68+ Imaginative and fun 3rd-grade writing prompts

The 3rd-grade writing prompts are designed to help children tap into their imagination. It can also be used to help them express their feelings.

The best way to use the 3rd-grade writing prompts is to ask them to write their thoughts in a journal notebook.

Journaling can be an excellent activity for children to reflect on their emotions.

Parents can also use the writing topics for 3rd graders to help them understand their child is thinking.

3rd-Grade narrative Writing Prompts

You can use the following narrative writing prompts to help your students write a short story:

1. Write a story based on the theme of growing up.
2. Write a story about your favorite food.
3. Write a story about a place you’ve never been to before but would like to visit someday.
4. Write a story about how you feel when you’re in class during exams or tests, especially if you’re nervous or stressed out by it!
5. What is your favorite toy?
6. Who is your best friend?
7. What is one thing you would like to change about yourself?
8. In what kind of mood are you right now?
9. Who do you spend time with the most?
10. Write a narrative about what you did on your last day of school.
11. Describe your family and friends and how they influence your life.
12. Tell a story about something that happened recently in your life—tell it from the point of view of someone else.
13. Write a letter to someone who has moved away from your area, explaining why they should move back if they left and why they shouldn’t if they stayed behind.
14. Ever wonder what it would be like to be a fish? A bird? A dog? Or maybe even a human? Human is the hardest because we have so many different sides to us. Some people are shy and quiet, while others are outgoing and talkative. Some people like to play video games all day long and never get out of their pajamas.
15. It would be cool to be a fish because they don’t have any worries. They just swim around in the water and eat whatever they want. I think that’s pretty cool!
16. It would be cool to be a bird because they can fly! Birds don’t need any houses or cars; they just fly around and eat bugs from trees. What’s not to love about that? I’d love to be a bird!
17. It would be cool to be a dog because they can run all day long without getting tired or breaking anything! Dogs can also talk with other dogs and play fetch with balls or sticks whenever they want. 

Journal Writing Prompts for 3rd Grade.

1. Write a journal entry about what you did over the weekend.
2. Write a journal entry about how you were feeling on Monday.
3. Write a journal entry about how you’re feeling right now.
4. Write about something that happened at school today or in your neighborhood.

The Third Grade is a year of change and growth. We are learning about ourselves, as well as the world around us. Here are some journal writing prompts for a third grader:

1. What is your favorite subject at school? Why?
2. What is your least favorite subject at school? Why?
3. Have you ever been to a museum? If so, which one and why do you like it there? If not, why would you like to go to a museum?
4. Have you ever done something against the law or hurt someone else’s feelings in any way? If so, how did it make you feel afterward?
5. Write about the school year so far and how you feel about it.
6. Write about an event at school or your child’s activity at home.
7. Write a letter to Santa Claus, if you want!
8. Write about your favorite vacation spot and how you would like to go there again.
9. What is the one thing that you want to learn this year?
10. What is your favorite book and why?
11. How do you feel about being a third grader?

Short Writing prompts for 3rd Graders

1. What are the most important things to know as a 3rd grader?
2. What do you want to be when you grow up?
3. What’s your favorite subject in school?
4. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
5. What’s your favorite food?
6. Can you play any sports?
7. What did you do on your summer vacation?
8. If you were a superhero, what kind of superpower would you have?
9. How do you feel about wearing masks?
10. What’s your favorite color?
11. Who is your favorite character from the comic book “The Avengers”?
12. What’s the best part of your day?
13. Many different animals worldwide, including dogs, cats, and even snakes. Some of these animals are very friendly, and others are not so much.
14. Some people think animals should be killed because they hurt people or other animals. But others believe that animals should be protected by law. Some people think it is okay to kill some of these animals but not all of them because some might be important for food or other things we need in life.

Inspiring 3rd-grade Writing Prompts

1. Write a story about how you became an inspiration to others.
2. Write a poem about the things that inspire you.
3. Write an essay about how your life changed because of some great person or event in your past.
4. Write about a time when you were in a difficult situation, and you were able to overcome it.
5. Write about a person who inspires you and why.
6. Write about a life lesson that helped you become who you are today.
7. I am a writer.
8. Writing is my passion, my lifeblood, and my purpose.
9. I write because I love to write, and I write because it’s the best way for me to tell stories that matter.
10. Writing is an art form, but it’s also just a tool with which I can help people understand themselves and their place in the world around them.
11. When I’m writing, everything else falls away—the world around me disappears, even if only temporarily; there are no distractions or interruptions; all that matters is what I’m creating and how it can help someone else feel better about themselves or their place in the world we share together as human beings.
12. Write about a time when you felt inspired.
13. Write about a time when someone inspired you.
14. Write about a time when you were feeling down and how someone helped bring you back up again.
15. Write about the best advice you’ve ever received from someone else.
16. Write about something that has positively impacted your life but that you haven’t realized at the time what it means for you until later on in life—and then write about how it changed everything for the better!
17. You’ve been working on your new novel for months and are finally ready to share it with the world.
18. Your friend is moving away, and you’re suddenly feeling a lot of emotion about losing your friendship.
19. You’ve just finished watching the movie version of your favorite book, and you can’t wait to reread the book!

‘What If’ Questions for 3rd Graders 

1. What if I went to the bathroom and didn’t lock the door?
2. What if my parents found me at a friend’s house and I didn’t tell them where I was?
3. What if I got caught playing hooky from school?
4. What if a tree fell in the forest and no one was there to hear it?
5. What if someone went to the store and forgot their money?
6. What if I turn off my computer and nothing happens?
7. What if there were no water?
8. What if the sky was red?
9. What if we didn’t have to eat?

Descriptive 3rd-grade Writing Prompts 

1. I love my family. I am an only child, and my parents have always been there for me. They do not have children and dream of having a large family. They are so happy because they now have five grandchildren. 
2. The holidays are hectic for our family. We go out to eat at Christmas, play games together, go to church and sing carols, watch movies together, and then host a big dinner party at home.
3. My mother cooks delicious meals for everyone who comes over. One day she made lasagna with cheese sauce and pesto pasta with mushrooms. It was so good! She also made French toast for breakfast one morning in morning. 
4. My father is convenient around the house fixing things or doing repairs on anything that needs fixing or repairing around our house, like broken windows or doors that don’t open anymore because they’re not locking properly anymore because someone had forgotten to close them when they left the house leaving us open to intruders coming in through those.

3rd-Grade Writing Prompts With Passages

1. The story was about a boy named Jack who lived in a small town with his mom, dad, and little sister. One day he decided to go on an adventure outside their house and into the woods. He had no idea what kind of adventure it would be but knew something interesting would happen to him as soon as he stepped out of his house.
2. The first thing that happened was he ran into an old man who said “hi” and asked Jack if he wanted to play with him. Jack said yes, so they played for a while before returning home.
3. The next day Jack woke up early and went outside to get ready for school, which was only 12 miles away from his house. He took his book bag with him when he left because there was still plenty of time before school started; so many things could happen between now and then!

Writing topics for 3rd graders:

Here is some fun 3rd-grade writing prompts.

1. What is your favorite quote of the day
2. If I was a teacher, I would teach…
3. If I could become a parent for one day, I would…..
4. What would you wish for if you could have anything for your birthday?
5. If a puppy could talk to you, what would it say?
6. If you can go anywhere in the world, where will you go?
7. If you could be a superhero, what would your superpowers be?
8. If you are the president of your country, how will you run the country?
9. What is your favorite holiday season?
10. Write down the things that make you sad. What can you do to not let those things make you sad?
11. What is your favorite Halloween character?
12. What will you dream about if you can have one dream that will come true?
13. What do you want to be when you grow up?
14. Write a thank you letter to your parents.
15. Write a story about a dog who is your homework.Check out the Awesome Adventure Journal
    

    

16. What is your favorite movie? What do you like about the movie?
17. Change the ending of the Cinderella story.
18. If you can fly, where will you go?
19. What is your dream holiday?
20. What new skills would you like to learn?
21. What would you like to learn if you can be great at one musical instrument?
22. What is your favorite subject in school? Why do you like this subject?
23. Write a story of getting lost with your best friend.
24. Who is your best friend? What do you like about your best friend?
25. Write a story about your family.
26. Write a story about a cat who couldn’t find her home.
27. If flowers and trees can talk, what will they say?
28. Who do you think has the best job in the world?
29. If you can meet one famous person, who would you like to meet?
30. Who do you admire the most in your home?
31. If you are in charge of managing a zoo for one day, which animal would you like to manage?
32. If you have one animal you can keep at home as a pet, what animal would you like to keep?
33. What do you think is the hardest job of being a snail?
34. What do you do when you are feeling down?
35. What are the best ways you like to relax?
36. What is your favorite music? If you can change the lyrics of that song, how will you change it?
37. Who are the people that will cheer you up when you are feeling down? Can you write a thank you letter to them?
38. If you can spend the weekend building something, what would you like to build?
39. What is your favorite Disney movie? Why do you like this movie? Do you think the main character is a hero?
40. Write a story about the best weekend you had with friends or family.
41. What is the hardest thing you have ever had to do?
42. What is your favorite sport? Why do you like that sport?
43. List things that you can’t do YET. What can you do to be better at them?
44. Do you think aliens exist?
45. If you can be an astronaut, which planet would you like to visit?
46. What is the best thing about being a child?
47. What is your favorite nursery rhyme?
48. What do you think is the job of a school principal?
49. Make a list of household chores you should do at home
50. Make a list of unhealthy things you should stop doing.
51. If you can only take 3 people with you to go to Disneyland, who would you take with you?
52. Write down 10 things you like about yourself.
53. If you are a magician, what magic tricks would you do?
54. Describe yourself in 50 words.
55. Finish the sentence: Today I woke up and……….
56. Write about a joke you recently heard.
57. Write down a list of things that makes you happy.
    

    Growth Mindset Questions For Kids : 

58. What present would you like to get for Christmas?

Imaginative 3rd-grade writing prompts:

1. What would happen if Santa rode a dragon instead of a Reindeer in his sleigh?
2. Write about your favorite book.
3. You found a secret door in your home. Where do you think it leads when you open it?
4. You found a treasure in your back garden. What was the treasure?
5. You woke up one morning to find out that you were the last person on earth. What happens next?
6. You found a mermaid in a lake near your house. What did the mermaid say to you?
7. Imagine being a lead singer in a music band. What kind of music will you sing? How many people are in your band? What is the name of your band? What is the title of your song?
8. How do you think you would be living if there was no electricity?
9. Use your imagination and create your store. What will you sell? What is the name of the store? Where will the store be located?
10. If you can open your restaurant, what food will you serve? What will you name the restaurant? How will you decorate the restaurant?

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