4th Grade Writing Prompt Worksheets
Related ELA Standard: W.4.3
At this point students should have a really good handle on when to apply capital letters and basic punctuation. The real goal is to write clear and concise topic sentences. What’s more, they should have the ability to supply vivid conclusions. Fourth grade students should have decent penmanship at this point as well. These writing prompts will help take students in the proper direction with their basic technique.
Having taught 4th grade for over a decade, I like to call this the age of discovery writing. This is where we start to give our young writers a bit of independency. The key is finding the proper balance between independence and instruction. I find a good method to corral students is to have them work together on the revising and editing process. In the previous grade levels students have written to inform and entertain. At the 4th grade level they begin to write for the purpose of persuading and they are required to analyze their audience to a good degree.
4th Grade Writing Prompt Worksheets To Print:
Being Alone – Not a great feeling, but
we all experience this once and a while.
The New Planet – What if there actually
where 9 legit planets in the Milky Way?
Dreamy Puppy
– I swear that my dog dreams of bones throughout the daytime.
My New Skill
– Is there a skill you would really love to have. Skill; not a super
power!
Trading Places
– If you could trade places with a friend, who would it be?
Dreamy...
– I catch myself sleeping before I dream.
Creative Writing Projects for Fourth Graders
Here are some of the creative writing projects that are suitable for the fourth graders.
Write Traditional Stories with A Different Point of View
It is a great activity that would boost the creative writing skills of the fourth graders writing traditional stories with a different point of view. This activity will also make the environment more fun and interesting as students will be able to write and read a similar story with so many different points of views. You can choose one traditional story for example Cinderella. Ask the children to rewrite the story with their plot twists. Also, tell them to use a different point of view such as the point of view of the ugly sisters.
Create A New Chocolate Factory
By the fourth grade, every student must have read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It is one of the most liked children stories because it includes a lot of chocolate and many fun activities in the factory. You can ask the students to write their version of the chocolate factory. Let them decide what changes would they want in the gigantic chocolate factory. This will be a fun and exciting creative writing project for the fourth graders. You can also ask them to share their stories with the rest of the class by reading out loud.
Writing Prompts
Prompts are helpful in all grades. Here are some of the prompts for the fourth graders.
How the world would change if everyone's dreams came true?
You have several dreams but you are given the power to make one of them come true? Which one would you like to come true and why? How would your life change if that one dream of yours come true?
If you had the power to invent a new tool in the world, what would it be? How would it help the people and shape the community?
