144+ ‘Teacher’ Writing Prompts
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Gift of Compliments
Choose a friend, family member, or teacher and write a complimentary letter to them explaining why you appreciate them.
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Remarkable Teacher Ruminations
Detail a relationship you had with a teacher who significantly shaped your school experience.
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Teacher’s Pet
Let’s imagine you are a teacher for a day. What would you teach your classmates and how?
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The Favorite Kindergarten Subject
Describe your favorite subject in kindergarten and why you enjoy it.
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Thanking a Mentor
Write a formal letter expressing gratitude toward a teacher or mentor who has had significant impact in your life.
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Heroes Behind the Desk
Write a profile piece interviewing a beloved teacher about their career and experience in education.
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First Day Feelings
Write about your first day at kindergarten, with insight on how you felt and who you met.
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Teacher Troubles
Reflect on an incident where you had a misunderstanding or disagreement with a teacher and how you resolved it.
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Lessons Learnt
Write about your greatest lesson from the past year and how it will influence your decisions in the new year.
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Tiny Teacher
Imagine you are the teacher and have to explain the importance of writing to your first-grade class.
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St.Patrick’s Classroom
Now, as the teacher of your class on St Patrick’s Day, how would you celebrate it?
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Teacher Treasures
Write a story about your favorite teacher and how they have made an impact on your life.
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Alter Ego Adjustment
Consider a well-known superhero’s secret identity and reimagine it to something radically different.
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Lessons from Nature
Write about a time when you observed something in nature that taught you a lesson.
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Flourishing Resilience
Tell a story about a personal failure and how you turned it into a growth opportunity.
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When I’m the Teacher
What would happen if you swapped places with your teacher for a day? What rules would change? What lessons would…
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Person of Profound Impact
Write about a person who has greatly influenced your life, spending time emphasizing why you’re thankful for them.
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Formative Mentors
Write a detailed description of a mentor or teacher who has influenced you deeply.
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A Day as the Teacher
Imagine you were the teacher for a day. Write about what you would teach and how you would do it.
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A Day In The Life Of A Teacher
Imagine you are a teacher for a day. Write about the day from the teacher’s point of view.
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Thankful towards a Teacher
Write a thank you note to a teacher who has made a significant impact on you this academic year.
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Technology in Classrooms
Argue for or against the use of technology in classrooms and how it impacts students’ learning experiences.
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Choosing Prompts Wisely
Narrate a scenario of a teacher selecting the most suitable writing prompts for a seventh-grade classroom.
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Heroes Around Us
Choose a local hero in your community—an everyday person who helps make the world a better place—and write about them.
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First Day of School
Write about the day you first went to kindergarten, describe your feelings that day.
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The Day I Became A Teacher
Write a story about a day where you become the teacher instead of the student at your school.
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The Vanishing Classroom
Write a story about a school classroom which mysteriously disappears, taking the students and teacher along with it.
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Your Teacher’s Day
Imagine a day in the life of your teacher. Write about what you think they do before they come to…
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The Wish Granter’s Dilemma
You have the unique ability to grant one wish for anyone in the world, who would you choose and what…
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Influential Person
Write about someone who has had a significant influence on your life and explain what they taught you.
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Teachers Beyond School
Pen down about a non-traditional teacher from your childhood and share what you learned from them.
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Teacher Traits
Think about your favorite 5th grade teacher and write about what makes them so special to you.
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First Day Feelings
Describe your emotions on your first day in 5th grade and how they changed through the day.
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The Art of Explanation
Write a step-by-step guide on how to tackle your most dreaded homework subject.
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If I Were The Principal
As a student, you have a unique perspective on how things are run in your school. Write an essay on…
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Monster Art Class
Imagine you’re an art teacher for a day, teaching art to a class of friendly monsters. What does your lesson…
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From Student to Teacher
Imagine you’re the teacher and plan a day’s lesson that includes a writing prompt.
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Friend or Authority
If you were a teacher, would you be a friend to your students or be a strict authority figure? Write…
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Classroom Adventure
Write a story that involves a great adventure you and your students would go on if you were their teacher.
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Teacher’s Superpower
If you were a teacher with a superpower, what would it be and how would you use it to help…
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The Role Reversal
Imagine a day in your life as a teacher and write about how you would run your class.
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Celebrations Across Borders
Write about a cultural or national holiday celebration that you’ve participated in outside of your own culture.
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Influence of a High School Leader
Write about a leader in your high school (could be a student or teacher) who influenced you greatly.
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Role Reversal
Imagine that it is your responsibility to grade your teacher’s writing. How would you feel? What criteria would you use?
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Gifts of Gratitude
Write a letter of thanks to a frontline worker, expressing your appreciation for their work.
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Teacher’s Surprise Party
Create a story in which the students plan a surprise event for their strict, yet beloved teacher.
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My Superhero Teacher
Think of your class teacher as a superhero, what superpowers would he/she have?
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Alien Exchange Student
Imagine an alien comes to your school as an exchange student. Describe a day with them.
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My Favorite Teacher
Write a story about your favorite teacher in the first grade and how they impacted your learning.
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Person Who Shaped Your Life
Write about an important person in your life who has had a deep impact on your growth and development.
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Best School Subject
Write about your favorite subject in school and why others should also enjoy it.
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A Letter to the Teacher
Write a letter to your new teacher introducing yourself and giving them three fun facts about you.
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Forgotten Heroes
Write about your childhood hero(s) – real, fictional, or mythical – and describe the qualities that made them your idol.
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Portray a Real Hero vs a Fantasy Hero
Write about a real-life hero, such as a teacher or a policeman, and then create a fantasy hero with super-powers.
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Gratitude for Unseen Heroes
Write a thank you letter to someone who has indirectly impacted your life in a positive way.
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Canvas of Class Struggle
Write a story centered around a valuable painting owned by a struggling art teacher.
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The Playful Poltergeist
Pen a tale about a ghost who cheerfully haunts a boarding school, causing harmless mischief and offering help when needed.
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Teacher’s Tribute
Write a thank you letter to a teacher or mentor who has been a personal hero to you.
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Superpowers in Disguise
Imagine if your teacher secretly had superpowers. Write a story about how they use these powers in their everyday life.
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The Unlikely Hero
Describe a character who, on the surface, seems utterly ill-equipped for surviving a zombie apocalypse.
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School of Silly Stereotypes
Create a story about a school where everyone’s profession is the exact opposite of what you would expect.
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Robotic Revolution
Script a futuristic dialogue where a student is interacting with their AI teacher.
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Forgotten Homework Rescue
You left your homework at home. What creative solution do you use to convince the teacher you really did it?
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A Helpful Hand
Recall a time when you helped someone in kindergarten. Write about what you did and how it made you feel.
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A Day as a Kindergarten Teacher
Imagine you are a kindergarten teacher for a day. Write about your experience.
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Impact of Mentorship
Discuss a person in your life who has significantly influenced your intellectual or personal growth, and how.
