Journals, Writing Topics, Prompts for Kids, Story Starters & More!
TweetSelf Esteem & Confidence Journal Prompt Ideas for Kids— Kids face consistent pressure from their friends and the media to look and act in particular ways. Though parents and teachers can’t take these pressures away, you can alleviate the damage by promoting confidence and high self esteem. is one of the best ways to help [...]
TweetWriting Prompts—A writing prompt can be found anywhere. It can be found in a dictionary, TV ad, newspaper, magazine, picture or on the Internet. are often used by kids (and adults too!) who keep a journal or write creatively. Of course, many writers enjoy using a good writing prompt when they begin a new writing [...]
TweetWriting Prompts for Sharing Journaling— Though parents often intend to spend quality time connecting with their kids, it’s easy to get side-tracked by life’s many distractions and responsibilities. However, by scheduling time and activities to share together, you can foster connection and promote a greater sense of self-worth in your child. Many parents use shared [...]
TweetJournal writing prompts— A collection of resources to motivate and help people enjoy, savor and delight in their journal keeping adventures. A small sample of our favorite journal prompts for people of every age: 1. If I wake up tomorrow and everything has changed for the better, what will have changed? 2. Write a poem [...]
TweetJournal Prompts for Kids– Earth Day (April 22nd) brings students an opportunity to examine their relationships with the environment and to think about how their lifestyles affect the world around them. The following 53 journal prompts will ask students to consider some tough questions, such as whether or not it’s necessary for people to own [...]
TweetElementary Writing— Elementary writing is a perfect skill to refine this time of year. But, as winter settles in, it’s easy for students to ditch their practice and get distracted by the potential of snow days or by impending breaks from school. If you’re looking for a way to get your student’s focus back on [...]
TweetSummer Writing Ideas — Summer is here and it’s a great time of year for kids to explore new activities. Summer writing is one such activity. Summer writing tends to be much more casual and may even take on a whimsical aspect. I suggest that you get your kids involved in this fabulous summer activity [...]
Tweet“What If” Journal Writing Prompts When asking students to write in a journal, there is a time and a place for free writing and then there is a time for structured, focused writing. Personally I prefer free writing, but with students I find it helpful to use journal writing prompts. Just as an adult, a [...]
TweetElementary Writing – Oh the many joys of journaling! I love to write about journaling tips, creative journaling and journal writing techniques. But I am most often asked for a listing of journaling topics and prompts. Writing in a journal is one of my very favorite activities, and I hope it is one of your [...]
Tweet Kids Journaling for Joy I love to write about journaling tips, creative journaling and journal writing techniques. I love journaling so much that I wrote and published two kids journals! Do you love journaling? Do your kids? I hope so! Writing in a journal is one of my very favorite activities, and I hope [...]
