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January Writing Prompts

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Write a letter to yourself ( or someone else) explaining something

you want to accomplish this year. Tell what your goal is and why you

want to do it.


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Betsy Ross (born this month) created the first American flag.

Design a flag for your classroom. Make each design stand for

something. Write about what each part of your design stands for.


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National Bird Day is observed in January. Write an acrostic poem

about birds.


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National Bird Day is observed this month. Imagine you could

be a bird for a day. Write a story about what you did for the day.

Where did you go? What did you do? What did you see? This is a

fantasy story, feel free to be silly.


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Kid Inventors’ Day is observed in January. Think of an invention

that would make something in your life easier. Explain how your

invention would work and what it would look like.


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We honor the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. this month.

Listen to your teacher read his “I have a dream” speech. Write about

what your hopes are for our country.


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January is National Thank You Month. Write a thank you letter to

someone special who did something nice for you. Make sure you tell

the person why his/her actions were important to you.


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National Popcorn Day is celebrated in January. When do you like

to eat popcorn? What do you like to put on it?


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January 7th is National Belly Button Lint Day. Okay, not really,

but it seems like there is a “national day” for everything. What

“national day” would you create? What would you do on that day?

Make sure you explain why we should have the special day.


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What is your favorite hobby? Why do you like it? Make sure

you explain what your hobby is and how you participate.


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National Opposite Day is celebrated in January. Don’t write about

what you would do differently from your teacher in class.


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Most zoos don’t get as many visitors in the winter. Write a

fantasy story about what the animals do when there are no visitors.


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Write a passage comparing and contrasting summer and winter at

a lake or pond. Think about the people, animals, and activities at the

lake or pond during the seasons.


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How would the world be different if there were not gravity?

What would be easier? What would be harder?

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