Elementary Journal Prompts

Please read through and consider the following guidelines for writing in your journal.

If you are having trouble thinking about what to write in your journal, think about what you would possibly write as a status update on a social media site. Use this as your starting point.

Journals are not meant to be published. Remember that this is a place where you can explore your thoughts and ideas without any concern of someone's criticism.

If you like to write stories, or poems, it is OK to write them in your journal.

It's OK to break all of the rules in spelling and grammar. There is no right or wrong way to write something in your journal.

If you don't know how to spell a word, use this time as a learning strategy. Write the word as best as you can, or underline the word that you think you misspelled.

Write with a pen, marker, colored pencil, or whatever it is that you like. You can also add a drawing if you want to enhance your journal entry.

Date each journal entry, and include a title for each.

It's OK to go back and revise or add on to a journal entry if you feel you need to add a detail.

Please share your journal with your parent and your teacher.