Here are some creative writing ideas that have worked with my kids in the past. Have fun reading the different stories that you will certainly get from young minds!
Here is a front cover and dedication page that some of my students have used in past November stories:
- Make a list of goals that you would like to accomplish in November.
- Write a persuasive letter that begins, “Dear___: May I have a turkey for a pet?”
- Picture of pet turkey:
- Nov. 4th is Election Day. Review what you have studied about the election and ask the children to write, “It is important to vote because…” or have them write a “Vote” poem:
- Write a story about a Thanksgiving when all the turkeys went on strike.
- Make a list of your favorite things about November.
- Make a list of other words that start like November.
- “The tattletale turkey told the teacher…”
- If you were a Pilgrim, what would you have packed to go on the Mayflower?
- “It was important for the Pilgrims and Native Americans to live in harmony because…”
- Write a story about a character who gets a cold on Thanksgiving.
- Tell about a time when someone was thankful for something you did.
- “I love my family because…”
- Write a story about the laziest turkey in the world.
- Make a list of the people who you will be sharing Thanksgiving with. Then write a short note to each person about why you are thankful for him/her.
- “On a cold night I like to…”
- The Indians discovered popcorn. They placed ears of corn in the fire and caught hot kernels as they popped out of the fire. Write a “How To” paragraph on how your family makes popcorn.
- Draw a cornucopia, then make a list of your favorite Thanksgiving foods inside the cornucopia.
- Make a list of five foods that you could eat on Thanksgiving besides turkey.
- What’s under the Pilgrim’s hat?
- Write a silly sentence using the following words: barber shop, turkey, and wiggle.
- Write a silly sentence using the following words: Pilgrim, fluffy, and laugh.
- “On Thanksgiving, I like to smell ______. I like to eat ________. I like to see _______. I like to feel ______. I like to hear _______.
- Towards the end of November, write a letter that begins, “Goodbye, November.” Here is how some of my children ended their November book.
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