KINDERGARTEN WEEKLY WRITING PROMPTS
Weekly Writing Prompts
When to Start - Kindergartners can begin practicing writing using a word processor as soon as they have gained sufficient mouse and typing skills. Student readiness will vary based on many factors. Some classes may be able to start near Winter Break, others after Spring Break, and some classes may not be ready until First Grade or later.
Usage of the prompts - Students may copy your sentences verbatim or you may instruct them to personalize or write their own original sentences based on the prompt's theme.
Getting Started: We Are Special
Narrative: I Can See
Students write a fictional story about an animal they can see and tell what it does.
Students provide information in a logical order.
Students write about animals they like.
Informative:
Students explain who is in their family.
Students write about their favorite family activity.
Students write about how their family changed.
Friends
Opinion:
Students write about a favorite friend.
Students explain one game they like to play with their friends.
Students tell how a friend helped them.
Transportation
Opinion:
Students write about their favorite way to get around town.
Food
Opinion:
Students write about a favorite food they would like to grow.
Students write about a food they help to make.
Students tell about a traditional food their family eats.
Animals
Students write about what their favorite animal can do.
Opinion:
Students tell how a baby animal changes.
Students tell about an animal's habitat.
Weather
Opinion:
Students write to predict the weather tomorrow.
Students tell how the weather affects them.
Neighborhood
Narrative:
Students write to tell about what neighborhood place is the best.
Students explain what one community worker does.
I Know A Lot !
Opinion:
"I am Poem" Generator
When to Start - Kindergartners can begin practicing writing using a word processor as soon as they have gained sufficient mouse and typing skills. Student readiness will vary based on many factors. Some classes may be able to start near Winter Break, others after Spring Break, and some classes may not be ready until First Grade or later.
Usage of the prompts - Students may copy your sentences verbatim or you may instruct them to personalize or write their own original sentences based on the prompt's theme.
- Narrative Writing - Tells a story, real or fictional.
- Informative Writing - Provides information in a logical order.
- Opinion Writing - Gives the writer's opinion or view that can't be proven as fact.
Getting Started: We Are Special
Narrative: I Can See
Students write a fictional story about an animal they can see and tell what it does.
- I can see a bunny.
- The bunny is grey.
- It eats grass in my yard.
Students provide information in a logical order.
- Skies get dark.
- Clouds move in.
- Rains falls to the ground.
Students write about animals they like.
- I like kittens.
- Kittens are the best pets.
- Kittens are silly and fun.
Informative:
Students explain who is in their family.
- My family has a mom.
- My family has a dad.
- My family has two brothers.
- My family has one sister.
Students write about their favorite family activity.
- My favorite thing to do with my family is play games.
- We play the best best games.
- We have a lot of fun.
Students write about how their family changed.
- My family changed when we got a dog.
- Our new dog made us very happy.
- We all had to feed it.
Friends
Opinion:
Students write about a favorite friend.
- My favorite friend is Tommy.
- Tommy is my nicest friend.
- He likes the same things I like.
Students explain one game they like to play with their friends.
- I like to play handball with my friends.
- We hit a ball against the wall.
- When you miss the ball you are out.
Students tell how a friend helped them.
- My friend Julia helped me find my book.
- I looked in my backpack.
- Julia looked under the tables.
- She found my book.
Transportation
Opinion:
Students write about their favorite way to get around town.
- I like to ride my scooter around town.
- Scooters are easy to ride.
- Scooters are the easiest way to go places.
- Students write about one place they traveled.
- I traveled to New York.
- It was cold and windy there.
- I saw a lot of tall buildings in New York.
- Students explain about one thing that has wheels.
- My skates have eight wheels.
- All the wheels are red.
- My skates are white and pink.
Food
Opinion:
Students write about a favorite food they would like to grow.
- I would like to grow strawberries.
- I like strawberry shakes.
- Strawberry cakes are the best.
Students write about a food they help to make.
- I help to make cupcakes with my mom.
- We used flour and sugar.
- We baked the cupcakes in the oven.
- I put frosting on the cupcakes.
Students tell about a traditional food their family eats.
- My family eats turkey at Thanksgiving.
- My mom cooks it all day in the oven.
- We eat it with potatoes and pie.
- My dad eats turkey with gravy.
Animals
Students write about what their favorite animal can do.
Opinion:
- My favorite animal is a hamster.
- My hamster can run fast on her wheel.
- She can run every night.
- She is a very friendly hamster.
Students tell how a baby animal changes.
- A baby puppy changes as it grows.
- Puppies play a lot and get stronger.
- They also eat more food to help them grow.
- Puppies get big and become dogs.
Students tell about an animal's habitat.
- Birds live in nests.
- They make the nests with twigs and leaves.
- The nests are made in trees.
- Birds can lay eggs in the nests.
Weather
Opinion:
Students write to predict the weather tomorrow.
- Tomorrow the weather might be hot.
- It will be sunny with no clouds.
- People should stay indoors where it is cool.
- People should wear summer clothes.
Students tell how the weather affects them.
- Cold weather makes me want to stay home.
- Hot weather makes me want to play outside.
- Windy weather makes me want to fly a kite.
- Rainy weather makes me want to step in puddles.
Neighborhood
Narrative:
- Students write to tell about their neighborhood.
- My neighborhood has a lot of houses
- There are many kids on my block.
- There is a park in my neighborhood.
- There is a fire station close by my house.
Students write to tell about what neighborhood place is the best.
- I think the best place in the neighborhood is the ice cream store.
- It has the most ice cream.
- Their ice cream tastes the best.
- They have a lot of toppings.
Students explain what one community worker does.
- We have gardeners in our neighborhood.
- They cut the grass and trees.
- They keep the flowers alive.
- Gardeners make the neighborhood look pretty.
I Know A Lot !
Opinion:
- Students write to tell about some things they learned this year.
"I am Poem" Generator
Some of the technology learning programs that Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade will use:
Dance Mat Typing, an introduction to touch typing for children aged 7 - 11 years.
Each of the 4 levels are divided into 3 stages. Begin at Level 1 and build up your skills gradually through to Level 4.
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Grade level lessons incorporate areas such as math and language arts while introducing basic computer skills. Fun children's Holiday activities are available in grade level sections!
Grade level lessons incorporate areas such as math and language arts while introducing basic computer skills. Fun children's Holiday activities are available in grade level sections!
Kindergartners will use Microsoft Word to gain practical writing experience by writing vocabulary words, simple sentences and short paragraphs. Students will learn how to print their work.
Kindergartners will use the internet to locate and use educational learning sites such as ABCya, Scholastic, PBS, National Geographic, BrainPop, Starfall and more.
Kindergarten Technology Learning Schedule
Vocabulary - Kindergartners will begin by learning the vocabulary of computing.
Kindergarten students will learn hardware terminology such as CPU, monitor, keyboard, mouse and printer. Students will also learn software terminology such as programs, icons, desktop, links, and other terms as needed in the course of instruction.
Mouse Navigation - Kindergarten students learn how to properly hold and use the mouse for navigation and clicking by using their pointer fingers. Mouserobics works very well for this purpose as students navigate and make selections with the mouse as they move through the various pages and learning games. Students will also use online mouse skills programs, and mouse based graphics coloring programs for skill development.
Keyboarding - Typing is introduced using Dance Mat Typing. The initial sequence involved students learning to type lowercase letters of the alphabet. As students learn to identify and locate the letters on the keyboard, they will gradually progress to typing uppercase letters by using the shift key. As students gain speed and proficiency they will progress to typing numbers, words and finally complete sentences.
Word Processing - Kindergarten students will apply their typing skills to practical writing exercises by writing words and simple sentences in Microsoft Word. Students will write and print short letters to their family for holidays and vacations. Kindergartners will learn to use the "shift" button to capitalize letters, the "backspace" button to fix mistakes, and the "enter" button to go to a new line. Students will also learn some basic text formatting along with how to print their work.
Internet Explorer - Kindergartners will use the internet to explore educational learning sites for language literacy, math, spelling, and other learning games.
Kindergarten students will learn hardware terminology such as CPU, monitor, keyboard, mouse and printer. Students will also learn software terminology such as programs, icons, desktop, links, and other terms as needed in the course of instruction.
Mouse Navigation - Kindergarten students learn how to properly hold and use the mouse for navigation and clicking by using their pointer fingers. Mouserobics works very well for this purpose as students navigate and make selections with the mouse as they move through the various pages and learning games. Students will also use online mouse skills programs, and mouse based graphics coloring programs for skill development.
Keyboarding - Typing is introduced using Dance Mat Typing. The initial sequence involved students learning to type lowercase letters of the alphabet. As students learn to identify and locate the letters on the keyboard, they will gradually progress to typing uppercase letters by using the shift key. As students gain speed and proficiency they will progress to typing numbers, words and finally complete sentences.
Word Processing - Kindergarten students will apply their typing skills to practical writing exercises by writing words and simple sentences in Microsoft Word. Students will write and print short letters to their family for holidays and vacations. Kindergartners will learn to use the "shift" button to capitalize letters, the "backspace" button to fix mistakes, and the "enter" button to go to a new line. Students will also learn some basic text formatting along with how to print their work.
Internet Explorer - Kindergartners will use the internet to explore educational learning sites for language literacy, math, spelling, and other learning games.