Journal prompts for kids: 20 draw-and-write pages
Daily or weekly journal writing builds writing stamina and ideas. These 20 prompts each have a box to draw and lines to write.
For: Kindergarten to 2nd grade teachers and parents
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- Drawing holds the idea while young children work on spelling and letters.
- Topics from their own life give them something to say.
- A journal shows growth over the year.
What helps
- Talk about the prompt first: tell me about…
- Accept sound spelling; praise ideas.
- Staple the pages into a journal with a cover.
The planstep by step.
1Me and my people
Family, friends and feelings.
2Things I like
Favorites and fun.
3Imagine
Big ideas.
4Seasons and days
Weather and special days.
Questions
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How much should a kindergartener write?
Labels or one sentence at the start of the year; several sentences by the end is common. Any writing counts.
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