As the month of May rolls in, it’s a great time to squeeze in special writing projects. We share all of our favorite May writing activities below so you can pick and choose which ones work best for you and your students. Learn all about our most popular May writing projects below!

May Writing Activities
Check out the May writing activities below!
1. May Writing Prompts
This May Writing Journal includes prompts based on 10 different genres of writing: Creative, informative, opinion, narrative, procedural, descriptive, review, persuasive, poetry, and letter writing. It offers fun and engaging writing activities that will motivate your students to practice their writing skills and inspire a love of writing. It’s part of our Monthly Writing Prompts Bundle. Learn more below!
2. How to Build a Taco Writing and Craft Project
This How to Build a Taco Writing and Craft Project is packed with tons of resources to pick and choose from including all of the printables students need to work through the full writing process as well as the pages with templates for the craft. Learn more below!
3. Mother’s Day Gifts for Students to Make
This packet of Mothers Day Gift Ideas has 5 Easy Mothers Day Craft Projects to pick from. You’ll be able to use it year after year in any grade. From a Flower Pot Craft to an All About My Mom Questionnaire Survey, it has it all. There are even Mothers Day Cards, coupons, gift tags and more! Check it out below!
May Read Alouds
Below are some popular read alouds for May that you might find pair well.
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In closing, we hope you found this post about our popular May writing activities for elementary students helpful. If you did, then you may also be interested in these other posts: