May Writing Prompts: Easy and Ready-to-Go for Your Homeschool
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These May writing prompts will help you add creative writing to your homeschool day, and will encourage your kids’ research and writing. Just print and go! Enjoy a new writing prompt for each “National Day” in May!
Creative writing and literacy can never be separated.
Reading and writing are two life skills every child should be given the opportunity to learn. The more a child reads, the easier words flow from his pencil to the paper.
At times, all a child needs is a little encouragement in the right direction, which my monthly writing prompts seek to fuel.
With a writing prompt for each day of the month of May, a child is not overwhelmed to think of a topic to write, nor is he lost at how to start.
Each of my daily May writing prompts introduces the child to a National Day or Celebratory Day and shares a bite-sized introduction to why the day is celebrated. A themed writing prompt follows this and is the best way to help get those creative juices flowing.
A Peek Into the May Writing Prompts
I’m excited about this month’s prompts for several reasons!
One reason is the opportunity for your child to write their own limericks. The second is incorporating research-based writing to help develop an additional learning skill.
Research-based writing helps a child learn to look up facts, sieve through all the information gathered, and use only what they deem necessary while finding a creative way to present all this information in a concise, informative, but exciting way to their reader.
While this may sound challenging, you will see how comfortable your child is with this month’s prompts, especially if they’ve been faithful to work on the prompts from prior months.
Here is a list of the National Days included in the May Writing Prompts pack:
National Mother Goose Day (May 1)
National Truffle Day (May 2)
National Two Different Colored Shoes Day (May 3)
National Skilled Trades Day (May 4)
National Day of Prayer (May 5)
National Space Day (May 6)
National Tourism Day (May 7)
Mother’s Day (May 8)
National Lost Sock Memorial Day (May 9)
National Clean Your Room Day (May 10)
National Eat What You Want Day (May 11)
National Limerick Day (May 12)
National Apple Pie Day (May 13)
World Migratory Bird Day (May 14)
International Day of Families (May 15)
National Biographer’s Day (May 16)
National Idaho Day (May 17)
National No Dirty Dishes Day (May 18)
National May Ray Day (May 19)
National Rescue Dog Day (May 20)
Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Day (May 21)
National Maritime Day (May 22)
World Turtle Day (May 23)
National Wyoming Day (May 24)
National Brown Bag It Day (May 25)
National Paper Airplane Day (May 26)
National Road Trip Day (May 27)
National Hamburger Day (May 28)
Learn About Composting Day (May 29)
Memorial Day (May 30)
National Utah Day (May 31)
If you’re new to my site, I would love for you to download and print the writing prompts for earlier months. This is an excellent resource to help sharpen your child’s writing skills and develop a love for writing.
(And no, your child does not need to finish all four months before starting the May writing prompts).
The goal is to make creative writing come naturally to your child.
And with this activity, we’re well on our way!
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