School Success | Journaling to Help Students Stay Motivated

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Tweet School Success— School success takes effort, commitment, determination and motivation on the part of students. Setting goals and staying motivated are particularly important to a child’s school success, and journaling can help in this area of child’s life. Wonderfully, journal writing may be used by students of any and all skill levels. We all [...]

Elementary Writing about Thanksgiving | 78 Writing Prompts

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TweetElementary Writing Ideas to Inspire Kids to Write About Thanksgiving When you’re making your own list of things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, be sure to include the joy on the faces of your students as they journal.  With an effective list of elementary writing prompts, journaling is a wonderful tool for students to [...]

Elementary Writing | 75 Journal Prompt Ideas for Kids

Elementary Writing for Middle School Kids

TweetElementary writing— Elementary writing skills are essential to building a solid educational foundation in children. To help reinforce the habit of regular writing it is essential to show kids that writing in school can be fun. Journaling is one way to do so. Journal writing is a fabulous way to reinforce your tween’s elementary writing [...]

Controlling Relationships | Helping Kids Deal with Them

Controlling Relationships | Helping Kids Deal with Them

TweetControlling relationships are part of growing up in today’s word and they can be difficult to deal with for many reasons.  This is why good friendships can be a soft place to land, especially for tweens. Good friendships can create an environment where kids feel safe, secure, and loved by special friends. Of course not [...]

5th Grade Writing Prompts | 72 Writing Ideas for Kids

5th Grade Journal Prompts

Tweet5th grade writing prompts for teachers, kids, parents… Fresh journal prompts are always a great inspiration for a students, whether they’ve been writing for years, or whether they’re just starting out.  Journaling helps students work out problems on paper, create new ideas, and work through feelings and emotions in a constructive way.  It also provides [...]

School Success: Balancing Life and School through a Journal

School Success Factor - Balancing School and Life

TweetSchool Success— Succeeding in school depends on many factors, one of which is the ability to balance life during the school year.  Kids need help balancing life and academic responsibilities as parents are not the only ones who have been told to keep their life balance in check. As a matter of fact students of [...]

The First Days of School | 5 Tips to Starting School Right

Students Returning to School | First Day of School

TweetThe first day of school is fun and exciting for students and parents. But for many kids, starting school can be a stressful and challenging time. A child may have an especially difficult time if she is attending a new school. To start the school year off on the right track, I offer parents, children [...]

Success in College #1 Factor

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TweetSucceeding in School— Being a success in the college or university setting requires that a student be able to work diligently under their own motivation. In elementary school children are taught basic building blocks. Later, in junior high and high school a student is exposed to more independence. By the time they reach the college [...]

Girls Do Better In School… Enjoying Education Is The Key

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TweetGirls in School— Every parent wants a better life for their young daughter. They want their child to do her best in school. Of course, education is the key to getting the best out of life but some girls lack the confidence with written communication skills, necessary to get good grades and reach success. For [...]

Elementary, Middle & High School Graduation | Congratulations Graduates!

Elementary Girl Graduate

TweetI was recently contacted by a wonderful woman and asked to write a journaling page for inclusion in a journal book she was compiling for her son.  Very soon her son would be graduating from High School, and she wanted to gift him some words of wisdom and insight from adults. I loved her idea [...]