3rd Grade Writing Prompts

1. Imagine you and your parents have stopped off at the service station for petrol. You go in
for some sweets and when you come out, they have driven off. Write about what happens
next.
2. If you could eat anything you liked, what would you have for breakfast and what would
you have for dinner tomorrow? Remember, you can have anything!
3. What would be the best thing about being sent 100 years into the future?
4. How would you feel if another child (your age) moved into your home?
5. What do you most like about yourself?
6. If you could invent a new subject to study at school, what would it be?
7. Think about the best holiday you ever had. Really think, close your eyes if you need to.
Now tell me what was the reason it was so good?
8. Write about someone having to face up to their biggest fear.
9. If you could have your double as a friend, describe what pranks you could play on
people.
10. You can be any age for one day only. What age would you like to be and what would you
do?
11. If you and your best friend had the whole of your school to yourself for the day, what
would you do?
12. If your house was on fire and you could save only one possession, what would you
choose and why?
13. If your mum was describing you to her friend, what would she say?
14. Describe a day in the life of your pet. If you don't have a pet, invent one and do not forget
to give it a name!
15. If a child were president, what changes would he/she make for the nation's children? Give
me some new laws!
16. Tell me about a time when you have been very, very embarrassed.

17. Imagine a boy called Simon Sneaky grinning from his hiding place as he watched his
teacher getting on a bicycle. This should be really funny, he thought. Write about what
happens next.
18. Pretend your Grandpa has told you not to use his special shampoo, but you did. Write
about what terrible things might happen to your hair!
19. Re-write the story of Snow White, but make her very wicked rather than good.
20. Think of something you do not like doing now, but might like when you are grown up.
21. Describe someone you know who is very different from you.
22. Tell me about something near where you live which is no longer there. Do you miss it?
23. Ask your parents to tell you about something that happened to you as a baby. The write
the story as though you can remember it using 'I'. For example 'I remember sitting in
my cot one day when a big dog came in.'
24. Describe your favourite place to eat out and what you like to order.
25. Imagine a relation you'd never met before was coming to stay at your house for a whole
year. This person is the same age as you but has never even been to your country. Now
write an imaginary letter telling them what to expect. You might want to include details
about your home, the area you live in, etc. Try to re-assure them that they will like living
with your family.
26. Tell me five things about your home town (or nearest town) that would have been very
different one hundred years ago.
27. Pretend your local newspaper has asked you to write about your favourite hobby. Write
an article that would really make other people want to do what you do.
28. Describe something really strange and weird that might take place in your neighbourhood
whilst everyone is asleep.
29. Imagine there is one dinosaur still alive, it has been hiding out of sight all these years and
now asks you for help. Describe what happens next.
30. Imagine if you started growing half a metre every day! Describe what might happen.
31. If the sky fell down, what would you see underneath?
32. Imagine you have had to wear a huge, furry coat all day in the baking hot sun. Now,
using all your senses, describe what it would be like to take that coat off and walk into the
sea.

33. Describe a fun thing you do as a family.

34. Tell me about a time when you were really scared, but everything turned out fine in the
end.
35. If one of your friends did something you thought was really wrong, what would you do?
36. If babies could think and talk just like adults, what might they say?
37. If you could rummage around in the US president's garbage, write about what interesting
things you might find!
38. What animal would you most like to be and why?
39. Describe something you find really easy to learn and then something you find really
difficult. Why are some things just so much easier than others?
40. Have you ever been awake when everyone else in your house is asleep? Write about what
it was like.
41. Do you have any phobias? For example, some people really hate spiders.
42. If they ever made a film about you, which actor would you like to play the part of you
and why?
43. Describe a time when you have been lost.
44. Imagine an adult goes to sleep and wakes up in the body of a five year old. Write about
what happens to him at school.
45. Imagine you are on a rocket that has just blasted off the launch pad. Tell me what you can
see out of the window.
46. Imagine Fred is a naughty basset hound who cannot stop stealing sweets. Write about
what happens to him.
47. Write about what would be your least favourite imaginable job.
48. Imagine a really spooky man, in a tall hat, who never speaks. As he goes into his big
mansion you see he has dropped his grocery receipt. Describe what items are on it.
49. You rescue a really strict genie from a bottle, who grants you one wish, as long as it is
something he approves of. What would you ask for?
50. If you could temporarily turn into a grown to help you do something, when might you do
it?

51. I am very proud because

52. If I were President I would
53. Why is the President so important?
54. I am afraid to_______ because
55. Name one thing you do really well and describe it in detail.
56. What is your favorite room in your home and why?
57. Describe what it means to be a good neighbor?
58. What is your favorite time of day and why?
59. Describe your best day ever? Give lots of details explaining why.
60. How do you deal with people who bug you?
61. What excites you and why?
62. Describe your favorite hobby.
63. What is your favorite quote by a famous person? Why?
64. What is your favorite song and why?
65. Climbing trees is
66. I wish trees could._____________ because.
67. I want to be a ________ when I grow up. Then I will.
68. I wish there were a law that said ___________ because
69. I wish I could forget the time I ___________ because.
70. I wish I could ___________ because..
71. Older people are
72. Younger people are
73. The perfect place in the whole wide world is

74. What makes you feel sad and why?

75. What can you do to help you feel better when youre feeling blue?
76. Name your favorite book and why?
77. Walking in the rain is
78. I am proud of myself because__________
79. What I know about rabbits is that
80. If I were an Easter egg
81. For lunch today
82. If I were a raindrop Id.
83. If I were a turtle, Id
84. If I were a ________, Id
85. Pretend that you can fly whenever you wanted. Where would you go?
86. Pretend that there is no such thing as television. What do you do with all of your time?
87. My favorite stuffed animal or toy is
88. Imagine if cows gave green pop instead of milk! What would the world look like?
89. Imagine that all the streets are rivers? How do you get around?
90. What would happen if it really did rain cats and dogs?
91. Use descriptive words like amazing, incredible, outrageous, super-fun or mind-blowing
while writing about your favorite activity of all time.
92. If I could choose a different name, I would choose ________ because
93. Lets go _______________. Describe your adventure.
94. Write a letter to your Mom, Dad, friend, cousin, classmate about your top three talents.
95. What would happen if animals could talk? What questions would you like to ask them?

96. Imagine that you can become invisible whenever you wanted to? What are some of the
things you would do?
97. What would you do if you were in the middle of the lake and your boat springs a leak?
98. What would you do if you were the last person on earth?
99. What would you do if you could fly?
100.
What would you do if you suddenly woke up in another country and no one could
understand a word you said!
101.

Write a poem about your favorite person, animal, or place.

102.

What is your dream vacation? Why?

103.
Write a story from the perspective of a rabbit going down a hole. What does the
rabbit experience, see and feel?
104.
What would you eat if you were on a deserted island? How would you catch your
food?
105.

How does it feel to be a snowflake?

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Imagine you are a mountain and you are sitting and watching the world. What
have you seen in your lifetime?
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What dangers would you face if you were a chipmunk? How would you
overcome them?
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Describe what would happen if the entire world was a desert.

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2.
Write about what you would do if you could create your best friend. What
would he/she like and dislike? What would your best friend look like?
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3.
next?

You and your friend gets lost in a cave and cant get out. What happens

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4.

What would it be like to be an animal for a week?

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5.

Write about what would happen if you couldnt walk for a year.

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Write a story about doing something nice for your grandparent.

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Write about being a police officer for a day.

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Write about what it would be like to live and travel in space.

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Write about where dreams come from.

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10. You decide to take a long walk on the beach but lose track of time. What
happens next?
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11. Your friend must make $10 today. How do you help your friend make the
money?
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zoo.

12. Write a story about an animal from the wild that must suddenly live at the

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13. What would you do if you lived in a town made of food?

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14. What is your favorite season and why?

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15. Where would you live if you could live anywhere in the world?

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16. You are asked to wish for something that will happen tomorrow. What is
your wish?
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17. Write a story about a cat who can talk.

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18. What do you most like about yourself?

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19. Write about the future in 1000 years.

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20. Re-write one of your favorite fairy tale stories.

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21. You find a bag filled with magical candy. What happens next?

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22. Write a story about a human who is cursed to grow a foot every single day.

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23. Describe something fun you do with your family.

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24. Write about something that you think is really scary.

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25. Describe a time when you have found something that you really missed.

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26. Describe what would happen if the clouds began to fall.

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27. If your house was on fire and you could only save one thing what would it be?

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28. If you could only study one subject at school what would it be?

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29. Write about what it would be like to rescue an animal or someone.

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30. Describe what it would be like to solve a mystery.

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