The best Children's Journal Writing books: Reddit reviews

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That is the kind of paper we used for practicing handwriting in Kindergarten.

Here is an example from Amazon

One Question a Day 2021-2025: A five year memory book and 365 questions journal 5 years, 1,825 answers with golden flower cover https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JF2DGP9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_V9TM52GA70CY14CJ2M54

Basically before I go to bed I fill out the question for the day. It’s been fun!

I got it in a subscription box and it's not available by itself 😭 there's a couple people selling it on eBay though if you search for "Owlcrate Addie journal". and this one on Amazon is similar but for 5 years https://www.amazon.com/dp/1452174792/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_9ac6FbRYY5YTM

Right. Just give her books that she's interested in. There's a great journal book that would be perfect for her. This is the one I got for my kids. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0553459791/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_u.w5FbGWESBX6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

If she can read, then she can follow the instructions and fill out the book.. Tell her that you love details and color and can't wait to see what she comes up with.

She may like word searches, mazes and word puzzles. My early reader/memorizer loved those kinds of things when he was three.

This should give you a start:

https://www.amazon.com/Dual-Notebook-Graph-Lined-Alternating/dp/1979401888

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dual-Notebook-Graph-Lined-Alternating/dp/197939489X

Though I’m surprised at the school effectively knobbling you by not providing something just because you started late. That seems really shitty.

My first year too and I’m fourth. We are reading this and they get their own writers notebook with unlined paper to brainstorm (these are just white paper with a color card stock as the cover). I didn’t come up with this idea, a veteran teacher has helped me so sharing with you.

https://www.amazon.com/Writers-Notebook-Unlocking-Writer-Within/dp/0380784300

Also, heart maps. When they need an idea of what to write about they can reference their heart map.

https://www.wsra.org/assets/Convention/Handouts_2013/a6%20georgia%20heard%20heart%20mapping.pdf

Granted, I teach 5th graders so take whatever I say with a grain of salt with 11th graders. This book about writer's notebooks really helped see the benefit of having one. This focuses more on having a free space to write whatever they want that can snowball into a larger idea.

I say grading or looking through them every 2 weeks or so should be good but I think checking them may be hard if they're using it for notes or planning. Perhaps having a multi subject notebook or a writers notebook and a binder for notes and such could help with all the uses you want from it?

Sorry this was a little scattered (#onemoreweekofschool) but let me know if you have any questions!