Valentines Day Writing Prompt

So if you haven't figured out already my theme for Valentines Day is chocolate. I plan to write more posts about my activates,  so stayed tuned for that! This will be my morning writing prompt for Valentines Day. Hope you enjoy and if you have any chocolate themed activities comment below!

Good morning and happy Valentines Day! Today we are going to have a great day! Please complete the prompt in your journals :)

If I were a piece of Valentines Day candy I would be...... because....

If I lived in a snow globe

Like I said in an earlier post I give my students writing prompts everyday, well this is another one I used that I thought was cute. If I lived in a snow globe.... You could have the your students write on white lined paper and then cut it out and paste it onto a black piece of paper and have your students draw a picture based on what they wrote on a blue circle. If you paste them together you have a snow globe. It is super cute, and is fairly simple. Let me know if you give it a try.

I Have a Dream Writing Prompt

Every morning  I like to have a writing prompt on my smart  board. My kids know that when they come in to sit down and to write in their prompt journals. This works for me because it keeps the class quite while I do my morning duties like attendance  lunch count, etc.... I also like doing this because I get insight into my students thoughts and feelings. I feel like I know my students better after reading their prompts. This also gives students writing practice everyday so I know where they strengths and weaknesses are, and I can monitor progress.

My prompts are generally whimsical, but when important days come up (like Dr. Martin Luther King Day) I like to have my students write about that. This is an example of the prompt I would use on Dr. Martin Luther King Day.

Good morning boys and girls! Today in your prompt journal I would like you to write about a dream you have for our country. Maybe you dream about ending hunger, crime, or drugs. While you write your prompt I would like you to think about Dr. Martin Luther King and his dream for everyone to be treated the same.

Normally after about 5 minutes after the bell rings I would ask students to pass their journals up and we would move on with our day. But I feel this is an important subject to talk about so I would ask for their opinions  and we would read I Have A Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This book is more suited  for older students about 4-5 grade.  It illustrates the I Have A Dream speech.

Let me know some prompts that you use in your class! I always need more!