October Journal Prompts | Printable Classroom Resource | The Moffatt Girls
Writing is a skill that requires daily practice! These simple journal prompts are designed to help BEGINNING and/or STRUGGLING writers build confidence, practice articulating thoughts, work on fine motor skills and proper letter formation.
*Please note that this is a downloaded pdf file. No physical product will be sent to you.
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This October NO PREP Packet includes the following:
Four versions of the journal prompts
*21 journal prompts with a starter phrase
*21 of the same journal prompts without the starter phrase for more advanced writers.
*2nd Grade lined with a grade appropriate writing rubric
*3rd Grade lined with a grade appropriate writing rubric
*Journal Cover
* Sight Word List - Simple sight words to help with spelling.
*Additional paper for students who want to write more.
*Table of Contents with all October Journal Prompts
Included on each journal prompt:
*I Can Statements with text and visual support to remind students to:
-use capitals
-use finger spacing between words
-sound out and spell words
-use periods
-draw pictures to support their text
*Illustrated word bank to help spell words they might use in their writing.
*Place to draw a picture to support the writing.
Writing Prompts Included:
*October Journal Cover
*A firefighter
*If there is a fire (fire safety)
*A bat has (parts of the bat's body)
*A baby bat
*A spider can
*A spider has (parts of a spider's body)
*The life cycle of a pumpkin
*My favorite pumpkin treat
*My favorite fall animal
*My Jack-o-Lantern
*On Halloween, I want to
*My favorite candy
*In the fall I like to
*In the fall I wear
*Christopher Columbus
*If I were an explorer
*On Saturday morning
*My favorite reptile is a _____ because
*I feel ______ today because
*A (community worker) helps us by
*On the farm
**Extended writing page
***Each of the above starter prompts also come WITHOUT starter sentences for more advanced writers.
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