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Funny Picture Writing Prompts

As a classroom teacher, it was often hard to find time to fit writing into each school day. However, I knew that was a bad practice! There were days were we only had five minutes to write, but I knew that five minutes was better thanย no minutes! That’s where theseย funny picture writing prompts came into play!

Project Your Picture Prompt

I would go to my Pinterest board dedicated to funny pictures. From there, I would project one picture up on the board. (If your district blocks Pinterest – don’t worry! I’ll cover you later in this post.) Typically I knew which picture I wanted to use ahead of time, but sometimes I let the students help me choose.

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Student Directionsย Funny Picture Writing Prompts can be a LOT of fun in your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classroom or homeschool! Click through to see where to find a HUGE collection of funny picture prompts that you can use with your students at ANY time. Or download the resource with all the images you need ready to go. You'll also find grading tips and more! {FREE preview filed contains three images you can test out - second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth graders, home school} #HoJoTeaches #WritingPrompts

Once I’d chosen one of the funny picture writing prompts to project, I would give the students one of the following assignments – depending on our time constraints:

  • Write three captions for this photo. (You can change this to 1-5 captions.)
    • You can purchase my “Caption This!” resource here to have immediate access to 50 images.
  • Write a five sentence story about this picture. (You could say anything from 3-10 sentences.)
  • Write a descriptive paragraph about this picture. (Length can be at your discretionย or the students!)
  • Give students a specific question to answer in regard to the picture. (Some pictures lend themselves to this more easily than others.)
  • Or ANY other options you can think of.

Want more than captions? No problem! I currently have SIX volumes of picture prompts (although the bundle is the best deal!) – each with 50 picture writing prompts. Every resources includes four different prompt question types –

  • Explain…
  • If…, what…
  • Tell a story about…
  • Tell the story of what happens next.

Or read below to see how you can spend some time grabbing your own images for free.ย 

My students had so much fun with this! This was a great time filler for those days when we just couldn’t write the full amount. And it also worked well for those crazy holidays/shortened schedule days where kiddos were already crazy!

Sometimes we would even do 2-5 pictures. It just really would depend on what our schedule looked like, how quickly the kids wrote about that particular topic, and what my specific goal was.

Looking for seasonal picture writing prompts that are already done for you? Check these out!

  • Fall Picture Writing Prompts
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  • Year Round Seasonal Writing Prompts

Funny Picture Writing Prompts can be a LOT of fun in your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classroom or homeschool! Click through to see where to find a HUGE collection of funny picture prompts that you can use with your students at ANY time. Or download the resource with all the images you need ready to go. You'll also find grading tips and more! {FREE preview filed contains three images you can test out - second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth graders, home school} #HoJoTeaches #WritingPrompts

Grading

Sometimes I would go around and “grade” their writings while they worked. This grading would simply be a participation checkmark in my notes. Other times I would tell the students that I was going to collect and grade them – often with a certain focus, such as spelling, grammar, or sentence structure. This way students knew exactly what to expect and what they should be focusing on.

At other times I wouldn’t grade anything at all. If we had time, I’d let students share their stories. Since they were silly, it was often a good time to buid student relationships and get the giggles out. ๐Ÿ™‚

Getting Around Pinterest

I know some schools block Pinterest. ๐Ÿ™ But – don’t worry! – you can still use the images at my funny picture writing prompts Pinterest board with your students!

    1. Go to the Pinterest board.
    2. Click on the picture you want students to focus on.
    3. Save the picture. (On a PC you do this by right-clicking and hitting “Save Picture As”)
    4. Make sure to save the picture to somewhere you’ll remember! (I normally save to my Desktop so the picture is easy to find.)
    5. If you’re on a home computer, e-mail the picture to yourself and you’ll be all set for your next funny picture writing prompts session.

Using funny picture writing prompts in the classroom is seriously a LOT of fun! There were days when we did this in the classroom that I’m not sure who laughed more – me or the students! ๐Ÿ™‚

Remember you can grab any of my picture writing prompt resources here if you’re looking to save time!ย 

Funny Picture Writing Prompts can be a LOT of fun in your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classroom or homeschool! Click through to see where to find a HUGE collection of funny picture prompts that you can use with your students at ANY time. Or download the resource with all the images you need ready to go. You'll also find grading tips and more! {FREE preview filed contains three images you can test out - second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth graders, home school} #HoJoTeaches #WritingPrompts

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  1. Heather says

    February 5, 2017 at 2:20 pm

    How fun! I can’t wait to give this a try on those days when we just are running short on time or have too much time! Thanks for the clever idea and great suggestions ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • HoJo says

      February 5, 2017 at 3:00 pm

      I’m so glad this will work well for you! Thank you for taking the time to comment. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  2. Kate Reed says

    February 24, 2017 at 3:56 pm

    Love this idea! Very engaging for kids and teachers ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  3. mARYANN says

    March 3, 2017 at 7:31 pm

    tHANKS FOR A GREAT, SIMPLE IDEA. i TOO AM STRUGGLING TO FIND TIME FOR WRITING AND GET MY STUDENTS EXCITED ABOUT WRITING. i THINK THEY WILL LOVE THIS!

    Reply
  4. A says

    June 15, 2017 at 6:51 am

    love this!!
    please share more ideas

    Reply
  5. Joi says

    September 24, 2017 at 12:32 pm

    Thank you for sharing your awesome ideas.
    I’m an old new teacher and I love the way you inspire your students!

    Reply
    • HoJo says

      September 24, 2017 at 6:52 pm

      Aww – thank you! While in the classroom I did my best to keep students engaged AND excited about learning. I know what a challenge it can be! Thank you for taking the time to reply. It means a lot to me. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  6. Charmi says

    September 2, 2020 at 2:15 pm

    This seems like the perfect Kickstarter to get them engaged in story writing! Thank you so much

    Reply
  7. Betsy Davidson says

    March 13, 2022 at 11:00 pm

    yes!!!!
    I love to laugh!

    Reply

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