You have found a map showing buried treasure in your neighborhood. What might be in the treasure chest? Who might have buried it? Describe what happens when you dig up the treasure?
Imagine what the world might be like one hundred years from now. Describe what towns or cities might be like, how people might travel, and how people might communicate. Would you want to live in that world? Why or why not?
You woke up one morning to a loud commotion in your bedroom. Your bed was talking loudly to the wall, who was arguing with the window. Describe their conversation.
What if people growled out loud when they were hungry? Describe how this would become a noisy problem.
Imagine that you are an adult and your parents are children. What rules might you make for them? What might you do if they broke those rules?
Create your own action-adventure story, using yourself as the main character. Be sure to describe the setting and the exciting things that happen to you on your adventure.
Imagine that you could travel back in time and become a famous person from the past. Whom would you become? Why? Describe what it would be like to be that person.
Imagine you are an aluminum soda can. Describe your life from the day you were molded into shape until someone bought you and drank you. Use plenty of action verbs!
Imagine that the post office has asked you to choose a person to be commemorated on a new stamp. Whom would you choose? Why?
Write a few paragraphs as an ending to this cliffhanger: “Just as Candace escaped from the room of laughing mirrors, she ran straight into ______________.”
You have the opportunity to produce your own television show. What will it be about? Will it be a comedy, an action series, or a drama? Describe your shows first episode.
Describe a multi-step contraption that performs a simple task. For example, imagine you want to turn off your alarm clock. You pull a string that raises a bar that allows a ball to roll down a ramp that bounces on the “off” button.
Think about different smells, such as cookies baking, leaves burning, or exhaust fumes coming from cars. How do these different smells make you feel? Write down several different smells, then describe how each one makes you feel.
Think of ten creative uses for an empty cereal box.
It is the 1800s, and you are moving from the city to the wilderness in the American West. Your belongings are packed into a covered wagon. Write about the dangers and challenges you encounter on your trip.
Cyclops was a one eyed giant in Greek mythology. Invent another type of monster. Describe what the monster looks like and what it might do. Sketch the monster.
William Shakespeare said, “All the world’s a stage, / And all men and women merely players…” What do you think this means? In what ways is life similar to a play? In what ways are people similar to actors? Explain.