Third grade is full of first-time experiences for your students. Additionally, your kids will need more guidance this year to apply all of the writing skills they’ve been learning up until now. They’ll need to use all of the foundations they’ve learned so far to start developing their voice in new ways and learn to express themselves in a way that is uniquely them. To do this, each of our writing prompts has been crafted with an element of openness. The more humorous ones will prompt your kiddos to think about some rather interesting ideas whilst those that are more advanced will challenge their critical thinking. Use our collection to enable your 3rd-grade writers to use their skills and become more creative in their story-telling endeavors.
1. What’s the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you at school?
2. What’s the best video game to play?
3. How does an astronaut poop in space without gravity?
4. What was your proudest moment?
5. What’s your favorite funny movie, and why?
6. What do you wish animals could do?
7. Do you want to eat chicken feet? Why or why not?
8. How do you get your mom to take you out to eat?
9. How can you make a flying purple people eater in Minecraft?
10. Would you like to go to the top of Mount Everest or swim to the bottom of the sea? Why?
11. Who is your favorite YouTuber and why?
12. What things do I need to know and take with me to live on Mars?
13. How can I build an oven to cook a pizza?
14. Why do you think the President has such an important job?
15. If you could live in another country, where would this be and what would you see?
16. Suppose a talking horse with two heads knocks on your front door. What would you do?
17. Would you like to venture up the side of a volcano? Why or why not?
18. What are the benefits of starting school at a later time?
19. Tell me why you like the main character in your favorite book.
20. Teach me how to make a smoothie, step-by-step.
21. What do I need to throw the best party ever?
22. Why is the coral reef important to the sea?
23. Why do people live in Australia?
24. Would you rather travel the world in a boat or an airplane? Explain your reasoning.
25. If I were a raindrop, what would I do in my life cycle?
26. Why does it snow more in Russia than in the USA?
27. How are Chinese New Year and Christmas alike? What makes them different?
28. Are the bugs the same everywhere in the world?
29. When I go to school in the morning, what are the children in England doing?
30. Do all animals fart?
31. Do you think it would be better to have one time zone in the USA?
32. What would it be like to live on the moon?
33. How will school be different in 30 years?
34. How is your life different from your grandparents’ lives?
35. Describe a fictional world in which you’d like to live.
36. What makes a good book/film/TV show?
37. Who created the telephone, and how did they do it?
38. Why should buying a monkey be illegal?
39. If you were an Egyptian Pharaoh, what would your life be like?
40. What would it be like as a child living in the time of the Renaissance?
41. Why are plants green?
42. How are cats different from dogs?
43. What was the biggest dinosaur that ever lived?
44. Why did the Ice Age happen?
45. What do you think is at the end of a rainbow?
46. What is the first lie you ever told?
47. If you were a Mayan Indian, what kinds of food would you eat?
48. Do you think AI is good or bad? Why?
49. How many different kinds of snakes live in the rainforest?
50. How are sharks and whales different and alike?
52. How do kids in Mexico celebrate Halloween?
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53. What would you do if you were the teacher for a day?
54. Describe your perfect day, from morning till night.
55. If you could design a new toy, what would it look like?
56. How would you help a friend who feels sad?
57. Write about a time when you were very brave.
58. What are some ways you can help the environment?
59. If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?
60. Why is it important to tell the truth?
61. What do you like about your best friend?
62. Imagine you found a magic lamp. What are your three wishes?
63. What would it be like to live in a castle?
64. Describe a dream you’ve had. What happened?
65. What do you enjoy most about Summer break?
66. If you could meet any historical figure, who would it be and why?
67. Write a story about a talking tree.
68. What makes a good friend?
69. How do you feel on the first day of school?
70. Describe your favorite meal. What makes it special?
71. Why do we celebrate birthdays?
72. What is your favorite subject in school and why?
73. How would you describe the color blue to someone who can’t see?
74. What is the most interesting fact you know?
75. How do you make your favorite sandwich? Explain your process step-by-step.
76. If you could visit any planet, which one would you choose and why?
77. Describe a time when you had to solve a problem.
78. What are the steps to tie a shoe?
79. What would you do if you won a million dollars?
80. What are your favorite things about yourself?
81. If you had a pet dragon, what would you name it and why?
82. If you could have any animal as a pet, what would you choose and why?
83. What does friendship mean to you?
84. If you could invent a new holiday, what would it be?
85. What would you do if you were invisible for a day?
86. What would life be like if humans could fly?
87. What makes you laugh?
88. If you could live in any book, which one would you choose and why?
89. What would you do if you were President for a day?
90. What’s your idea of the most exciting adventure?
91. If you could make a new flavor of ice cream, what would it be?
92. Imagine you have a pet alien. Describe a day with it.
93. Why do we have shadows and how do they work?
94. What’s the most amazing place you’ve ever been to?
95. If you could invent a new sport, what would it be?
96. How would life be different if people had tails?
98. If you could talk to any animal, which one would it be and what would you ask?
99. Describe the coolest treehouse you can imagine.
100. How do you think a fish feels when it rains?
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