s block when faced with writing down all their thoughts and ideas in an organized way. So, instead of handing your students a blank sheet of paper, why not offer them writing prompts?

What are Writing Prompts?

Writing prompts are basically helpful starters to aid children in getting their own creative ideas out onto the paper. Prompts can be very simple to use in the classroom. Starting the sentence for students with a few words, takes the initial fear out of saying the right thing, and helps students focus on their own inner voice.

20 Interactive Writing Prompts for September

Free Kindergarten Writing Prompts

You’ll want to provide your students with a variety of writing resources that encourage them to start, finish, or add details to sentences. We’ve developed a variety of free and low-cost writing prompts you can use with your students. These are wonderful resources for student’s to build their own writing portfolio each month. The notebook will not only show progression in writing, but it will also serve as a wonderful take-home keepsake for families.

Free Monster Writing Prompts

If you have beginning writers, you’ll find these free monster writing prompts especially helpful to use this Fall. Each monster is different and contains a unique writing prompt for students to complete. You’ll likely end up with student’s wanting to complete more than one! Encourage your students to color their monsters with vivid colors, as these would make adorable bulletin board displays of student work.

Monster Writing Prompt: Blob Monster

Students complete the writing prompt: "I picked my monster because...."

Monster Writing Prompt: Fuzzball Monster

Students complete the writing prompt: "My monster's name is...."

Monster Writing Prompt: Horned Monster

Students complete the writing prompt: "My monster likes to eat....."

Monster Writing Prompt: Cyclops Monster

Students complete the writing prompt: "My monster is...." with three descriptive adjectives.

Monster Writing Prompt: Scary Monster

Students complete the writing prompt: "My monster smells like....."

Monster Writing Prompt: Robot Monster

Students complete the writing prompt: "My monster dances like a....."

Monster Writing Prompt: Frog Monster

Students complete the writing prompt: "My monster looks like a......"

Double Dice Addition Bump!

Kindergarten is a great time to introduce basic addition concepts to your students. Before beginning addition in your classroom, be sure your students have a solid understanding of number value and counting on. If you’re convinced your students are ready to learn beginning addition, there are quite a few simple ways to approach this teaching.

Addition Math Games

Learning through play is a valuable tool for students of any age. Students simply seem to be able to retain information quicker and for longer when they are engaged with their assigned activity. Try adding in a little extra fun by using Double Dice.

Double Dice Games

If you’ve never heard of double dice, they are exactly what they sound like; one die inside another die. The outer die is transparent so that you can see through it, to see the second die inside. Double dice add a little flair to your learning center games…there is something SO FUN about rolling a die inside a die.

Double Dice Addition BUMP!

We’ve designed two FREE Double Dice Addition games you can print and play with your students. Each game includes options for single or multiplayers.

Supplies: 1 double dice or 2 single dice. Building bricks or cubes (one color for each player).

Rules for 1-Player: Roll the dice. Add the two numbers and place a cube on the sum. Fill all the numbers and then begin again.

Rules for 2-Player: Roll the dice. Add the two numbers and place a cube on the sum. If that number has 1 cube, you can BUMP the other player off and place your own cube there. If that number has two cubes, you may not BUMP. It is the other player’s turn.

Double Dice Addition Bump Game (Troll Theme)

This is a fun addition bump game that can be place with double-dice or two single dice.

Double Dice Addition Bump Game (Dragon Theme)

This is a fun addition bump game that can be place with double-dice or two single dice.

Interactive Math Notebook

This comprehensive kindergarten math curriculum provides you with a full year of hands-on math lessons, games and activities. This complete set includes an interactive daily warm-up folder and optional printable math manipulatives.

Backyard Nature Study: 3 Tips for Summer Learning

May 14, 2019 By Kindergarten Mom Leave a Comment

A fun, hands-on way for children to learn is to get outdoors. The fresh air, activity, and sunshine are good for them and for us as moms, too! While visiting a park, the zoo, or a local trail is always an adventure, sometimes a quieter activity is preferred. These 3 Ways to do Nature Study in Your Own Back Yard This Summer may spark your creative juices and get you excited all over again about getting yourself and your children outside this summer!

3 Ways to do Nature Study in Your Own Back Yard This Summer

There are many ways you can conduct a nature study. Some are quite simple and others are more complicated. The ideas shared here will allow you to add or take away as you prefer so that nature study can easily fit into any time you spend outdoors this summer.

Let children spend time exploring their own backyard!

Draw what you see.

Many children love to try their hand at drawing. Though skills may vary, this can be an engaging way to document what your child sees as he or she observes what is happening in nature. Whether you live in the city, the suburbs, or in a rural area, there is always some sort of nature to observe. Birds, chipmunks, mice, snakes, butterflies, ants, and more can be seen and watched for hours on end. You can instruct your child to simply spend some time outside observing and then come inside to draw what he saw. Or you may allow him to take a pencil and notebook outdoors to sketch what he sees as he is watching whichever interesting animal, insect, or plant he finds.

If your child isn’t confident in his drawing abilities yet, now would be a great time to select a few books from your local public library, or from your favorite bookstore, to teach him how to create simple drawings. He can then use the skills he develops in his nature studies over the summer and you are hitting several areas of learning at once!

Write about what you see and hear.

Another option for nature study is to spend time outside, sitting still to listen and watch, or listening and observing while walking around, if that is preferred. You know your children best, and one of the great things about learning at home is the freedom we have to allow our children to explore and learn at their own pace and in their own way. Your child may wish to take a notebook or journal outdoors with her so she can jot down what she hears and sees as she hears or sees it. Or she can write about what she observed once she comes back inside. You can make this task as simple or as involved as you like, based on the age of your child, her interests and preferences, and what the needs are within your home at the time.

There are many ways to create a journal. A few ideas include using a simple notebook, printer paper with a construction paper cover, a lined journal, an artist’s sketchbook, and more. This is an area where you can give your child the freedom to choose or you may wish to decide for yourself which method will work best for your child.

Choose a specific animal or plant in nature to study and journal about all summer.

Have your child choose a specific animal, insect, or plant to learn about and study all summer. You may visit the library to find books about your child’s chosen subject. Your child may want to make plans to conduct an experiment involving his plant or animal. Or you may keep this project simple by suggesting that he write a few notes in a notebook whatever he observes about the plant or animal each time he goes out to observe what is happening. If he likes to draw, he may wish to add a sketch or two of the progress that occurs each day. He could even find magazine articles or images online to add to his journal to enhance his studies and the look of his final product.

Nature study is something that can be done individually or that can be done as a family, with each child studying at his or her own level. This is a good way to spend time together and to discuss one another’s likes or dislikes about the project, the outdoors, and even the plants or animals they are observing.

More Ideas for Nature Study

If you need more ideas for how to do nature study, you can do a simple search online to get ideas. This post listing 100 Things to Study in Your Backyard may serve as a great jumping off point for your family’s journey into nature study.

Do you have ideas for how to do nature study in your backyard? Share them in the comments below!

Kindergarten Writing Printables

Starting off the kindergarten year, it’s great to review basic letter formation as well as teaching students how to write their first and last names. Most students will still be developing their fine motor skills so provide students with plenty of hands-on, small muscle building activities. My personal goal during the Kindergarten year is to help my kiddos learn to write a strong sentence. However, some students will be able to write a few sentences by the end of the year. In this case, use our paragraph frames to help bridge the gap between sentence writing and paragraph writing. Use the following free kindergarten writing printables to continue to build writing skills over the coming year.

Alphabet Handwriting Worksheets

This is a collection of FREE alphabet handwirting worksheets you can use to build small motor muscles while working on handwriting. These are key pre-writing skills that children should have before attempting to write sentences or paragraphs.

Alphabet Animal Handwriting

Work your way through the alphabet with fun animals to color in for each letter. From Aardvark to Zebra, this set is sure to be a hit in your Kindergarten Classroom

Interactive Writing Prompts

A collection of free writing prompts for beginning writers. These prompts ask students a question then give students fill-in-th-blank type responses so they can rewrite and finish the sentneces with their own unique answers.

Paragraph Writing Prompts

A collection of free Kindergarten writing prompts to encourage early writing. Each page includes sequenced drawing as well as fill in the blank paragraph frames.

Super Silly Monster Writing Prompts

Your students will beg you for more! Each silly monster has a story to tell, and your students will add the details! This collection is sure to be a hit with even the most reluctant writer.

Kindergarten Writing Prompts with Pictures

Fun, interactive guided writing prompts for kindergarten. Standards-based, hands-on writing activities for every month of the year! A Year of Guided Writing Prompts!

Looking for more structure? Try our **29-Week First Grade Writing Program Today!**

Spin, Read, & Bump Games

Spin, Read, and BUMP will have your students giggling while they learn key vowel team words! This game is super fun and can be played as single player or multi-player with just a few adaptations. If you are looking for more games be sure to check out our Spin, Read, and BUMP Pack today!

1 Player Game: Spin and find your word on the grid. Cover it with a counter. Continue until you spin a word that is all covered. 2-3 Player Game: Spin and find your word on the grid. Cover it with your counter. If a word is taken you can BUMP the other player off and place your own counter there. First one to 5 in a row wins!

Spin, Read, and Bump: EE Words

This free printable reading game covers words with the EE vowel team: Bee, Seed, Tree, Free, See

Spin, Read, and Bump: IE Words

This free printable reading game covers words with the IE vowel team: Pie, Tie, Fries, Cried, Flies

Spin, Read, and Bump: OO Words

This free printable reading game covers words with the OO vowel team: Moon, Pool, Boot, Spoon, Zoo

Looking for more? Find 29 Vowel Teams & Controlled-R Words in our Spin, Read, & BUMP Pack