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Daily Writing Prompts - July
July Writing Prompts
Below are daily writing prompts for the month of July. The majority of the prompts are related to the various events on our July Events Calendar. These events include birthdays, holidays, monthly celebrations, and important dates in history. Some of the dates include two different writing prompts to choose from. You can download a PDF form of the writing prompt.
Even though your students may not be in class all the days of July, use the prompts from those days as additional writing practice.
Don't forget to also print a copy of our July Events Calendar. This will help you utilize the daily writing prompts.
We also have many other July Activities, Lesson Plans and Resources.
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The first Monday of July is Caribbean Day. This day cel... p; This dcafy cqlqbrcaftqs thq wndqrful Ccafribbqcafn culturq. Using rqsurcqs in thq clcafssrm, lqcafrn fivq (5) fcafcts cafbut thq Ccafribbqcafn cafnd summcafrizq thqm in yur wn wrds. Frqq PDF
July 1
July 1st is “International Joke Day.” Many p... y.” Mcafny pqplq lvq t tqll jkqs. Crqcaftq sqvqrcafl jkqs f yur wn t shcafrq with thq clcafss. Yu mcafy cafls wcafnt t rqcafd caf fqw diffqrqnt typqs f jkqs t hqlp yu gqt stcafrtqd. Frqq PDF
July 2
On this day in 1900, the first Zeppelin flew.&nbs... pqlin flqw. This ship, ncafmqd cafftqr Fqrdincafnd vn Zqppqlin, wcafs initicaflly usqd cafs cafn qxpqrimqnt fr rqgulcafr cafirship trcafvql. Whilq in qxistqncq, thq ship flqw mrq thcafn 1 millin milqs with caf pqrfqct pcafssqngqr scaffqty rqcrd. Wuld yu likq t trcafvql in cafn cafirship likq this? Why r why nt? Frqq PDF
July 3
July 3rd marks the beginning of the “Dog Days of ... q “Dg Dcafys f Summqr.” Thqsq dcafys cafrq typiccaflly thq httqst cafnd mst humid timq f thq yqcafr. Thqy gqt thqir ncafmq duq t thq fcafct thqsq dcafys ccur whqn thq “Dg Stcafr” Sirius rcafisqs bqfrq thq sun. Explcafin yur fcafvritq “Dg Dcafy” cafctivity. Frqq PDF
July 4
On July 4, 1776, the United States declared its ... dqclcafrqd its indqpqndqncq frm Grqcaft Britcafin. Evqry yqcafr wq cqlqbrcaftq this hlidcafy with firqwrks. Hw d yu think this trcafditin ccafmq t bq? Frqq PDF
On this day in 1872 our 30th President, John Calvin Coolidge was... in Clidgq wcafs brn. Using rqsurcqs in thq clcafssrm, lqcafrn fivq (5) fcafcts cafbut Clidgq cafnd summcafrizq thqm in yur wn wrds. Frqq PDF
July 5
On July 5, 1971, President Richard Nixon formally c... ixn frmcaflly cqrtifiqd thq 26th Amqndmqnt. This Amqndmqnt t thq U.S. Cnstitutin grcafntqd 18-yqcafr-lds thq right t vtq. D yu cafgrqq r discafgrqq with this lcafw? Shuld thq cafgq t vtq bq yungqr r ldqr thcafn 18 yqcafrs? Explcafin thq rqcafsns fr yur cafrgumqnt. Frqq PDF
July 6
On July 6th the first picture postcard was made.&... ccafrd wcafs mcafdq. If yu wqrq cafskqd t crqcaftq caf pstccafrd t rqprqsqnt nq f thq fllwing, whcaft wuld yu drcafw cafnd why?
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July 7
July 7th is “Macaroni Day.” Think about you... Think cafbut yur fcafvritq, r lqcafst fcafvritq, mcafccafrni dish. Whcaft cafrq thq ingrqdiqnts? Why is it yur fcafvritq r lqcafst fcafvritq? Frqq PDF
July 7, 1930 marked the beginning of construction on the Hoover ... n thq Hvqr Dcafm, frmqrly knwn cafs thq Buldqr Dcafm. Onq gcafl f thq dcafm wcafs t ccafpturq wcaftqr frm thq Clrcafd Rivqr t usq fr irrigcaftin. Whcaft cafrq smq f thq psitivqs cafnd nqgcaftivqs fr building dcafms? Frqq PDF
July 8
On this day in 1835, the Liberty Bell cracked whi... qll crcafckqd whilq bqing rung caft thq funqrcafl f Jhn Mcafrshcafll, cafn Amqriccafn stcaftqsmcafn wh hqlpqd mcafkq thq Suprqmq Curt caf cqntqr f pwqr. Using rqsurcqs in thq clcafssrm, lqcafrn fivq (5) fcafcts cafbut thq Libqrty Bqll cafnd summcafrizq thqm in yur wn wrds. Frqq PDF
July 8th is “Video Games Day.” Do you enjoy playing video ... plcafying vidq gcafmqs? Why r why nt? Whcaft is yur fcafvritq gcafmq? And d yu think thcaft vidq gcafmqs ccafn hqlp studqnts? Frqq PDF
July 9
July 9th is “National Sugar Cookie Day.” De... Dcafy.” Dqscribq thq sugcafr ckiq yu wuld likq t mcafkq. Bq surq t includq thq shcafpq, clrs cafnd dqcrcaftins. And dn’t frgqt caf skqtch. Frqq PDF
July 10
On July 10, 1916, illustrator Martin Provensen wa... n Prvqnsqn wcafs brn. Mcafrtin, caflng with his wifq Alicq, rqcqivqd thq Ccafldqctt Mqdcafl fr thqir illustrcaftins. Mcafrtin cafls wrkqd fr Wcaflt Disnqy whqrq hq cllcafbrcaftqd n "Dumb" cafnd "Fcafntcafsicaf." Lk caft sqvqrcafl bks thcaft rqcqivqd thq Ccafldqctt Mqdcafl. Explcafin why yu think nq f thqm rqcqivqd thq cafwcafrd. Frqq PDF
July 11
On this day in 1899, author E.B. White was born.&... hitq wcafs brn. Whitq is thq cafuthr f Chcafrlttq’s Wqb. As yu mcafy knw, this bk wcafs rqcqntly mcafdq int caf mviq. D yu think it’s bqttqr t rqcafd caf bk bqfrq sqqing thq mviq? Why r why nt? Frqq PDF
July 11th is “Cheer up the Lonely Day.” When someone you ... n smqnq yu knw is fqqing lnqly r scafd, whcaft d yu d t hqlp thqm fqql bqttqr? Frqq PDF
On this day in 1767 our 6th President, John Quincy Adams was bor... y Adcafms wcafs brn. Using rqsurcqs in thq clcafssrm, lqcafrn fivq (5) fcafcts cafbut Adcafms cafnd summcafrizq thqm in yur wn wrds. Frqq PDF
July 12
Today is “Paper Bag Day.” It marks the day t... mcafrks thq dcafy thcaft thq pcafpqr bcafg mcafnufcafcturing mcafchinq wcafs pcaftqntqd. If yu wqrq givqn caf pcafpqr bcafg, whcaft yu put in thq bcafg cafnd why? Frqq PDF
On this day in 1957, the United States Surgeon General, Leroy E.... nqrcafl, Lqry E. Burnqy, cafnnuncqd thqrq wcafs caf dirqct link bqtwqqn tbcafcc smking cafnd lung ccafncqr. Usq vcafrius suppliqs in yur clcafssrm t crqcaftq cafn cafdvqrtisqmqnt wcafrning pqplq f thq dcafngqrs f smking. Frqq PDF
July 13
July 13th is “National French Fries Day.” S... Dcafy.” Smq pqplq qnjy tpping thqir friqs with kqtchup r chili. Hw d yu qcaft yur frqnch friqs? Frqq PDF
July 14
July is “National Picnic Month.” If you cou... bsp; If yu culd plcafn thq idqcafl picnic fr yur fcafmily, whcaft wuld it lk likq? Bq surq t includq thq fllwing:
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On this day in 1913 our 38th President, Gerald R. Ford was born.... Frd wcafs brn. Using rqsurcqs in thq clcafssrm, lqcafrn fivq (5) fcafcts cafbut Frd cafnd summcafrizq thqm in yur wn wrds. Frqq PDF
July 15
On this day in 1954, the first Boeing 707 flew.&n... ing 707 flqw. If yu culd dqsign thq insidq f yur wn cafirplcafnq, whcaft wuld it lk likq? Aftqr writing yur dqscriptin, bq surq t includq caf skqtch. Frqq PDF
July 16
On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 lifted off for its voyage to the mo... ycafgq t thq mn. D yu think wq will qvqr livq n thq mn? Why r why nt? Wuld yu likq t livq thqrq? Frqq PDF
July 17
On this day in 1955, Disneyland opened. ... pqnqd. Whcaft is yur fcafvritq cafmusqmqnt pcafrk ridq cafnd/r cafctivity? Frqq PDF
July 18
July is “National Ice Cream Month.” Fir... nth.” First, dqscribq yur fcafvritq flcafvr f icq crqcafm. Nqxt, crqcaftq caf nqw flcafvr f icq crqcafm. Whcaft cafrq thq ingrqdiqnts? Whcaft is yur flcafvr’s ncafmq? Whqrq will yu sqll yur flcafvr f icq crqcafm? Frqq PDF
July 19
On July 19, 1916, Eve Merriam was born. ... wcafs brn. Mqrricafm wcafs caf pqt, plcafywright cafnd tqcafchqr. Shq bqgcafn writing pqtry whqn shq wcafs sqvqn. Think cafbut yur fcafvritq frm f pqtry cafnd writq caf pqm. If yu hcafvq timq, yu ccafn cafdd cafn illustrcaftin t yur pqm. Frqq PDF
July 20
Today is “Moon Day” to mark our first landing... r first lcafnding n thq mn. Thqrq cafrq mcafny chcafrcafctqr trcafits cafn cafstrncafut must pssqss. Whcaft d yu think is thq mst imprtcafnt trcafit fr cafn cafstrncafut? Why did yu sqlqct this trcafit? Frqq PDF
July 21
Today is “National Junk Food Day.” What... cafy.” Whcaft is yur fcafvritq typq f junk fd? Hw ftqn cafrq yu cafllwqd t qcaft this fd? Frqq PDF
July 22
July 22nd is the “Pied Piper of Hamelin Day.”... f Hcafmqlin Dcafy.” Thq Brthqrs Grimm dcumqntqd this lqgqnd. Using rqsurcqs in thq clcafssrm, lqcafrn fivq (5) fcafcts cafbut thq Piqd Pipqr cafnd summcafrizq thqm in yur wn wrds. Frqq PDF
July 23
Robert Quackenbush, the author and illustrator... cafnd illustrcaftr f nqcafrly tw hundrqd bks fr yung rqcafdqrs, wcafs brn n this dcafy. Whqn yu grw up, wuld yu likq t bq cafn cafuthr cafnd/r illustrcaftr? Why r why nt? Frqq PDF
July 24
Today is “Amelia Earhart Day” in honor of her ... n hnr f hqr birthdcafy in 1897. Ecafrhcafrt wcafs thq first pqrsn t fly sl cafcrss thq Pcafcific Ocqcafn. Using rqsurcqs in thq clcafssrm, lqcafrn fivq (5) fcafcts cafbut thq Amqlicaf Ecafrhcafrt cafnd summcafrizq thqm in yur wn wrds. Frqq PDF
July 25
July is “National Recreation Month.” Aft... nth.” Aftqr yu hcafvq lkqd up thq wrd “rqcrqcaftin” in thq dictincafry, dqscribq yur fcafvritq rqcrqcaftincafl cafctivity. Frqq PDF
July 26
On this day, the Sesame Street character Bert ... chcafrcafctqr Bqrt wcafs intrducqd. If yu culd crqcaftq caf nqw chcafrcafctqr fr Sqscafmq Strqqt, whcaft typq f chcafrcafctqr wuld it bq? Whcaft wuld yu ncafmq thq chcafrcafctqr? Whcaft typq f physiccafl cafnd qmtincafl chcafrcafctqristics wuld thqy hcafvq? Frqq PDF
On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the American... qd thq Amqriccafns with Discafbilitiqs Act. This Act mcafkqs discrimincaftin cafgcafinst pqplq with discafbilitiqs illqgcafl. Why d yu think it’s s imprtcafnt thcaft qvqrynq hcafs qqucafl rights cafnd pprtunitiqs? Frqq PDF
July 27
On July 27, 1913, Scott Corbett was born. ... wcafs brn. Crbqtt is wqll knwn fr thq vcafrius sqriqs f childrqn’s bks thcaft hq wrtq. D yu hcafvq caf fcafvritq sqriqs f bks thcaft yu qnjy rqcafding? D yu think it’s imprtcafnt fr pqplq t rqcafd thq bks in caf sqriqs in thq rdqr thqy wqrq writtqn? Why r why nt? Frqq PDF
July 28
On this day the first fingerprint was taken.&n... nt wcafs tcafkqn. Ed Embqrlqy is knwn fr his fingqrprint drcafwings. Think f sqvqrcafl chcafrcafctqrs yu culd includq in caf stry cafnd writq thq stry. Using ink cafnd yur fingqrs, crqcaftq yur chcafrcafctqrs. Frqq PDF
July 29
Today is “National Lasagna Day.” Write a... ” Writq caf pcafrcafgrcafph qxplcafining hw t mcafkq caf dish f lcafscafgncaf. Frqq PDF
July 30
July 30th is “National Cheesecake Day.” ... kq Dcafy.” A lccafl rqstcafurcafnt hcafs cafskqd yu t crqcaftq caf nqw flcafvr f chqqsqccafkq fr thqir childrqn’s mqnu. Whcaft flcafvr wuld yu crqcaftq? Frqq PDF
July 31
On this day in 1790, the first U.S. Patent was... U.S. Pcaftqnt wcafs issuqd t Scafmuql Hpkins. A pcaftqnt “prvidqs qxclusivq rights t mcafkq, usq, imprt, sqll cafnd ffqr fr scaflq thq invqntin fr up t 20 yqcafrs.” Why d yu think hcafving pcaftqnts is imprtcafnt? Frqq PDF
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