Halloween Writing Prompts Narrative Descriptive Opinion Creative

Halloween Writing Prompts and Paper

Kids love to write about Halloween! This set of writing prompts will give them plenty of opportunities to practice writing in its various forms.

This resource includes:

16 Halloween writing prompt task cards
16 coordinating Halloween writing worksheets

The worksheets contain the same prompts as the task cards but include writing lines and guides as needed (such as labeled boxes or lists). These can provide extra support for reluctant writers.

The prompts include:

creative writing
narrative writing
persuasive or opinion writing
informative writing
descriptive writing

How to use these Halloween Writing Prompts:

Place in a literacy center for a fun and engaging independent task.
Project a task card for the whole class to see. Model how to brainstorm and plan together. Let students finish in small groups.
Create a gallery walk of students’ finished pieces. Hang their writing under the task cards it goes with to show how one prompt can produce a variety of creative results.
Make copies of your students’ finished writing and make a book of Halloween stories to read.
Use the “Tasty Treats” prompt. Hang completed papers and let students walk around the room to ready and guess each other’s candy.