August and Back to School Writing Prompts
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For August and Back To School
Back To School and August Writing Prompts: Are you looking for a creative list of writing prompts and journal ideas to use during the month of August?
Below, you will find a list of general back to school writing prompts and a list of specific calendar dates for August which contain creative writing ideas related to that particular date in August.
I have created this list of August writing prompts and ideas for elementary school teachers and students, but many of these creative writing ideas and topics would also be appropriate for other grade levels.
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August and Back To School
Writing Prompts
Click on the categories below to go to a specific topic. You can also scroll through this page to read each of these August writing prompts.
General August and Back To School Writing Prompts:
August Celebrations, Events, Holidays, and Dates in History:
- First Monday of August - Friendship Day
- August 18 - Paula Danziger's Birthday
- August 25 - National Park Service Created (1916)
- August 26 - Mother Teresa's Birthday
- August 28 - I Have A Dream Speech by Martin Luther King Jr. (1963)
Summer Vacation Writing Prompts:
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August is the only month without a major holiday in it. Create a new holiday that will occur in August. |
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I'm glad summer vacation is over! |
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Where did summer go? |
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I enjoyed reading this book over the summer vacation. |
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The case of the missing summer vacation. |
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If it were summer every day. |
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The perfect summer vacation. |
Writing Prompt Idea:
The Perfect Summer Vacation Worksheet Set
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Students can write about their summer vacations inside these unique suitcase templates. Click Below To Purchase: 
$0.99 |
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The highlights of my summer vacation. |
Writing Prompt Idea:
My Summer Vacation Suitcase Templates
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Students can write about their summer vacations inside these unique suitcase templates. Click Below To Purchase:
$3.99 |
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Text a message and picture to your friend and tell him/her about your summer vacation. |
Writing Prompt Idea:
Summer Vacation Cell Phone Templates
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Students can write text messages about their summer vacations inside these unique cell phone templates. Click Below To Purchase:
$4.50 |
Back To School Writing Prompts:
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What are 5 things that you can do to become a better student this year? |
Writing Prompt Idea:
Book Bag Templates
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These book bag templates can be used for many of the Back to School writing prompts that are found on this page. Click Below To Purchase:
$3.50 |
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Last school year I improved in ... |
Writing Prompt Idea:
Chalkboard Writing Templates
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These chalkboard templates can be used for many of the different Back to School writing prompts that are found on this page. Click Below To Purchase:
$3.00 |
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I like learning about ... |
Writing Prompt Idea:
Apple Creative Writing Templates
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These apple templates can be used for many of the Back to School writing prompts that are found on this page. Click Below To Purchase:
$3.00 |
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The most important thing that I learned last year in school was ... |
Writing Prompt Idea:
Creative Writing Bus Stationery Set
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These school bus worksheets can be used for many of the Back to School writing prompts that are found on this page. Click Below To Purchase:
$0.99 |
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Five things I love about school. |
Writing Prompt Idea:
Write All About It: Creative Writing Stationery Set
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These Write All About It! worksheets can be used for many of the Back to School writing prompts that are found on this page. Click Below To Purchase:
$0.99 |
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Planning for the best school year ever. |
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What are your goals for this school year? |
Writing Prompt Idea:
Pencil Templates: My Goals This Year
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Students can write about their goals for a new school year inside these extra large pencil templates. Click Below To Purchase:
$3.50 |
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What is your favorite part of the school day? Why? |
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Introducing myself to my classmates. |
Writing Prompt Idea:
School Bus Templates: Student Introduction
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Students can write an introduction about themselves and draw a picture of themselves inside unique school bus templates. Click Below To Purchase:
$4.99 |
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I am a colorful Grade ___ student! |
Writing Prompt Idea:
Pencil Box Templates: We Are Colorful Students
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Students choose 5 colorful adjectives that describe themselves and then write a colorful description about themselves inside the color pencil box templates. Click Below To Purchase:
$3.50 |
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All About Me Poem |
Writing Prompt Idea:
Color Pencil Templates - All About Me Poem
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Students write an All About Me Poem inside unique and colorful pencil templates. Click Below To Purchase:
$3.99 |
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Write a letter to your teacher from last year. |
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The best thing about my class is ... |
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Interview one of your new classmates and write about the most interesting details that you learned about your classmate. |
Writing Prompt Idea:
Megaphone Templates - Classmate Interview
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Students interview one of their classmates and then write about their classmate inside megaphone templates. Click Below To Purchase:
$3.99 |
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Meet the Stars of Our Classroom! |
Writing Prompt Idea:
Star Templates - Meet the Stars of Our Classroom
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The 5 writing topics in this extra large star shaped project are: My Family, My Favorite Subjects, My Hobbies/Interests, My Favorite Movies, Books, and T.V. Shows, and I Felt Like a Star. Click Below To Purchase:
$3.99 |
Note: Many of my September Writing Prompts would also be appropriate to use for August, so be sure to also look at the writing prompt ideas on my September page.
End of General August and Back to School Writing Prompts
First Monday of August - Friendship Day
Friendship Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of August. The tradition of dedicating a day in honor of friends began in the United States in 1935 when Congress proclaimed the first Sunday of August as National Friendship Day.
In 1997, the United Nations named Winnie the Pooh as the world's Ambassador of Friendship.
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Write a recipe for friendship explaining how to be a good friend. Include the ingredients of friendship and the recipe for being a good friend. |
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Who was your first best friend? Describe this friend and what made this friend so special. |
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Write these quotes about friendship on the board and have your students respond to them:
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Interview one of your classmates and make a new friend! |
Writing Prompt Idea:
Megaphone Templates - Classmate Interview
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Students interview one of their classmates and then write about their classmate inside megaphone templates. Click Below To Purchase:
$3.99 |
August 18 - Paula Danziger's Birthday
Paula Danziger was born on August 18, 1944 in Washington, D.C. She was raised in New York and as early as second grade, Danziger knew that she wanted to be a writer.
Paula Danziger is a well known children's author and she wrote more than 30 books. Her most famous books are The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, The Divorce Express, and her Amber Brown series.
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Paula Danziger based some of her ideas for her first Amber Brown book on her 7 year old niece. Describe a family member (or a friend) that would make an interesting main character for a new series of books that you will write for children. |
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Visit Wikipedia's Paula Danziger page to learn more about this popular author. |
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Visit Paula Danziger Amazon.com page to see a list of her books. |
August 25 - National Park Service Created (1916)
The National Park Service was created on August 25, 1916 by an Act of Congress and signed by President Woodrow Wilson. The National Park Service manages all the national parks and many national monuments in the United States.
The first national park was Yellowstone National Park and it was established by an Act signed by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872.
The National Park System includes: national parks, monuments, battlefields, military parks, historical parks, historic sites, lakeshores, recreation areas, scenic rivers and trails, and the White House.
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Why do you think it is important to have national parks? |
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Have you ever visited a national park? Write about a national park that you have visited or a famous national park that you would like to visit. Students can write their responses on these unique templates:
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The U.S. National Parks has a web page dedicated to teachers and a page for junior rangers (kids) as well. |
August 26 - Mother Teresa's Birthday
Mother Teresa, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, was born on August 26, 1910 in Skopje, Serbi. Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun who dedicated her life to humanitarian causes and she brought global awareness to the poverty in India. In India, Mother Teresa devoted herself to working among the poorest of the poor in the slums of Calcutta.
Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work for the poor and helpless. At the time of her death in 1997, Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity operated 610 missions in 123 countries which included hospices and homes for orphans, HIV/AIDS patients, and people with leprosy.
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Mother Teresa dedicated her life to helping the poor. What are some of the things that you could do to help the poor in your own community and in other countries around the world? |
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Write these two quotes from Mother Teresa on your board and have your students write what they feel each quote means.
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Visit Wikipedia's Mother Teresa page to learn more about her life and work. |
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The Nobel Peace Prize web site contains information about Mother Teresa, who was presented with this award in 1979. |
August 28 - I Have A Dream Speech by Martin Luther King Jr. (1963)
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
In his speech, Martin Luther King Jr. called for racial equality and an end to discrimination. This speech is often considered to be one of the greatest and most notable speeches in human history.
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Why do you think that this speech is considered to be one of the greatest and most notable speeches in human history? |
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Beginning with the words "I Have a Dream," write your own speech about your hopes for our world and its people. |
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Describe someone that you admire who shares Dr. King's beliefs. Tell what you admire most in this person. |
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Write a famous quote by Martin Luther King Jr. on your chalkboard or whiteboard and have your students respond to this quote. |
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Visit Wikipedia's Martin Luther King Jr. page to learn more about his life and work. |
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Have your students complete a Biography Newspaper Project about Martin Luther King Jr. These newspapers can be assigned as individual or group projects. |
Writing Prompt Idea:
Biography Newspaper
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Nonfiction Book Reports: Your students will enjoy being newspaper editors and writing articles, cartoons, and timelines about the life and accomplishments of Martin Luther King Jr. Click Below To Purchase:
$4.99 |
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Have your students complete a Character Body Book Report about Martin Luther King Jr. These reports can be assigned as individual or group projects. |
Writing Prompt Idea:
Character Body Project
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Your students will love designing large character body projects about Martin Luther King Jr. Students choose adjectives that describe Martin Luther King Jr. and then write an essay. Click Below To Purchase:
$4.99 |
Free August Classroom Calendar Set
Click on the link below to go to the page where you can download this free August classroom calendar, as well as free calendar sets for January - December.
Free Classroom Calendar Sets For January - December
Each of my free classroom calendar sets include the following:
- 2 page month banner
- large days of the week (Monday - Sunday)
- small days of the week (Monday - Sunday)
- date squares (1 -31)
- birthday squares
- blank squares
Above: The large August calendar title is a 2 page banner template that is glued together and cut out.
Above: Large days of the week templates.
Above: Smaller days of the week and 1 - 31 numbered date squares.My printable calendar sets are designed to fit inside the monthly calendar pocket charts that many teachers use.
Click on the link below to go to my
Free Classroom Calendars page:
Free Printable Classroom Calendars
On the above page, you will find a link to download this free August classroom calendar, as well as links to download all 12 of my FREE calendar sets for January - December!
If you are interested in viewing other
Back To School teaching resources that are
found on my website, click on one of the links below:
1. Back To School Projects and Lessons Plans:
- Powerpoint Lesson Plans
- English Teaching Resources Page 1 > Page 2 > Page 3
- Math Teaching Resources
- Creative Writing Worksheets and Matching Banner Sets
- Bulletin Board Displays
2. Back To School Read Aloud Books:
- First Day Jitters - Julie Danneberg - Lunchbox Templates
- First Day Hooray - Nancy Poydar - Book Templates and Project
- Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School - Herman Parish - School Bus Templates and Project
- How I Spent My Summer Vacation - Mark Teague - Suitcase Templates and Project
3. Creative Writing Prompts and Ideas:
4. FREE Back to School Downloads:
- August Classroom Calendar - FREE Download
- September Classroom Calendar - FREE Download
- Welcome Back To School Bulletin Board Display Banner - FREE Download
More Creative Writing Prompts For
January - December
Click on one of the calendars below to go
to a specific page of monthly writing prompts:
On these pages, you will find creative writing prompts that
pertain to each month's themes, holidays, and events.
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Fun Book Report Project Templates To Use All Year Long:
Fun Group Projects For Favorite
Novels and Picture Books:
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