January Writing Journal and Task Cards

This printable journal with 30 seasonal topics is a perfect addition to your writing curriculum or work on writing center. Looking at a big blank piece of paper can be really intimidating to a young writer. These pages are perfectly sized and designed to be inviting and interesting for your first, second, and third graders.

Print as few or as many pages as you'd like then staple together and you're set for the month! You can also print one topic at a time instead of using as a journal. Also included are colorful task cards with the same topics which provide great oral discussion prompts when you have a few minutes to fill in your schedule. Consider using the task cards to start an oral discussion before students write to help them brainstorm ideas. They can also just be placed at your writing center for your students to use with paper or a notebook if you desire.

Students will practice narrative, expository, and opinion writing, acrostic poems, list making, designing an award, writing a recipe, using graphic organizers to compare, letter writing, rhyming words, a book review, and more.

A sampling of this month's topics:
New Year's Celebrations
Writing Resolutions
National Cheese Month
Winter Olympics
January's Birthstone
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Betsy Ross
The Superbowl
Goal Setting
No Name Calling Week
Writing Safety Tips
Penguins

Other months and bundles available:

Back to School

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

Bundle 1 {Back to School through January}

Bundle 2 {February through June}