Recommended Resources
Fresh Takes on Using Journals to Teach Beginning Writers (Grades 1-2):
Five-Minute Mini-Lessons, Skill-Building Strategies, and Irrestible Activites that Inspire Children to Write.
Jim Henry shares his own experiences in building enthusiastic writers, and clearly demonstrates how to use mini-lessons that make journal writing most effective.
Conversations : Strategies for Teaching, Learning, and Evaluating
Chapter 7 of Regie Routman's comprehensive volume on Language Arts teaching provides valuable insights on how to make journal writing more than an empty exercise.
Creative Collections of Writing Prompts
Comic-Strip Writing Prompts (Grades 3-5)
Karen Kellaher
Daily Writing Prompts
Carol Simpson
Incredible Quotations (Grades 4-8)
Jacqueline Sweeney
Journal Jumpstarts: Quick Topics and Tips for Journal Writing
Patricia Woodward
Quote A Day Writing Prompts
Jacqueline Sweeney
Standards-Based Language Arts: Graphic Organizers, Rubrics, and Writing Prompts for Middle Grade Students
Imogene Forte, Sandra Schurr
Tough Issues, Good Decisions: Stories & Writing Prompts (Grades 4-8)
Lillian R. Putnam, Eileen M. Burke
Vocabulary Word-of-the-Day Writing Prompts
Marcia Miller, Martin Lee
Writing Center Prompts: Shape Stationery and Writing Prompts and Story Starters: Grades 1-2
Creative Teaching Press
50 Debate Prompts for Kids
Patrick Daley, Michael S. Dahlie
50 World-Record Writing Prompts
Justin McCory Martin
80 Sensational Headline Writing Prompts
Andrew Kaplan
100 Awesome Writing Prompts: To Use With Any Book!
Liza Charlesworth
101 Picture Prompts to Spark Super Writing (Grades 3-5) Karen Kellaher
145 Wonderful Writing Prompts From Favorite Literature (Grades 4-8)
Susan Ohanian
325 Creative Prompts for Personal Journals (Grades 4-8)
J. A. Senn
350 Fabulous Writing Prompts (Grades 4-8)
Jacqueline Sweeney, Stephanie Peterson
