Free Writing Journal Prompts
Keeping a writing journal is a fun, easy way to add some creativity, free thinking and problem solving skills to your homeschool routine.
Simply print out some free writing paper (or use your own paper), read the prompts with your child(ren) and let them freely write about that day’s topic. When they have completed the assignment, let them read their writing to you and then file it into a binder.
Some of the journal prompts lend themselves quite nicely to drawing as well. If you have the time and your child is inspired, we encourage you to allow them the extra creative freedom to illustrate his or her journal entry too.
At the end of your school year, children will have fun reading through their previous journal entries and you’ll be able to see their writing progress.
We recommend reading the finished entries together, but not correcting or grading them. This should be fun activity!
All of these writing prompts can be adapted for younger or older students. Where it is a good fit, we have included Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced journal assignments.
We’ll be adding more writing journal prompt through the year. Be sure to book mark this page and check back often!
Do you have a pet or know someone that does? How can you tell what your dog (or cat, or bird, or hamster–or whatever pet you have) wants? Dog primarily communicate by barking and with body language. You can get a pretty good idea what he wants by the kind of bark he’s using.
Your dog might use a sharp, high-pitched bark when he wants your attention to play or he might use a low, rumbling growl to tell others “stay away!” You can read the top ten ways dogs communicate in this article at Yahoo.
What if your dog (or other pet) could actually talk using human words? What would he say to you and to other dogs?
Beginner: In your journal, write a few things your pet would say to you.
Intermediate & Advanced: In your writing journal, write about a day in the life of your talking pet!
Bonus: For fun, watch “Look Who’s Talking Now,” [PG-13] a movie about talking pets!
