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by: Curriculum Castle

WritingJournal

What’s Included:Seasonal & monthly cover pages

for students to decorate.

A variety of 60 journal prompts to keep your little writers

engaged and asking for more!

© Curriculum Castle 2013

What’s Included:Extra writing

paper (p.71) for students who

need more room to write.

Writer’s checklist and punctuation chart (p.72) for

student reference.


Writing rubric (p.73) to assess student work.

My Spring Writing Journal

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MarchWriting Journal

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MarchWriting Journal

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What will you miss most about the winter

season?

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Make a list of three things you like about the

month of March!

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In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, draw and write about your

favorite Dr. Seuss book!

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Plan a birthday party! What would be the theme?

Who would you invite?

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Imagine you had your very own garden. What

would you grow?

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How many words can you make using the letters from

the word “Springtime”?

Cut out and use these letters to help you make new words.

S P R I NG T I M E

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Make your own acrostic poem using the word

“Spring”.

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It’s Daylight Savings time! What will you do with an extra hour of daylight?

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Write a short story about a lost duckling. How will it

find its way home?

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Design your very own kite! Where would you

fly it?

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What is your favorite thing about St. Patrick’s

Day?

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Write about something you believe brings you

good luck!

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Write a letter to a leprechaun. Tell them why

they should visit your class for the day!

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Pretend you traveled to the end of a rainbow. Write about what you found!

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Age:

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Favorite food:

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Draw your own leprechaun in the box. Describe the

leprechaun by filling out the information below.

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Write about what it would be like to go on a hot air

balloon ride!

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Brainstorm words that describe a snail. Use two of these words in a sentence.

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Describe how to blow the perfect bubble. Use the

words: first, next, and last.

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Draw and write about how a doctor helps you!

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What is your favorite thing to do on a windy

day?

AprilWriting Journal

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AprilWriting Journal

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Happy April Fools’ Day! Write about a funny trick you

would like to play on someone!

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Read the short poem. Draw a picture to go with the poem

and finish the sentence.

Thunder crashes.Lightening flashes.

Rain makes puddles,

So I can make splashes.

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What is your favorite sport and why?

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Imagine you are a bee in Springtime!

Write about your day.

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What are you looking forward to the most during Spring Break?

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Finish drawing and coloring in your pet bunny. How will

you take care of it?

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List 3 reasons why rain is important.

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Design your own Easter egg. What would you hope

to find inside?

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If you were in charge of hiding eggs for an egg hunt, where would you hide them?

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Draw and write about what the baby chick saw when it

popped out of its egg!

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If you were giving an Easter basket to your best friend, what would you put inside?

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Let’s celebrate Earth Day! How could you show love

towards our Earth?

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Brainstorm 5 different items you can recycle. Use one of these words in a sentence.

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What would you do if you saw someone

littering?

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Draw and write about an item you would

make out of recycled products!

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In honor of Arbor Day, draw and write about what you would need to plant a tree.

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Finish the story: Wally the worm poked its head out of

the ground and saw…

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Write a letter to your teacher. Tell them about what you did

during your Spring Break!

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Imagine you could plant any type of seed. What would

you plant and why?

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You spot a seedling sprouting from the ground! What would

you do to take care of it?

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Draw and write about one thing you can do in the Spring

that you can’t do in the Winter.

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Imagine you just received your very own camera! What would you take a picture of

and why?

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Fruit salad is a delicious and healthy snack! What kinds of

fruit would you put into a fruit salad?

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Pretend you are throwing a Cinco de Mayo party! Write

down three party games you would like to play!

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Finish the story: While I was swimming in the lake, I

spotted a mermaid!

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In honor of Teacher Appreciation Day, draw a picture of your

teacher and write about one important lesson they taught you!

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Write a thank you noteto a teacher!

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our schedule

What would be your ideal classroom schedule?

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What do you love most about your mom? Draw a picture

and write a sentence about her!

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If you could give anything to your mom for Mother’s Day, what would it be and why? Draw and write about it!

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Imagine you were having a garage sale! What would

you sell? Why?

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Draw what you think the inside of a chrysalis looks like! Write a sentence to go with

your drawing.

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Do you think children should be allowed to capture

insects they find outside? Why or why not?

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Brainstorm words that describe a frog. Use two of these words in a sentence.

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Write a short story about a tadpole that

turns into a frog!

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What is one way we can honor veterans this

Memorial Day?

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List 3 examples of what makes someone a hero.

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Draw and write about your favorite memory from

the school year.

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What are you looking forward to the most

next school year?

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Spring looks like…////////////////////

Spring feels like…////////////////////

Spring smells like…////////////////////

Spring tastes like…////////////////////

Spring sounds like…////////////////////


Fill in the blanks to complete the Spring poem!

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. period-used at the end of a statement

? question mark-used after a question

! exclamation mark-used to end a sentence with strong feelings

, comma-used to pause or separate words

: colon-used to start a list

; semi-colon-used in place of the word “and”

“ “ quotation mark-used to show when a character is speaking

( ) parenthesis-used to make a comment inside of a sentence

My Punctuation Chart

Did you remember to…

Writer’s Checklist

use capital letters?

write neatly?

use the correct punctuation?

check your spelling?

indent your paragraph?

use details?

stay on topic?

Writing Rubric

needs improvement

fair good excellent

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

Punctuationstudent uses the

correct punctuation

Capitalizationstudent uses capital

letters to begin sentences and for

names

Grammarstudent uses subject/ verb agreement and complete sentences

Contentstudent stays on

topic and uses details

Spellingstudent writes sight words correctly and applies spelling rules


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