I use clip art from a variety of places to help my prompts come alive this way the students have fun writing about the topic the given topic.  I know I mentioned that I would do apples first but I think it would be appropriate to tackle the topic Back to School.

Some of the prompts, I have used are:

I love having the children write their name the best they can on the first day of school and then take it out again the last week of school.

Prompt:  This is how I wrote my name on the first day of school.

This year, I want to learn about ________________________________.

The best part of school so far is _________________________________________.

________________________      is for      ______________________________.
(first letter of the child's name)               (name something you like that starts with the first letter)

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom...
Will there be enough room?
_____________  has ___________ letters in their name.

How many letters are in your name?
_____________________ has ___________________ letters in their name.

My friends name is _________________ and we like to ___________________________.


I will be posting more prompts as the year progresses.  I love to hear the students imagination.  Its really important for students to express their thoughts and ideas.