It’s officially spooky season! October is the perfect month for fun fall and Halloween classroom activities! Inspire creativity in your students’ writing by adding some fun writing prompts to your lesson plan.
 
Check out the list below to find autumn or Halloween writing prompts that your students will love.

*Download a free pumpkin writing template below.

• I woke up this morning with the feeling that something unusual was going to happen…
• If I were a pumpkin…
• The classroom door opened slowly, and in walked…
• List as many words as you can that relate to October (pumpkin cutout for this activity is linked below)!
• If I were invisible…
• It was the spookiest house on the block. It had…
• It was the best costume you ever had. Even your best friends didn’t recognize you.
• Write a grocery list for a witch!
• Design a bumper sticker to advertise October.
• Observations on a windy day: Take a walk outside on a windy day, then go back inside and write about it.
• Write a story about a flying kite. You can be the one holding the string, or you can write as if you’re the kite!
• If I were a black cat…
• The house on the corner always gives out the best candy! But this year, they gave something else out instead…
• The classroom pet lizard has gone missing! It’s up to you, the students, to find it.
• “If I were a leaf, changing color, it would feel like…”
• Make a list of 10 things that remind you of Halloween.
• There’s a friendly ghost that lives in the library! Give it a name and describe it.
• The odd pumpkin. Write about a pumpkin that looks different from all the others, but give your story a happy ending.
• Come up with an idea for the next big Halloween movie!

 

 
Creative Writing Resources

Spice up your daily writing activities with some fun and spooky prompts! Creative writing is important for students’ writing development because it prompts them to exercise their creative minds and expands their thought processes.

• Most of the prompts and activities above come from Giant Write Every Day: Daily Writing Prompts for grades 2–6.
• You can find other prompts and writing activities in Evan-Moor’s How to Write a Story for grades 1–3 or 4–6.

Happy Halloween writing!

For free Halloween and pumpkin printables and activities, see: Educational Halloween Activities

For more October- and Halloween-themed lessons, check out:  Halloween Lessons and Activities for the Classroom

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Christine Wooler has experience working with children as a youth soccer coach and summer camp counselor. She is currently studying English Literature and journalism in college. She enjoys exploring educational topics that help students have fun while learning.