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Features

  • Twelve prompts, two on each page
  • Every kind of writing: stories, opinions, explanations and descriptions
  • Imagine a day as an animal, invent a new one, write to an animal you love
  • Prompts for quick writes and for longer pieces
  • An animal picture beside the first prompt on each page
  • Wide-ruled notebook lines with room to write, set in Andika

Skills Covered

  • Write often for different purposes
  • Write a quick response
  • Write a longer piece
  • Describe with detail
  • Give an opinion with reasons
  • Imagine and tell a story

How to Use This Pack

Six pages with two prompts each, twelve in all. Some ask for a story, some for an opinion, an explanation or a description. Each prompt has rows under it to write on. Use one a day for a quick write of ten minutes, or let students choose one to grow into a longer piece.

In the Classroom

Start the day or a writing block with one prompt and a timer. Let volunteers share, then let students mark the entry they would like to revise later. Twelve prompts cover about two weeks of daily writing.

At Home

Write along with your child: each of you answers the same prompt, then trade and read. Talk about how your answers were different.

Tips for Success

  • Write the whole time, without stopping
  • Use details: names, places, sounds
  • Give reasons for what you think
  • It is fine to write more on the back
  • Reread and star your best sentence

Writing Journal Prompts

3rd – 5th Grade

Twelve journal prompts about animals for writing often, long and short. Students imagine, remember, explain, argue and invent, with a mix of quick writes and longer pieces.

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What’s Included

  • 6 journal pages
  • 12 animal prompts, two on each page
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