My writing nerd days started all the way back in 7th grade when I was cast as an alternate in the Power of the Pen team and in a strange twist of fate ended up advancing to the state competition. Not-so-humble brag aside, it lit the writing fire in me and I find it often translating into my teaching preferences. I’ve always had a thing for writing prompts, so it’s no surprise I get rather giddy when I think about this list of 40 how-to writing prompts I’m sharing with you today.
If I’m being totally honest, I don’t know if it’s the idea of teaching writing or the actual teaching of writing that I love. And if we are getting super nerdy, there’s nothing I love more than a good writing unit. How-to writing is one of my personal favorites and what we are talking about today.
There’s something about writing an organized list of procedures and teaching through writing that is both comforting and pragmatic but also extremely magical. Students as teachers through writing? How beautiful. Over the year, I’ve amassed quite the list of writing prompts. When it comes to how-to writing, I love the idea of having a go-to list to reference when a mini-lesson comes up. Here are 64 of my favorite how-to writing prompts for kids:
How to make a cake
How to jump on one foot
How to annoy a sibling
How to make a lion roar
How to eat spinach
How to defeat a dragon
How to build a snowman
How to tie your shoe
How to play hide and seek
How to build an igloo
How to build a sandcastle
How to whistle
How to eat spinach
How to catch a leprechaun
How to tie your shoe
How to pick a movie
How to make an ice cream sundae
How to do a pushup
How to paint with watercolors
How to give someone a hug
How to put your outfit on backwards
How to ride a horse
How to make your favorite snack
How to skip
How to build a house
How to make a sandiwch
How to clean your desk
How to leave a note for the tooth fairy
How to get a job
How to make a snow angel
How to snap your fingers
How to gross out your teacher
How to drive a car
How to make a mudpie
How to wash your hands
How to dress up your pet
How to make your bed
How to jump rope
How to curl your tongue
How to carve a pumpkin
How to befriend a giant
How to make a seed grow
How to bounce a basketball
How to make someone laugh
How to climb a beanstalk
How to make slime
How to hula hoop
How to blow bubbles in milk
How to mow the yard
How to make popcorn
How to braid your hair
How to scare someone
How to fly an airplane
How to make spaghetti
How to make a paper airplane
How to blow your nose
How to cook a turkey
How to make a pizza
How to draw a rainbow
How to make grape juice
How to take care of a baby
How to build a fort
How to put on your coat
How to play The Floor is Lava
How to find the end of a rainbow
If you want this in one easy printable list, you can grab that here:
I’m here to make your teaching easier! If there are how-to prompts you’d like to see added to the set once you purchase, feel free to let me know in the comments! Happy writing 🙂
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