Writing journals for prek

Journal writing with little learners is SO MUCH FUN (once they get the routine down)! It makes my teacher's heart overflow to see them drawing, writing, and sharing their ideas! I get to see them fall in love with writing and see themselves as writers! What a gift! In this post, I'm going to tell you all the details about how to implement journal writing in your classroom and get your kids excited about writing, too!

On the first day of our homeschool year my 3 year old surprised me by sitting down and asking what he was going to be learning. Up until that day he had

Melissa • Oh Hey Let's Play on Instagram: “Rain Drop Dot: Letter R • Here is a fun and simple journal activity you can set up to work on letter recognition! I chose letter R for…”

Guest Post by Rebekah Patel One way I build literacy skills with my preschool daughter is to dedicate time to journal writing. Our journal time is inspired by what I learned when I facilitated Lucy Calkin’s Writing Workshop with my former students. My daughter is a pre-writer because she writes only a few words and no sentences, […]

Teaching preschoolers to write shouldn't include worksheets. Instead, try a fine motor journal! They are more fun and just all around better.

Are you wanting to get started with preschool writing journals in your classroom this school year? This post will walk you through...

No more excuses! Starting a journal with your preschooler is easy and helps develop early writing and fine motor skills.

I like to use math journals as a small group activity at the beginning of the year, but as students become more independent with it, it becomes something that they can work on independently. As the beginning of the year, students are working on 1 to 1 correspondence, counting objects, and number recognition. With back…

This monthly writing journal is perfect for beginning writers in preschool, preK, or kindergarten. Each month has writing prompts for opinion, narrative, creative, and informational writing. As well as writing lists, labeling pictures, and letter writing.

This resource has been a game changer for my classroom! I will never go back to regular morning work. Students have the same routine every day, but it never