Simple Sentence Writing Prompts Journal: Daily Sentence Writing for K and 1st

Getting a 5 year old to write a whole sentence can feel like a big ask. This journal makes it small and doable, 1 sentence starter at a time.

This simple sentence writing journal gets kindergarten and first grade students writing every day. Each page has a sentence starter to trace, a line to finish the sentence, and a box to draw a picture that matches. The prompts use color words, number words, and common sight words, so beginning writers can stretch out words and write on their own without getting overwhelmed. Print the pages front to back and staple or bind them into a journal students keep all year.

What is in it

• Journal cover for students to trace their name
• 55 sentence prompt pages
• 11 color word sentences
• 11 number word sentences (zero to ten)
• 33 sight word and all about me sentences
• 58 pages total

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Skills it builds

• Writing simple sentences
• Sight word reading and writing
• Sounding out and stretching words
• Drawing to match a sentence

Where it fits

• Daily writing journals
• Writing centers, morning work, and early finishers
• Beginning writers in kindergarten and 1st grade
• Send-home writing practice

What teachers are saying

It holds 4.82 stars from 209 ratings.

"Great resource to get their writing confidence going!"

"Love this resource. In Kinder when we begin writing sentences, this is my go-to. The prompts help with sentence structure and ideas."

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1 sentence a day

Staple a journal for each child and watch their sentences grow page by page.

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Made by a teacher who's been right where you are.

Jessica Ann Stanford, Teachers Follow Teachers