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Plenty of prompts to keep the kids busy writing
Why should the adults have all the fun? Journal writing prompts are great for kids too.
This lens focuses on journal writing prompt resources suitable for kids. There's enough here to keep them occupied creatively all summer long!
If you are after journal prompts for grown ups, please check out my other lens - A Goldmine of Journal Writing Prompts
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The Benefits of Journal Writing for Kids
These resources all focus on the benefits of journaling for kids.
- Hallmark - Kids Can Keep Journals, Too
- A short article on kids keeping journals. Includes some tips on getting the kids started and sharing the experience with family, such as Grandparents.
- Benefits of Journal Writing for Kids
- A short article on the benefits of journal writing for kids, with some tips on how to make it a fun and enjoyable activity for them.
- Journal Writing Every Day: Teachers Say It Really Works!
- Another article on the benefits of journaling in the classroom. Also includes a list of prompts.
- How to Teach Journal Writing for Kids
- Five easy steps to incorporate journal writing into the classroom.
Great Stuff on Amazon
List Your Self For Kids: Listmaking as Fun Way to Get to Know Yourself
Amazon Price: $11.01 (as of 01/06/2010) 
All About Me, Revised Edition: A Keepsake Journal for Kids
Amazon Price: $9.32 (as of 01/06/2010)
My Listography: My Amazing Life in Lists
Amazon Price: $9.32 (as of 01/06/2010)
Journal Writing Prompt Resources for Kids
These websites all have great collections of journal writing prompts for the kids to get stuck into.
- Journal Writing (and Ideas/Prompts)
- This collection of prompts was created by kids and teachers.
- The Teachers Corner - Daily Writing Prompts
- A great resource of daily journal or writing prompts for teachers. Each prompt has a related pdf file for printing with the prompt and an image.
- Lesson Exchange - Journal Writing Ideas
- Another teachers resource with heaps of great journal writing prompts for young people.
- 1000 Quick Writing Ideas
- A sample page from the Timesavers for Teachers book 1000 Quick Writing Ideas. This page shows 100 quick writing prompts. They are aimed at kids, but I was pleasantly surprised to see quite a few that adults could get their teeth into as well.
- Tooter4Kids - Journal Writing
- Tooter4Kids has a great article about experiences in the classroom with journal writing. Towards the end of this page is a great list of prompts to try.
- Tooter4Kids - Stuck?
- Some more ideas from Tooter4Kids on how to use journal writing prompts. Includes more prompts as well.
- Tooter4Kids - Daily Writing Prompts
- Even more prompt ideas from Tooter4Kids. These are laid out by month with a prompt for each day. Heaps to choose from here!
- ABCTeach - Writing Prompts
- Creative writing prompts for kids, but with a journaling slant. Printable activity booklets and sheets.
Cool Writing Stuff for Kids on CafePress
Cool accessories for journal writing kids!
Doodle Journal
Price: 26.99
Future Author Kids Baseball Jersey
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COLOR outside the lines Kids T-Shirt
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Writing Santa Postcards (Package of 8)
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More Journal Writing Prompt Resources
- The Write Source - Writing Topics
- A great list of prompts for kids divided into groups according to school grade level.
- School Express - Journal Writing Worksheets
- Some great journal writing worksheets to print. Each has a number of prompts for the kids to write about. There's a worksheet for every day of the year!
- Journal Writing in the Classroom
- A short list of prompts here and a handy checklist for teachers to assess student's work with.
- TeacherView.com - Journal Topic Starters
- A resource of journal prompts in PDF format, categorised by month. Good for younger kids.
- Pickering Elementary School - Daily Journal Starters
- A great resource for younger kids, heaps of prompts to choose from here.
by Sammie
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