We all have favorite colors that go back to our childhood — maybe the yellow of a daisy or the green of the woods or the blue of the sky.
What is your favorite color? When you see the color what do you think of? What do you feel? What memory does the color bring back?
With the Thanksgiving holiday soon upon us, now is the time to begin writing daily notes of thankfulness about the good things and the good people in your life. Take a moment to pause and think of some of the things that make your life special.
You have three wishes for the United States now that it has elected a new President. What are they?
(This writing prompt idea can be found at: http://www.teachersandwritersmagazine.org/just-write-2925.htm — it is from an essay with so many wonderful, creative ideas to encourage writing.)
We use keys to open many things.
Some keys open doors – such as the door to your home, or the door to your car, or the drawer in your desk where you store special things.
Some keys can open treasure chests filled with all the things which you consider valuable.
Some keys can open your personal diary where you write about the important things in your life.
Or, maybe you have given someone you love the ‘’key’’ to your heart or to your soul.
Imagine that someone gave you a key to open something. Write about what the key will open. If the key opens a door, for example, then write about what is on the other side of the door.
If the key opens a treasure box or hope chest, then write about what is hidden inside the box.
Or, you can begin your writing with the following sentence:
She put the key into the lock, turned it and ….
