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$6.00Add to CartStop the “I don’t know what to write about!” struggle before it starts. This daily writing prompts resource provides a seamless solution for developing consistent writing habits, critical thinking skills, and creative expression for students in 4th – 12th Grade. Whether it’s a deep dive into facts and history or a light-hearted reflection, this month’s prompts ensure your students have a meaningful reason to put pen to paper every single day.
What’s Included?
This isn’t just a list of sentences; it is a complete journaling system. Each month is packed with:
- Individual Journal Pages: A unique, dedicated page for every day of the month.
- Diverse Prompt Styles: A balanced mix of “light and fun” topics and “deep-dive” prompts that challenge students to think critically about values, history, and social issues.
Here are two examples:
June 8th – (Word Oceans Day)
Have you ever been to the ocean? If so, how did you feel the first time you saw it? The world oceans are vital to our existence. What would happen is all of our oceans became polluted? How can we keep our oceans clean?June 16th – (1st Roller Coaster built)
The first roller coaster was built in 1884 on Coney Island in New York. Have you ever ridden on a roller coaster? Do you like roller coasters? Why or why not? What makes roller coasters scary (or too scary) or fun (or not really…)?How to implement it:
- Daily Starts: Start your morning or English period with a 10-minute quiet writing session.
- Fast-Finisher Activity: Keep your “early birds” engaged with a meaningful task that doesn’t feel like “busy work.”
- Homeschool Portfolios: Use these daily entries to track progress in handwriting, grammar, and expressive thought throughout the year.
- Digital or Print: These pages are designed to be “print-and-go” ready, but they also work beautifully as digital assignments. Simply give them to your student(s) and allow them to create a word document for each. First, have them copy (type) the prompt. Then answer it! Print and place in a growing 3 ring-binder of work.
The Benefits of Daily Prompting
Daily writing is like a workout for the brain. By using these journals, students will:
- Build Writing Stamina
- Strengthen Critical Thinking
- Encourage Research
- Encourages Deep Thinking About Different Topics
My Teaching Library has writing prompts for the entire year – BUNDLE & SAVE: Daily Writing Prompt Journal – ONE YEAR BUNDLE
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Stop the “I don’t know what to write about!” struggle before it starts. This daily writing prompts resource provides a seamless solution for developing consistent writing habits, critical thinking skills, and creative expression for students in 4th – 12th Grade. Whether it’s a deep dive into facts and history or a light-hearted reflection, this month’s prompts ensure your students have a meaningful reason to put pen to paper every single day.
What’s Included?
This isn’t just a list of sentences; it is a complete journaling system. Each month is packed with:
- Individual Journal Pages: A unique, dedicated page for every day of the month.
- Diverse Prompt Styles: A balanced mix of “light and fun” topics and “deep-dive” prompts that challenge students to think critically about values, history, and social issues.
Here are two examples:
April 1st – (April Fool’s Day)
“The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.” ~ Mark Twain
Nobody is sure when April 1st became a day for practical jokes, but it is certain that April Fool’s Day is celebrated in many parts of the world. Do you have any special plans for this April Fool’s Day? Write about the best practical joke ever.April 2nd – (Reconciliation Day)
What does reconciliation mean? Is there someone with whom you need to reconcile? Who is it and what caused your fall out? If not, describe a reconciliation that has occurred sometime in your life.
How to implement it:
- Daily Starts: Start your morning or English period with a 10-minute quiet writing session.
- Fast-Finisher Activity: Keep your “early birds” engaged with a meaningful task that doesn’t feel like “busy work.”
- Homeschool Portfolios: Use these daily entries to track progress in handwriting, grammar, and expressive thought throughout the year.
- Digital or Print: These pages are designed to be “print-and-go” ready, but they also work beautifully as digital assignments. Simply give them to your student(s) and allow them to create a word document for each. First, have them copy (type) the prompt. Then answer it! Print and place in a growing 3 ring-binder of work.
The Benefits of Daily Prompting
Daily writing is like a workout for the brain. By using these journals, students will:
- Build Writing Stamina
- Strengthen Critical Thinking
- Encourage Research
- Encourages Deep Thinking About Different Topics
My Teaching Library has writing prompts for the entire year – BUNDLE & SAVE: Daily Writing Prompt Journal – ONE YEAR BUNDLE
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Winter Sports Color and Write is a 7 student page Language Arts resource. On each page, students can color a picture and then write a story, a short report or perhaps even create a poem…as their creative thinking is sparked!
Are any international or national winter sports games happening? The Olympics perhaps or a World or National Championship? This resource would be great to use during those times…but can be used ANY TIME!
Included Winter Sports: skiing, skating, bob sledding, hockey, and snowboarding PLUS you’ll find two pages that depict participants standing and receiving medals
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As students learn about different types of ‘homes’ throughout the world and history, this is a perfect resource to incorporate into your lesson plans. It includes 9 worksheets. Each will display a different type of home. Students are asked to ‘add to the picture, color and write a story.’
Types of homes included:
- – hut
- – chalet
- – adobe
- – Japanese Minka
- – palace
- – Spanish colonial
- – tipi
- – yaranga
- – yurt
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Help your students get creative! This mini-book template resource can be used by students to…
1. Publish their own short stories
2. Write definitions for spelling or vocabulary words
3. Create their own ‘study’ books from any lesson
4. Use within interactive notebooks
5. Use to add information to a lapbooking project -
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Get your students’ creative thoughts going with this resource, October Color & Write A Story! With 20 different October / Fall-themed scenes, students can color the picture on each and then write a story that goes along with the picture.
Use as part of a creative story writing assignment, as seat work for early finishers, as a homework assignment, in a literacy center or even in a sub-folder! Also, imagine the great student-created bulletin board that can be displayed from student creations.
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Stop the “I don’t know what to write about!” struggle before it starts. This daily writing prompts resource provides a seamless solution for developing consistent writing habits, critical thinking skills, and creative expression for students in 4th – 12th Grade. Whether it’s a deep dive into facts and history or a light-hearted reflection, this month’s prompts ensure your students have a meaningful reason to put pen to paper every single day.
What’s Included?
This isn’t just a list of sentences; it is a complete journaling system. Each month is packed with:
- Individual Journal Pages: A unique, dedicated page for every day of the month.
- Diverse Prompt Styles: A balanced mix of “light and fun” topics and “deep-dive” prompts that challenge students to think critically about values, history, and social issues.
Here are two examples:
August 11th – (August is Inventors Month)
Some things that humans need, like fire, were discovered bu many of the activities we perform daily are made possible by an invention (like matches). Look around you. Almost everything you see was invented. Someone though of an easier or better way to do something and that person is an inventor. Imagine that your name is Pat Ented. You are a famous inventor! Today you will share with the world your greatest invention of all time! It is something that will make everyone’s daily life easier. What is it?August 17th – (International Lighthouse Day)
Lighthouses help boats to see when they are close to the shore. They prevent accidents. They are also a beautiful part of our history. Have you ever been to a lighthouse? Would you like to go to one? What do you think it would be like to live in a lighthouse?How to implement it:
- Daily Starts: Start your morning or English period with a 10-minute quiet writing session.
- Fast-Finisher Activity: Keep your “early birds” engaged with a meaningful task that doesn’t feel like “busy work.”
- Homeschool Portfolios: Use these daily entries to track progress in handwriting, grammar, and expressive thought throughout the year.
- Digital or Print: These pages are designed to be “print-and-go” ready, but they also work beautifully as digital assignments. Simply give them to your student(s) and allow them to create a word document for each. First, have them copy (type) the prompt. Then answer it! Print and place in a growing 3 ring-binder of work.
The Benefits of Daily Prompting
Daily writing is like a workout for the brain. By using these journals, students will:
- Build Writing Stamina
- Strengthen Critical Thinking
- Encourage Research
- Encourages Deep Thinking About Different Topics
My Teaching Library has writing prompts for the entire year – BUNDLE & SAVE: Daily Writing Prompt Journal – ONE YEAR BUNDLE
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This resource is a great extension activity for 2nd-3rd grade students who have just finished learning about Columbus. Students will use their creative imagination and write a travel log as if they were an actual crew member aboard a voyage with Columbus. They will then create a ‘telling telescope’ for their travel log and a fun little sailor hat!
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Stop the “I don’t know what to write about!” struggle before it starts. This daily writing prompts resource provides a seamless solution for developing consistent writing habits, critical thinking skills, and creative expression for students in 4th – 12th Grade. Whether it’s a deep dive into facts and history or a light-hearted reflection, this month’s prompts ensure your students have a meaningful reason to put pen to paper every single day.
What’s Included?
This isn’t just a list of sentences; it is a complete journaling system. Each month is packed with:
- Individual Journal Pages: A unique, dedicated page for every day of the month.
- Diverse Prompt Styles: A balanced mix of “light and fun” topics and “deep-dive” prompts that challenge students to think critically about values, history, and social issues.
Here are two examples:
February 22nd – (Be Humble Day)
Have you ever given up an argument, even when you thought you were right, for the sake of not fighting? Have you ever helped someone and not taken credit for it? Do you show respect to people simply because they are older (even if you believe they aren’t necessarily wiser)? These are acts of humility. How hard is it to be humble? Why is it important to be humble? Write about a time that you were humble.February 26th – (“Oh for Pete’s Sake” Day)
Oh, for Pete’s Sake Day celebrates one example of a ‘minced oath’, where an offensive word or phrase is substituted by something more acceptable in society. Other examples include, “For crying out loud!” and “Sugar!”. Such euphemisms have been used for centuries whenever people hit thumbs with hammers, burn hands on hot plates or sit on sharp things while in polite company. Why has Pete been singled out for special attention? Create a story to explain why Pet was singled out!How to implement it:
- Daily Starts: Start your morning or English period with a 10-minute quiet writing session.
- Fast-Finisher Activity: Keep your “early birds” engaged with a meaningful task that doesn’t feel like “busy work.”
- Homeschool Portfolios: Use these daily entries to track progress in handwriting, grammar, and expressive thought throughout the year.
- Digital or Print: These pages are designed to be “print-and-go” ready, but they also work beautifully as digital assignments. Simply give them to your student(s) and allow them to create a word document for each. First, have them copy (type) the prompt. Then answer it! Print and place in a growing 3 ring-binder of work.
The Benefits of Daily Prompting
Daily writing is like a workout for the brain. By using these journals, students will:
- Build Writing Stamina
- Strengthen Critical Thinking
- Encourage Research
- Encourages Deep Thinking About Different Topics
My Teaching Library has writing prompts for the entire year – BUNDLE & SAVE: Daily Writing Prompt Journal – ONE YEAR BUNDLE
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Something for everyone…Spring Writing Paper for Reports, Poetry and Creative Writing has 101 different designed pages for student publishing! Fun and colorful, students will love using these pages for their final drafts. Included are pages that are perfect for all types of writing assignments, fun stories, creative poems, holidays like Easter and Mother’s day, reports on Spring weather, nature and much more.
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This resource provides 4 writing papers for students to self-publish their very own ‘Superhero’ story!
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Haiku is a Japanese poetry form and uses just a few words to capture a moment and to create a picture in the reader’s mind!
This resource will teach students how to write a Haiku, provides several spring picture writing prompts and provides 30 themed writing pages.
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Stop the “I don’t know what to write about!” struggle before it starts. This daily writing prompts resource provides a seamless solution for developing consistent writing habits, critical thinking skills, and creative expression for students in 4th – 12th Grade. Whether it’s a deep dive into facts and history or a light-hearted reflection, this month’s prompts ensures your students have a meaningful reason to put pen to paper every single day.
What’s Included?
This isn’t just a list of sentences; it is a complete journaling system. Each month is packed with:
- Individual Journal Pages: A unique, dedicated page for every day of the month.
- Diverse Prompt Styles: A balanced mix of “light and fun” topics and “deep-dive” prompts that challenge students to think critically about values, history, and social issues.
Here are two examples:
January 16th – (America put the “Prohibition Amendment” into effect in 1919)
To prohibit something is to forbid it, or to make it illegal. In 1917, in Amendment 18, the United States decided that the negative effects of alcohol were so dangerous that is should be illegal. The Amendment when into effect in 1919. The intention of the amendment was to protect people from the dangers of alcohol. Unfortunately, it had the effect of making organized crime very wealthy through the illegal sale of alcohol. In 1933, Prohibition was repealed with the 21st Amendment. If you could make something that is legal become illegal, what would it be? How would you enforce the law?January 22nd – (National Mentoring Month is January)
To be a mentor, you don’t need special skills, just an ability to listen and to offer friendship, guidance and encourage to a young person. Have you ever been a mentor to someone? If so, describe your experience. If not, is there someone you might mentor? Do you know him/her already? If not, how would you meet? Describe how you’d be a good mentor.Whether you are an educator or a homeschooling parent, you probably know that the hardest part of writing is often just getting started. This bundle removes that barrier.
How to implement it:
- Daily Starts: Start your morning or English period with a 10-minute quiet writing session.
- Fast-Finisher Activity: Keep your “early birds” engaged with a meaningful task that doesn’t feel like “busy work.”
- Homeschool Portfolios: Use these daily entries to track progress in handwriting, grammar, and expressive thought throughout the year.
- Digital or Print: These pages are designed to be “print-and-go” ready, but they also work beautifully as digital assignments. Simply give them to your student(s) and allow them to create a word document for each. First, have them copy (type) the prompt. Then answer it! Print and place in a growing 3 ring-binder of work.
The Benefits of Daily Prompting
Daily writing is like a workout for the brain. By using these journals, students will:
- Build Writing Stamina
- Strengthen Critical Thinking
- Encourage Research
- Encourages Deep Thinking About Different Topics
My Teaching Library has writing prompts for the entire year – BUNDLE & SAVE: Daily Writing Prompt Journal – ONE YEAR BUNDLE
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$6.00Add to Cart
Stop the “I don’t know what to write about!” struggle before it starts. This daily writing prompts resource provides a seamless solution for developing consistent writing habits, critical thinking skills, and creative expression for students in 4th – 12th Grade. Whether it’s a deep dive into facts and history or a light-hearted reflection, this month’s prompts ensure your students have a meaningful reason to put pen to paper every single day.
What’s Included?
This isn’t just a list of sentences; it is a complete journaling system. Each month is packed with:
- Individual Journal Pages: A unique, dedicated page for every day of the month.
- Diverse Prompt Styles: A balanced mix of “light and fun” topics and “deep-dive” prompts that challenge students to think critically about values, history, and social issues.
Here are two examples:
October 10th – (World Mental Health Day)
What is mental health? Why is mental health important? Do you know anyone that has a mental health issue? How does it affect his/her life and the lives of those around him/her? What are things we can do to help our mental health? What type of careers are considered mental health careers? Would you be be interested in any of these careers? Why or why not?October 13th – (October is Vegetarian Month)
What does it mean to be vegetarian? Do you know someone who is a vegetarian? If you decided to become a vegetarian (or are a vegetarian) what food(s) would (do) you miss the most and why? How would you incorporate protein into your diet? What is the difference between being a vegetarians and a vegan?How to implement it:
- Daily Starts: Start your morning or English period with a 10-minute quiet writing session.
- Fast-Finisher Activity: Keep your “early birds” engaged with a meaningful task that doesn’t feel like “busy work.”
- Homeschool Portfolios: Use these daily entries to track progress in handwriting, grammar, and expressive thought throughout the year.
- Digital or Print: These pages are designed to be “print-and-go” ready, but they also work beautifully as digital assignments. Simply give them to your student(s) and allow them to create a word document for each. First, have them copy (type) the prompt. Then answer it! Print and place in a growing 3 ring-binder of work.
The Benefits of Daily Prompting
Daily writing is like a workout for the brain. By using these journals, students will:
- Build Writing Stamina
- Strengthen Critical Thinking
- Encourage Research
- Encourages Deep Thinking About Different Topics
My Teaching Library has writing prompts for the entire year – BUNDLE & SAVE: Daily Writing Prompt Journal – ONE YEAR BUNDLE
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$6.00Add to Cart
Stop the “I don’t know what to write about!” struggle before it starts. This daily writing prompts resource provides a seamless solution for developing consistent writing habits, critical thinking skills, and creative expression for students in 4th – 12th Grade. Whether it’s a deep dive into facts and history or a light-hearted reflection, this month’s prompts ensure your students have a meaningful reason to put pen to paper every single day.
What’s Included?
This isn’t just a list of sentences; it is a complete journaling system. Each month is packed with:
- Individual Journal Pages: A unique, dedicated page for every day of the month.
- Diverse Prompt Styles: A balanced mix of “light and fun” topics and “deep-dive” prompts that challenge students to think critically about values, history, and social issues.
Here are two examples:
November 11th – (Veterans Day)
Veterans Day (celebrated somewhat differently as Remembrance Day in Canada, Australia and Great Britain) originally commemorated the end of World War I. In the United States, it is now a day to honor all those who serve in the military, living and dead, from all wars and during peacetime. Do you know any veterans? Write a letter to a veteran you know or, if you don’t know one, to any veteran.November 13th – (World Kindness Day)
“No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.” ~ Aesop
Tell about a time when someone was kind to you.How to implement it:
- Daily Starts: Start your morning or English period with a 10-minute quiet writing session.
- Fast-Finisher Activity: Keep your “early birds” engaged with a meaningful task that doesn’t feel like “busy work.”
- Homeschool Portfolios: Use these daily entries to track progress in handwriting, grammar, and expressive thought throughout the year.
- Digital or Print: These pages are designed to be “print-and-go” ready, but they also work beautifully as digital assignments. Simply give them to your student(s) and allow them to create a word document for each. First, have them copy (type) the prompt. Then answer it! Print and place in a growing 3 ring-binder of work.
The Benefits of Daily Prompting
Daily writing is like a workout for the brain. By using these journals, students will:
- Build Writing Stamina
- Strengthen Critical Thinking
- Encourage Research
- Encourages Deep Thinking About Different Topics
My Teaching Library has writing prompts for the entire year – BUNDLE & SAVE: Daily Writing Prompt Journal – ONE YEAR BUNDLE
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Help your students get creative! This mini-book template resource can be used by students to…
1. Publish their own short stories
2. Write definitions for spelling or vocabulary words
3. Create their own ‘study’ books from any lesson
4. Use within interactive notebooks
5. Use to add information to a lapbooking project -
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Inspire students’ creative writing when they can self-publish using these fun, shamrock shapebook templates!
Created for two different writing levels (solid and dashed lines), students can use these templates to create unique March related stories, poetry, use with Spelling and Vocabulary words and more!
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Give students a resource to refer to when they are writing! This classroom poster will give 8 examples of how students can ‘change’ common words to more interesting and descriptive words within their writing. Having this resource will encourage and spark student creativity as they will begin to think about how they can expand their writing vocabulary.
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Help students get creative! This resource gives students the templates to make several different types of pumpkin shape books. Students can self-publish stories, poems and reports using this resource. Can be used for multiple subjects.
Includes:
- – 3 Covers (Blank, “My Pumpkin Story”, “All About Pumpkins”)
- – 6 Inside pages (with and without lines and sections to draw pictures)
- – Seed and leaf templates (to add to their books if they wish)
Suggestions for use:
- – Writing Center: Create an October themed story
- – Writing Center: Write an Acrostic poem (PUMPKIN), using one page for each line
- – Writing Center: Write a Haiku poem around Fall or pumpkins
- – Science Center: Create a book about the life cycle of pumpkins
- – Social Studies: Write a report on how different cultures or people groups use pumpkins
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An engaging writing center resource that students will love to use! Materials include:
- Center Title & Instruction ideas
– Check your 6 + 1 traits
– Instructions
– Perspective questions - 86 writing prompt cards (best suited for 3rd-6th grades)
- Center Title & Instruction ideas
