34 Exciting Creative Writing Topics

for 5th Grade Students

1. What would it be like to live in a world where everyone’s dreams
came true?
2. Imagine that you are given the power to make any one of your
dreams come true. Which dream would you choose?  Write about the
dream that is most important to you and why you would most want it
to come true.
3. Pick a natural landmark or a geographical feature and write an origin
story about it from the perspective of one of the world’s first civilized
cultures. How did the landmark or geographical feature come to be? 
What does it represent?  Why should it be important to humans?
4. If you could go to space at some point in your life, what would you
most like to see or experience? Choose anything in the universe and
write about it—whether or not it would be realistic for a person to
travel there!
5. If you could invent any tool or new technology that would improve
your life in some way, what would you create? What would it do? 
How would it work?  When would you use it?
6. What does it mean to have a successful life? What is the best way to
measure success?  Why?
7. Imagine that you are selected as an ambassador for fifth-grade
students all across the country and that you get to meet the
President. What would you want to discuss with the President?  What
experiences of other fifth graders would you choose to share?
8. What is the most exciting thing that’s ever happened to you? Write
about your experience and be sure to describe how you felt during
and after the event.
9. Think of one of your favorite stories from your childhood—and then
rewrite it with an alternate ending.
10. What is the most interesting fact you know? Explain the fact,
what it means, and why you think it is an interesting or important
thing for people to know.
11. Which of your extended family members are you closest with?
Write about what kinds of things you and this person like to do
together.
12. If you could add any one sport, skill, or activity to the Olympics
—and then compete in it—what would you choose? Do you think it
would be popular with other people?  Why?
13. If you had the chance to create your own country, what would it
be called? What laws would you put into place?  What kinds of things
would be important to your culture and society?
14. Do you play any musical instruments? If so, describe the
instrument you play and explain what you like and dislike about it.  If
not, choose an instrument you would like to learn to play and write
about why you like that particular type of music.
15. What is your favorite time of the year? What do you like most
about it?
16. Write about someone who has a profession that you admire.
What do you find inspiring about his or her job?
17. Why do some animals live in the wild and others live in zoos?
Do you think zoos are good for animals?  Why or why not?
18. Write a creative story about a world in which the animals take
over and put all the humans in a human zoo. What kinds of
educational exhibits might they have (grandparents, kids, etc.)? 
Would you enjoy living in the zoo?  Why or why not?
19. If you could be any famous person for a day, who would you
want to be? Why?
20. Do you like your name? Do you think it suits you?  If you could
change it, what would you change it to—and why?
21. Write about a time when you finally mastered a skill or a lesson
after spending forever practicing or studying it. How did you feel
when you were done?  Do you still remember what you learned?
22. What is the funniest thing you’ve ever seen?
23. If you suddenly lost your ability to taste, what flavor would you
miss the most? How do you think this challenge would impact your
daily life?
24. Imagine that you have become a character in your favorite
book. What is the greatest challenge you now face?  How will you
interact with the book’s other characters to overcome it?
25. What is the coolest-looking building in our city? What do you
like most about it?  How is it different from other architectural
designs?
26. Where do you like to go when you need some time to be
alone? What makes this place ideal for thinking and relaxing by
yourself?
27. What is the #1 goal you hope to achieve in middle school? Why
is it so important to you?
28. Who is the most interesting person you’ve ever met? Describe
what makes him or her so interesting and what you think of his or her
life.
29. Do you think you would like to have kids someday when you
are older? Why or why not?
30. Do you get nervous speaking in front of large groups of
people? Why or why not?
31. Write about a time when someone said something that
changed the way you thought about a particular subject. What did the
person say, and why did it have such a strong impact on you?
32. What is the best way to change someone else’s mind about a
strong belief they hold? Write about a time when you were able to
influence someone to change his or her way of thinking.
33. Write about a time when you were in a bad situation and finally
saw a silver lining. What happened?  How did it make you feel?
34. Imagine that you are living in the year 1835 and write about
what your life would be like. What would you do each day?  Where
would your family live?