August Holidays and Back to School Writing Prompts for Special Education

These 32 differentiated and illustrated August writing prompts will be great for your back to school writing lessons and writing centers.

These writing prompts can be offered to students in four ways:

What are the 4 ways to write?

1. Stickers: Print the writing prompts on Avery Label 8163. Use as stickers in writing notebooks. Two ways to print are included. You will need Avery Label 8163*.

2. Projectables: Project the full size writing prompts on to any white board or interactive board for whole class writing.

3. Cards: Print 4 writing prompt cards per page, laminate, and cut. Attach and hold together with binder rings. Instant writing center!

4. Digital: using Google Drive™/Google Slides™, students respond to the writing prompt.

Read this blog post to see how to use these prompts in your classroom.

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How could you use these writing prompts in your classroom?

• In a writing or ELA center

• Homework

• Early finisher work

• Morning work

• Put a few in your substitute binder

• ...so much more!

What will my students write about?

• Summer Vacation

• Back to School

• Friendship Day

• Mother Teresa's Birthday

• Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream"

• National Inventor's Month

• National Eye Exam Month

• Declaration of Independence

• Ice Cream Sandwich Day

• Chocolate Chip Day

• Watermelon Day

• Play in the Sand Day

• Relaxation Day

• Archaeology Day

• Be an Angel Day

• Banana Split Day

• Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

• Toasted Marshmallow Day

Formats Include:

• 5 W's ( who what when where why how)

• Pretend / Imagine

• Explain / Describe

• Use your 5 sense...

• Write a speech...

• If I...

• Invent...

• Write a recipe

• Write a persuasive essay

• Write a letter

• Story starters

• List...

• Write a story titled...

• Invent

Grab the BUNDLED Writing Prompts for the Year.

More writing prompts:

June and July Writing Journal Prompts

September Writing Journal Prompts

You might also like these Back to School products:

Back to School Parent Handbook Flapbook

Back to School Teacher Survivor Packet

Back to School Memory Foldables Lapbook

Editable Quarterly Parent Calendar Flapbook

Editable Triannual Parent Calendar Flapbook

Editable Biannual Parent Calendar Flapbook

Illustrated August Writing Prompt Cards

Illustrated September Writing Prompt Cards

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