Journal Writing Hotlist
created by Sharon Fisher 

                      

These resources are not just for Journal Writing.  
An excellent list of sites to motivate your students to read, write and learn. 

Grade(s): Primary (K-2)
Intermediate (3-5)
Middle (6-8)
•Subjects(s): English Language Arts
Technology
Special Education

 

List of Sites:    


1. Journal Writing Prompts 

  • Site Location: http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr144.shtml
    Teachers share their favorite journal writing prompts.


2. Journal Writing Ideas 

  • Site Location: http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1492.html
    Story starters for reading and writing at the elementary level.


3. Journal Writing in the Classroom 

  • Site Location: http://k-6educators.about.com/library/weekly/aa100100a.htm?once=true&
    By writing every day, the students gain fluency while getting a chance to practice spelling, 
    punctuation, and styles in skills in context.


4. Journal Writing Ideas   

  • Site Location: http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1492.html
    Story starters for reading and writing at the elementary level.


5. Writing Topics   

  • Site Location: http://www.thewritesource.com/topics.htm
    Organized by grade level, these topics encourage students to write freely.



8. Giggle Potz                                                                                                                                                                                

  • Site Location: http://www.gigglepotz.com/journal.htm
    This program makes journal writing easy for students with 
    seasonal sentence starters.

 


10. Lesson Plans

  • Site Location: http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LA23.htm.html
    Plans in all elementary academic areas.

 


12. Elementary Writing Enrichment  

  • Site Location: http://childparenting.about.com/cs/writing/
    Fun with words.


13. Idea Box  

  • Site Location: http://www.theideabox.com/ideas.nsf/activity
    The Idea Box has an assortment of writing ideas.



14. Shapebooks 

  • Site Location: http://www.shapebooks.com/
    Shapebooks.com is a place for teachers, parents and students to create, 
    learn and have fun writing.

 


15. ABC Teach

  • Site Location: http://www.abcteach.com/
    A place for kids, teachers and parents to find basic skills, theme units, 
    reports, shapebooks and extras.

 


16. Lessons

  • Site Location: http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1492html


 

 

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