20 Back from Winter Break Writing Prompts

Writing Prompts for After Winter Break

Two whole weeks without school…what have those kids been doing all that time? What are they looking forward to in the end of the year and the new one? One great way to find out and promote social and emotional learning is to have your students write about it using these SEL journal prompts! I got a little help from some of my friends on Facebook to compile this list of 20 interesting prompts to start your writing year off right!

1. Write about the best gift you gave to someone else. What made it so special?
2. How would you fill your vacation time if you did not have any screens (no computers, video games, or TV)? -contributed by Emily Watts McGrady
3. Describe in detail a person you spent a lot of time with over break.
4. Write about something you did with your family over break.
5. Write about a place that you went over the break.
6. Write about a positive or negative emotion you felt that had nothing to do with gifts. –contributed by Liz Leon
7. How did your bring joy or happiness to someone else this season?  –contributed by Addie Education
8. Make a pie chart that represents your entire Winter break. Create sections for the different things you did over the break. Be sure to make the sections proportional to the amount of time you spent doing each activity. Label your pie chart.
9. Write about something that happened last year that you think you will remember for the rest of your life.
10. How would you like to change your life this year?  –contributed by Michelle Callie Higgins
11. Write about a way you can help to make your community a better place to live this year.  –contributed by Lisa Travis
12. Write about the best New Years Eve party that you can imagine.
13. Make a different New Years wish for ten different people in your life.
14. Write about something you are looking forward to doing this year.
15. Write about something that you are worried or nervous about this year.
16. Write about something you hope will get invented this year.
17. Finish this sentence in ten different ways: This year I hope…
18. Start your writing with: This will be the best year ever because…
19. Make a list of at least ten ways that your life is different now than it was a year ago.
20. Make a list of at least ten ways that you think your life will be different a year from now.

If you would like more writing prompts for elementary school, you can find a whole bunch of them here. 

Looking for Winter-themed Reading Comprehension? Check out Text Time for Winter!