It's #PromptMyStory Tuesday, which is my attempt to encourage students to be more creative. Here's this week's story starter:
"I don't know why my brother kept texting me the same emoji for the last hour, but when I looked at my screen closely, I realized the emoji was my brother."
It's Tuesday! Time for another #PromptMyStory to motivate kids to write.
"The weird thing wasn't the music coming from my compost bin. It was the fact that the carrots on the kitchen counter started dancing to it."
It's Tuesday! Time for another #PromptMyStory to help teachers motivate their students to write:
"My in-home security camera revealed my dogs doing something that made me afraid to go home."
For any parents looking for an activity to keep their springbreaking kids entertained, here's a #PromptMyStory. Get them to write a story from this story starter.
"This year, spring actually broke. The sun has been missing for three days. What happened?"
It's Tuesday! Time for another writing prompt to help kids get creative. #PromptMyStory
"The last ship leaving the dying planet had room only for two more passengers, but there were three of us. How were we going to decide who would stay behind?"
It's Tuesday! Time for another #PromptMyStory to encourage kids to write.
"The CEO of a major hamburger chain refused to take more than a nibble of their signature hamburger. What does he know that we don't?" #edusky
"The scientist on the Zoom call was muted, but she looked panicked as she mimed giant claws and pointing up. What was she trying to describe?" #PromptMyStory
It's another #PromptMyStory Tuesday. Inspired by yesterday's session with middle-grade students, I have today's story starter:
"They say wearing toques indoors is a new fashion style, but I think these trendsetters are hiding something other than bedhead under their caps."
Whoa! This day nearly blew by me before I could post a #PromptMyStory to help kids get creative. Under the wire, here's this week's story starter.
"When one of your socks goes missing, I know where it goes. Look for the secret trapdoor under the dryer... Oh no, I've said too much. He's coming!"
Every Tuesday, I post writing prompts to help teachers and parents motivate their kids to write. #PromptMyStory
"At the bottom of grandma's bowl of questionable snacks, I found a golden key with a tag that read: 'use during the solar eclipse.' What did the key open?"
First #PromptMyStory of 2026. If you want to inspire your kids to write, check out this hashtag every Tuesday. #edusky
"Every afternoon at exactly 4:15, my neighbour stops in front of my lawn, knocks three times in the air, bows to the cedar bush, then skips away. Today, I'm going to find out why."
Tuesday! Time for another #PromptMyStory to help kids get more creative. Here's today's story starter.
"What's the most embarrassing super power a hero could have and how would they use it to save the world?" #edusky
It's #PromptMyStory Tuesday. Time for another story starter to help kids write.
"I thought my brother was joking when he said the floor was lava, but he's not." #edusky
It's #PromptMyStory Tuesday. Time for another story starter to motivate kids to write.
"It was creepy when the eyes of the painting followed me across the room, but now the portrait of the gap-toothed woman was smiling at me." #edusky
It's #PromptMyStory Tuesday. Time for another story starter to get kids excited about writing.
"Today, it snowed Corn Flakes." #edusky
Tuesday rolls around for another #PromptMyStory. Teachers, if you're looking for a way to motivate your students to write, here is this week's prompt.
"In my wildest dreams, I never imagined the search for my missing sock would lead me to Area 51."
ime for another #PromptMyStory to motivate kids to write.
"The Swiss cheese at the back of the fridge has grown four moldy legs, but what really bothers me is the deformed eye that keeps winking at me." #edusky
Almost forgot it's Tuesday. Time for another #PromptMyStory to motivate kids to write. Here's this week's prompt:
"The leaves that fell from my tree bounced like superballs all the way down the street to the house that no one is allowed to visit on Halloween." #edusky
Holidays always mess with my schedule. Almost missed #PromptMyStory Tuesday. Here's this week's story starter to help kids get creative.
"The furnace just kicked in for the winter, and I swear I hear giggling coming from the vents."
It's #PromptMyStory Tuesday. Time for another story starter to help motivate kids to write.
"The turkeys have learned to fly and they're angry about Thanksgiving. Run!"
It's #PromptMyStory Tuesday! Time for another writing prompt to motivate kids to be creative. Here's this week's idea.
"I overheard my cat talking to the neighbour's dog this morning, and it sounded like there's a master plot to take over the human world." #edusky
It's Tuesday! Time for another #PromptMyStory to movitate kids to be creative. You can write, draw, or tell the story from this writing prompt.
"The room reeked of skunk, but all I could find were roses growing out of the floorboards. What happened here?" #edusky
It's Tuesday! Time for #PromptMyStory, a story starter to help students get creative. Here's this week's prompt:
"I woke up to the sound of my dog speaking English. When I tried to ask how this was possible, the only thing that came out of my mouth was 'Woof.'" #edusky
It's Tuesday and the start of the school year. Time for another #PromptMyStory.
"You can enhance one of your senses to superhuman levels. What is the sense you want to enhance and how would you use it?"
Almost forgot it's #PromptMyStory Tuesday. This will be my last post before the summer break. I'll pick things up again in the fall. Here's the story starter:
"Design the perfect pet, combining the traits and personalities of at least three different animals."
Almost forgot it's #PromptMyStory Tuesday. This will be my last post before the summer break. I'll pick things up again in the fall. Here's the story starter:
"Design the perfect pet, combining the traits and personalities of at least three different animals."
Another Tuesday, another #PromptMyStory to motivate kids to write. Here's this week's story starter:
"A major food company has issued a million dollar challenge to anyone who can develop a new flavour of potato chip. What chip flavour does the world need?" #edusky
Tuesdays are #PromptMyStory days! Time to another writing prompt to motivate kids (and a few adult writers) to get creative. Here's today's starter:
"You're on a sinking ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, and you have only enough time to grab three things. What are they and why?" #edusky
It's Tuesday! Time for another #PromptMyStory to help kids get creative.
"Overnight, my backyard sprouted dandelions. The weird thing was the yellow patch took the shape of a keyhole." #edusky
I almost forgot #PromptMyStory Tuesday. Here's this week's story starter to help kids get creative.
"The anthill is giving me the creeps. Yesterday, the ants walked in concentric circles around the hill and this morning, I swear I heard the hill laughing."
