4th Grade Writing Prompts : Fun, Creative & Thoughtful

I have compiled a list of 4^th grade writing prompts to encourage children to express their thoughts creatively.

The 4th-grade writing prompts compiled are designed to help children discover themselves.

The questions will get them thinking about their identity, likes, and dislikes.

It is a great way to practice spelling and handwriting while doing something fun.

4th grade writing prompts with images

1. Time Travel Adventure: Imagine you have a time machine. Where and when would you go? Write about your adventures in the past or future.

2. My Superhero Self: If you were a superhero, what would your powers be and how would you use them to help people?

3. The Secret Life of Pets: Pretend your pet (or a pet you’d like to have) can talk. What conversations would you have? What secrets would they tell you?

4. A Day as an Inventor: If you could invent anything, what would it be? Describe your invention and how it would change the world.

5. The Magical School: Imagine your school is actually a place of magic. What magical classes would you have? What would be the most exciting thing about going to school there?

Fun 4^th grade writing prompts

1. Write 3 words that best describe you the best

2. Who did you help today? What did you do to help that person

3. What made you laugh today?

4.If there is something you can change about your school, what would it be?

5.What do you love most about your family?

6.What do you like most about studying online?

7.Do you think online learning is working out for you? What would you change about it?

8.What do you like most about spending time at home?

9.Three things you miss most about going to school.

10.If you can disappear for a day, where would you go?

11.The one person that inspires you the most?1

12. If you can be a leader of a country, what would you change about your country?

13.What are the qualities that make a good friend?

14.Have you ever fought for something you believe in? What was it?

15.If you can invent your own video game, what would the game be about?

16.What is the hardest part about growing up?

17.What is the one thing you miss most about being a small child?

18.If you can spend the weekend building something, what would you build?

19.What do you see yourself doing 5 years from now?

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20. List 3 things that makes you a good friend

21.If you can write your own book, what would the book be about?

22. Have you read a book you dislike recently? What was it? What did you not like about the book? How would you change the story of the book?

23.Can you write feedback to the author of a book you read recently? What would you say to him/her?

24. Have you ever wrote a card for someone? How did the person react?

25. What do you think is the best thing that happened to the world since the start of the Coronavirus?

25. Write a short story about your grandparents. What do you love most about them?

26. Was there something you did recently that did not turn out well? How can you improve for the next time?

27. What is your favorite way of relaxing?

28. What would you do if you had an unlimited amount of money?

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Creative writing prompts for 4th-graders

29. Write down 3 ways you can be more helpful at home

30. If you can be an actor in a movie, which movie would you like to act in? What do you like most about the movie.

31. Describe what a perfect day looks like to you

32. I was sitting in a rocket and then……… complete the story

33. What is your greatest talent

34.What is your biggest wish in life?

35. things you are grateful about in your life

36. What is your favorite style of dressing up?

37.If you can choose the uniform you can wear to school, what would it be?

38. Your favorite Youtube channel? Why do you like this channel? Is there anything bad about this channel?

39. What do you like most about your best friend?

40. What is your biggest achievement?

41. If you can go on holiday and take just one person with you, who will you take?

42. What do you want to be when you grow up?

43. how would you like to change the world?

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44. Who is your favorite person in the whole wide world?

45. If you can have a superpower, what power would it be? How can you use the power to make the world a better place?

44. If you are a scientist, what would be the craziest invention you would make?

46. Do you think we will have flying cars in the future?

47. What would happen if the policeman is being replaced by robots?

48. What difference would you like to see in this world?

49. All the animals ran out of the zoo……… complete the story

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50. Imagine you are moving to a new school, how would you feel? Do you have any friend that has just moved to your school? What can you do to make him/her feel welcome?

51. You are going to spend the weekend camping in the mountains, you can only carry 10 items. What would you carry?

51. If you can be a character in a Disney movie, who would you be?

52. Describe a situation when you had to be a grown-up in your home

53. Have you ever volunteered? How did it make you feel?

54. If you can do something to raise money for a good cause, what would you do?

55. If you can donate your money, where will you donate it to?

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56. I went to a museum and got locked for a night…….describe what happens next…

57. If Dinosaurs were still alive, how would the world look like?

58. Who in your family has the best job?

59. What is the best job in the world?

60. What is your favorite month of the year? why?

61. If you can have anything for your birthday, what would you wish for?

62. Imagine your favorite cartoon character appearing on your Zoom call, what did he say to you?

63. What would you do if your friend has betrayed your trust? Will you forgive him/her?

64. Have you accidentally shared your friend’s secret with someone else? Did you apologise for doing it?

65. Write down 5 things you want to accomplish before you turn 15

66. If you can be the principal of your school for just one day, how would you run the school?

67. The most important lesson learned since the start of the coronavirus?

68. How has the coronavirus changed your family?

69. If you can change one rule in your home, what would it be?

70. Imagine if you are the parent for one-day, how will the day look like?

71. Make a card for your grandparents, what can you write to bring a smile to their face.

Opinion writing for 4th graders

It is essential to encourage children to learn how to express their opinions. Here are 4th-grade writing prompts to help them voice their opinions:

66. What is something you find hilarious?
67. What do you love about your class that makes you happy being part of the class?
68. Out of all the holidays, which is the best for kids and why?
69. Do you think there should be school during the summer? What are your reasons?
70. What do you think is the best time for a 4th grader to go to bed? Why?
71. Are there video games 4th graders play that you think are not suitable for their age? What are your reasons?
72. Sometimes adults say some snacks are too sugary for kids. Do you think they are right or wrong and why?
73. Do you feel vegetables are great in meals? What are your reasons?
74. Do you think kids should be given homework, or is learning in the class enough? Explain your thoughts.
75. At what age do you think kids should be allowed to own their own phones?
76. Which is your favorite subject, and what do you love about it?

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Descriptive writing prompts for 4th-graders

These 4th-grade writing prompts will help guide in descriptive writing and help the middle schoolers tell their stories with a bit of depth:

78. Describe your school in a way that a kid who has never been there would love to come and school with you.
79. What makes you happy and you wish all your friends could know? 
80. Describe the Halloween costume that you wish you could have. Why would you love to have it?
81. Is there a dish you know how to prepare? Write the step-by-step detail one would also follow to learn how to.
82. Who is your favorite teacher? Describe what makes you love them better than the other teachers.
83. Is there a particular holiday you always look forward to? Describe what your family does together that makes it so special to you.
84. Describe how your neighborhood looks to a person who has never visited.
85. Have you ever had a bad day at school when something you didn’t like or an embarrassing thing happened to you? Describe the experience and what you did to overcome it.
86. Is there a time you helped someone at home or school? What was the help they needed, and what did you do?
87. What is your favorite meal prepared at your home? Describe it to a person who has never had it.

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88. Imagine you had wings like a bird. Write a story of the things you would do.
89. Imagine you slept on a bus and found yourself in a strange city with friendly giants and magical creatures. Describe how the day would go.
90. Which country or state do you see on Tv and wish you would one day visit? What are the things that endear you there, and what things do you think you will do once you get there?
91. Which movie have you watched that you can relate to the character or will never forget? What was so special about the movie?
92. Have you ever had an injury while playing? What happened, and what did you learn?
93. Write about a new kid in your class who is very private. They become your friend and share a secret that they are the president’s child, but no one should know. Write about your adventures together.   
94. Write a story about a toy or video game you loved as a child but gave away because you had overgrown it. Describe the memories of what it felt like when you loved the toy/game.
95. You are riding a bike and notice a small puppy by the roadside. It is scared and doesn’t have a tag. It then looks at you and starts wagging its tail. Continue the story.
96. What is your favorite field game? Write about why you love and how one can play it.
97. Do you have some special skill that your friends can’t do? Describe how you do it so easily.

Poetry writing prompts for 4th-graders

Poems are one of the most excellent forms of writing. Now, the kids don’t have to start as the most significant poets, but these 4th-grade writing prompts will help them think of everyday situations they can write about poetically. 

98. Write a poem about what you would love to be doing with your parents during the weekend.
99. Who is the family member or relative that you are closest to? Write a poem about them and why they make you feel special.
100. Use poetry to describe the fun things you did during your favorite holiday.
101. What makes you love school? Write a short poem about the things you love most about school.
102. How do you feel when anticipating a special day such as your birthday? Describe the feeling through a poem.
103. What do you miss the most about being a small child? Express your best childhood thoughts in a beautiful poem.
104. What’s your favorite song? Rewrite it to be about your home and friends.
105. Who is your best friend? Write the things that you like about them in a poem.
106. Have you ever wanted something but didn’t get it? Write a poem about how you felt and how people can’t get everything they want.
107. Have you ever experienced a significant change, such as moving houses or attending a different school? Write a poem about the change, how it feels, and what you miss about your previous environment.
108. Write a poem about a time when you thought the weather was a bit strange, e.g. when it was too windy, snowy, or sunny. Describe what you loved or hated and how you felt.
109. Imagine watching over your neighborhood and write a poem dedicated to your street. 

Funny writing prompts for 4th-graders

Kids have very imaginative minds, and with the proper guidance, they can write amusing stories with hilarious twists. Here are 4th-grade writing prompts for some funny stories: 

110. What do you think is the most disgusting food in your school, and what is the funniest description a child has ever said about it?
111. Suppose your dog or cat could talk. What animal secret would you want it to share with you?
112. Suppose you picked a bottle with a magic potion that would make you cast a spell lasting twelve hours. Who would you cast it to? Describe what that day would be like.
113. You wake up and understand what babies can say. You find a tiny baby with a crucial message. Explain what the baby wants you to let people know.
114. You dream that you went to the moon and found your favorite cartoon characters waiting for you. What adventures do you have in the dream?
115. Your teacher ate chicken for lunch and started clucking in class. What happens, then?
116. You wake and find you are the parent and your parents are children, but you still know your favorite games. What would be the first one you would show them? Describe the fun you would have.
117. Imagine today is opposites day when you do and say everything as an opposite, e.g. your worst food becomes your favorite! Describe the day.
118. You are given magic powers for this day only, but also you grow a tail and feathers. Write about how the day goes.
119. What is a funny joke that someone said that you always laugh at when you remember?
120. You woke up as your toy, and you are now a character in Toy Story. Write about the adventure you would have. 

Fiction writing prompts for 4th-grade students

Here are 4th-grade writing prompts for creative stories that are fictitious:

121. Your favorite superhero tells you they want to rest. They give you their superpower so that you keep the world a better place. Write about what you did.
122. You and your friends are about to go on an adventure. You have a map to look for the treasure that was hidden in a cave in the forest. Describe the adventure.
123. Write about a fictional character who wants to be a king but has to go through special trials first. What are the trials, and how does he overcome them?
124. Write a story about kids who find a machine to travel to the past. What adventures do they have?
125. Your character in your story discovers his/her house has a secret door leading to a tunnel to a magical city. Write about what they do.
126. Write a story about a kid who goes to the zoo with their parents, and they discover they can hear what the animals are saying. What happens next?
127. The character in your story picks up something on their way to school. They then discover it is a magic wand. Write about what happens.
128. Your dog unearths a giant ancient book buried near your house. You discover it is full of secrets and magic. What happens?
129. A stranger gives you a video game, and once you play, you find yourself inside the game. Write about what happens.

Animal theme writing prompts for 4th graders

Children usually love animals and are fascinated by them. Here are 4th-grade writing prompts to help them develop great animal-related stories.

130. A relative visits and they gift you a dog trained by the military, so it’s not an ordinary dog. Write about the adventures you had with it.
131. You are unhappy, and your pet suddenly talks. It tells you it can talk, but you can’t share the secret. What things do you talk about?
132. Imagine growing up in the jungle and animals are your friends. Write about things you would do with them in the wild.
133. If you were to choose a wild animal you could tame, which could it be? And why?
134. Imagine you were your pet (if you don’t have one, imagine you had one). Tell the story from the eyes of your pet. How is it to live with humans?
135. Have you ever had an unfriendly pet or one you didn’t like at first? Why? What happened?
136. If you could get your best friend a pet, which could it be, and why do you think they would need it or love it?
137. You wake up and find a bird by your window. It sees you, but it doesn’t fly away. When you open the window, you notice it is standing on a letter it was carrying. What are the contents? What happens?
138. You go for a visit to the zoo, and the animals start staring at you. You move to the right, and they all turn to look at you. You try the left, and the same happens. Write about what happens
139. Your dog barks loudly then comes into the house running and tries to pull your cloth so that you follow it outside. Write about what happens.
140. You visit a circus with your family, and the animals perform a great show. As you leave, the monkey winks at you and gestures to you to meet behind the tent. Write about what follows.