Teaching With Terhune: Make Writing Practice Easy All Year with Monthly Writing Prompt Calendars

Finding meaningful writing activities for students every day can be a challenge. Between lesson planning, grading, small groups, centers, and everything else on a teacher's to-do list, having ready-to-use writing prompts can make your day so much easier!

That's why I created my Monthly Writing Prompt Calendars—a simple way to give students consistent writing practice throughout the entire school year.

These monthly writing prompt calendars include 300+ writing prompts covering all 12 months of the year. With a new prompt for each day, you'll have plenty of writing ideas ready to go without having to spend time coming up with a new topic every time.

The prompts include a variety of writing genres, including:

Opinion writing
Narrative writing
Fictional narrative
Persuasive writing
Informational writing
Descriptive writing
Creative writing
And more!

The variety helps students practice different types of writing while keeping their daily writing activities interesting and engaging.

So Many Ways to Use Writing Prompt Calendars

One of my favorite things about these calendars is how versatile they are! You can use them in so many different ways throughout your classroom.

Morning Work - Start the day with a quick writing activity. Students can pick any prompt on their calendar and begin writing as soon as they arrive.

Journal Writing - Use the prompts as daily journal topics. Students can keep their writing in a notebook and look back at their writing throughout the year.

Writing Centers - Place a calendar at your writing center and let students choose or complete the prompt for the day. This is an easy way to provide independent writing practice.

Independent Writing/Early Finisher Activity - The calendars are also great to keep in students' desks for those times when they need an independent writing activity. They're perfect for early finishers! Instead of asking, "What can I do now?", students can choose a writing prompt and get started!

Homework - Send the calendar home with students and have them complete a daily prompt as homework.

You can also use the June and July writing prompt calendars for easy summer writing homework!

Designed to Be Used Year After Year

One of the best features of these writing prompt calendars is that they don't include specific dates or days of the week. That means you can use them year after year!

The simple black-and-white design makes them easy to print and copy for your classroom. Plus, students can color their writing prompt calendars if they would like!

Choose the Orientation That Works for Your Classroom

The calendars are available in vertical and horizontal orientations, making it easy to choose the format that works best for your classroom setup.

Whether you want to give each student a calendar to keep at their desk, display one at your writing center, or keep a copy in your teacher binder, you can choose the orientation that works best for you.

Make Daily Writing Practice Easier

Daily writing practice doesn't have to require a lot of preparation. Having a collection of writing prompts ready to go can help you establish a consistent writing routine while giving students regular opportunities to practice different writing skills.