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April Writing Prompts Calendar

Sunday Monday April 2019 Tuesday      Wednesday     Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Is it fun to play pranks on people? Why or why not? 2 Invent a new subject for school. 3 If you could have a class pet, what would it be and why? 4 How would you describe your favorite game to a person who has never played it? 5 What is your favorite type of weather? Why? 6 FREE WRITE 7 FREE WRITE 8 Describe how to make your favorite meal. 9 What is the funniest thing that has ever happened to you? 10 Have you ever said or done something that you regret? Describe what happened. 11 What do you think is the perfect age to be? Why? 12 What do you want to do when you finish school? 13 FREE ...

March Writing Prompts

Sunday Monday March  Tuesday      Wednesday                    Thursday Friday Saturday 1 If I was in the circus I would be known for… 2 FREE WRITE 3 FREE WRITE 4 The best day of the week is…It is the best because… 5 If I could learn a new language I would want to learn… 6 What makes a good playground? 7 If a genie granted me three wishes, I would wish for… 8 Would you rather have three arms or three legs? Why? 9 FREE WRITE 10 FREE WRITE 11 If I was invisible, I would… 12 When do you feel most grateful? 13 Do you feel like your parents trust you? Why or why not? 14 Write about a time when you stood up for yourself or f...

Groundhog Day

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Groundhog’s Day Vocabulary To hibernate (verb)- to sleep through the winter. hibernation (noun)- comes from hibernate. (a long sleep through the winter) legend - (noun) old story that is told from parents to children, and children's children, for many, many years shadow - (noun) darkness made where the light can't go through (when the sun shines you can see the dark outline of your body on the ground) What’s Groundhog’s Day? A groundhog is a small animal that digs and lives under the ground.  It is also called the woodchuck.  Groundhogs live in many parts of North America.  In the winter they hibernate like bears and some other animals. There is a legend that a few hundred years ago Europeans brought Groundhog’s Day to America.  They said that the groundhog wakes up from its hibernation on February 2 nd .  (February 2 nd is halfway between winter and spring.)  If it comes up from its hole and it is sunny, it will see its shadow...