Dear Jesus, It's Christmas

Considering the tragic events we have been through this last week and the looking ahead to Christmas next week, I think this is an appropriate writing prompt.

LE:  Dear Jesus, It's Christmas and there are bad things happening.  This year for Christmas I'd like...

UE:  Dear Jesus, It's Christmas and we need help here on earth.  Please...

MS:  Dear Jesus, It's Christmas and we don't see much Christmas spirit down here.  I'd like to ask for...

T:  Dear Jesus, It's Christmas but you wouldn't know it by the looks of things.  We need...

A:  Dear Jesus, It's Christmas and we are supposed to be celebrating Your birthday.  Instead we...

 

The Best Christmas Dinner

Everyone has their own idea about what a good meal is.  Most people opt for a traditional Christmas dinner.  I have heard of some families who eat Mexican food for Christmas.  What if you could decide the family Christmas dinner?

All ages:  If I could decide what we ate for Christmas dinner it would be...

Dear Santa

Did I lose you?  I know most of the people reading this blog don't believe in Santa, but this is Christmas.  So just for this week, let's be kids pretending we believe and write letters as if Santa really has the power to change things.  This week I will share my writing on this subject, so please check in and read my letter.

LE: Dear Santa, Some children in the world are not going to have Christmas this year.  I would like for you to send them...

UE:  Dear Santa, When I watch television I see children with cancer.  This year I am asking for....

MS:  Dear Santa, A lady in our church doesn't have a husband or enough money to feed her children.  I would like...

T:  Dear Santa, I think my friend is being abused.  I would like....

A: Dear Santa, America is a mess right now.  I would like...

Early Morning Surprise

If you are a morning person, an early morning surprise might be fun.  What about the people who like to wake up slowly and calmly?  How would they handle a surprise wake-up call?

LE:  My mom woke me up for school.  I guess she didn't look in the corner of my room.  She must not have seen the....

UE:  I was sleeping soundly when I heard a loud...

MS:  When the alarm went off this morning, it wasn't my usual alarm.  It was...

T:  When I woke up and turned over in my, sitting right beside my bed was...

A:  I am not a grouch when I wake, but this morning was different.  I couldn't help losing my cool when....

The Problem With Dogs

Everyone has, has had, or wants to have a dog.  For some the experience left fond memories.  There are others who have nightmares about the dog they loved--or tried to.

LE:  I was walking home one day when I saw a dog waiting at the corner.  He looked like he was waiting for me.  I said, "Hello, puppy.  Do you have a home?"  By the way he looked at me, I knew....

UE:  My teacher doesn't believe that my dog ate my homework, but she doesn't know my dog.  I probably need to tell her about the time he....

MS:  My dog is the greatest dog ever.  He does tricks when he thinks no one is looking.  Yesterday I saw him....

T:  My dog is more picky about his food than any person I know.  We bought him the best dog food money could buy, but he would rather have...

A:  The family dog became ill last week.  His symptoms were ....

Freezing Weather

The temperature is dropping and that seems to give everyone a new attitude.  The anticipation of the holidays and snow adds to the excitement.  Let's try writing about cold weather.  Please share your writing with me.  If you don't want them posted, I will not share it.

LE:  I like cold weather because...
UE:  When it snows I just want to...
MS:  Snow makes me think of....
HS:  In the beginning there was no such thing as snow.  Then one winter...
A:  My favorite food during cold weather is...

Being President

LE: If I were president, I'd make sure all the children....

UE:  If I were president, I'd stop all the...

MS:  If I were president, I'd change education to.....

T:  If I were president, I'd make the legal age ......

A:  If I were president, I'd make it illegal to....

Some of you shared your story from last week's writing prompt with me.  I enjoyed seeing your writing and would love to see more. 

LE: I love my Nanna.  She always lets me...

UE:  Please don't tell my parents, but the last time I stayed at my Nanna's house...

MS:  Do you have any idea how scarey it is when someone you love suddenly turns completely white?  My Nanna and I were watching television when she....

T: How does one explain my Nanna?  Well she is eccentric to say the least.  Let me tell you about the time she...

A:  I suppose there is one in every family, but my Nanna has to be the worst.  The entire family has tried to stop her from...

The Jack-O-Lantern Fable

 Jack-O-Lanterns are everywhere in the fall of the year.  They represent fall and we love to carve them in various ways. Now let's have some fun in a different way with them.

A Fable is defined as 

• a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; the fable of the tortoise and the hare; Aesop's fables.

• a story not founded on fact: This biography is largely a self-laudatory fable.

• a story about supernatural or extraordinary persons or incidents; legend: the fables of gods and heroes.

• legends or myths collectively: the heroes of Greek fable.

• an untruth; falsehood: This boast of a cure is a medical fable.      

In other words, it is completely made up and not a word of truth in it.  It CAN'T be wrong.  It is your story.   Today I challenge you to write a fable explaining why these jack-o-lanterns are laughing. 

Early elementary--I put my jack-o-lantern in the window before going to bed.  The next morning...

Upper elementary--My jack-o-lanterns were sitting on my dresser when I left for school.  When I got home, my room was clean and the jack-o-lanterns were smiling.  (What happened while you were at school?)

Teen--The jack-o-lanterns at the grocery witnessed something you are not going to believe. ...

Adult--As Adam was hoeing around the pumpkins one day... 

Apples

 Lower elementary students:  Leave a comment requesting a copy of the apple shape book.  It will be emailed to you.  (Your email address will not be posted.)  Print two copies of the cover and one of the writing page.  Color the cover pages, write your story and assemble your book.

Prompt:  An apple makes me think of ...

Prompt for upper elementary students:  My apple didn't look very good, so I fed it to my dog.  Imagine my surprise when he suddenly...

 Teen Prompt:  I was sitting in science class the other day.  Coach Williams was lecturing on osmosis when room his desk began to vibrate and the apple on his desk...

Adult Prompt:  My spouse love apples.  Last week I forgot his/her birthday.  I was in major trouble.  I went to the farmers market and bought a bushel of apples.  When I handed the bushel to him/her with an apology....