Journal On!

Journaling is the practice of keeping a “diary”, but it is more than that. Journal writing explores personal thoughts and feelings surrounding events or everyday happenings. Journaling holds the stories that fill our lives.

Journal writing is a creative outlet. With practice, the written words paint the pictures and feel the emotions of the moments. Memories stir. Reflection reveals paths forward, solutions, and gratitude. Mindful communication rehearses on the pages. Storytelling is born.

Journal writing benefits include relief from physical and emotional health issues, increased creative expression, and improved executive functioning and self awareness.

Journal On! programs and workshops encourage daily writing practice, inspire creative thinking, and promote expressive writing. I adapted the design of my workshops for children from Kindergarten to high school. Additionally, adults have found the prompts compelling and fun.

To loosely quote Tyrion Lannister from the Games of Thrones finale: “There’s nothing in the world more powerful than a good story. Nothing can stop it. No enemy can defeat it. And who has a better story than …all of us”

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Journal On! 7 Steps to a Journaling Practice

Journal On! 7 Steps to a Journaling Practice is the starter you are looking for to begin a journaling life. Teachers, librarians, administrators learn the importance of incorporating journal writing to supplement expressive writing objectives and inspire mindful communication with their students. Participants are guided with prompts and strategies to create a means to fit journal writing into their day. Each step and prompt will take you on a thoughtful journey as you explore the practice of journal writing. You have permission to ponder, reflect, and discover journal writing for yourself. Consider scheduling a Journal On! 7 Steps to a Journaling Practice workshop for your writers’ group and classrooms. It is an excellent resource for professional development.

Grand Prompts to Ask Your Grands

Grand Prompts to Ask Your Grands are conversation starters that forge connections between generations and inspire storytelling and journaling. Circles of family and friends hold the histories that explain the familiar routines and traditions. Stories unfold through historic eras when war, natural disasters and major events happened, shaping individual lives and the paths of future generations.

Prompt Boards

Have fun choosing and writing from the tic-tac-toe Prompt Boards of monthly prompts that are inspired from national and month special days. Can you and your students finish three boxes in a row? The entire board? Try out a few themed bonus prompts. Samples are available in Teachers Pay Teachers.

Primary Prompts to Ponder

Take young writers on a journaling journey with Primary Prompts to Ponder. Ponder the prompts together and foster conversations. Use the Prompt and Ponder boxes to begin. The Sentence Starters help prime expressive thoughts and sentences. You don’t have to use all the sentences. Add your own. Students can visualize their responses with the drawing space on the Draw and Write page and use the writing lines to begin their story. A full writing page is provided for the prolific writers.