There is a strong correlation between reading and writing skills. Both skills can be improved with consistent feedback and practice. There are a number of different things that elementary students can do to improve their writing ability. A good idea before students begin to write is to share ideas between their peers or other classmates. They might get a different take on their idea or just some help spinning where they want to go with it. If two students hit it off, they can even write it collaboratively. Writing prompts are often helpful to help students trigger some thoughts in the right direction. I would help get students in the habit of outlining their work before they begin. This really helps them to focus what they are speaking to in each section of their work. Elementary writing prompts also help students build a sense of writing endurance which needs to built up year after year. The first thing an aspiring author is taught is to "write what you know," but how do you make it interesting?

The following collection of activity sheets will provide various writing prompts for your elementary students. Activities include how-to exercises, writing about events or inventions, compiling a biography, writing a short story based on a given word prompt, writing about a topic from several different perspectives, classroom discussions about a given topic, and more. The simple writing prompt worksheets will get students going, for sure. Grab your favorite writing instrument and have at these wide open sheets. There are over 25 to work with and the are great for elementary student writers.