Today I will show you step-by-step how I introduce Journal writing to 5 to 8 year olds.  This is what I do every September with Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade and even Third Grade students.

Here are the highlights:
0:15  Introducing the Journals
1:01  Temporary Journals
1:45  Kindergarten expectations
2:24  Expectations for first, second, and third grade
2:57  Sequence of events
4:15  Write the list on the board
4:55  Step 1  Date
5:34  Write L to R
6:04  Step 2  Write and Draw
6:47  Writing "rules"
7:20  Drawing expectations
9:02  Spelling expectations
9:18  Coloring expectations
10:09  Incomplete Journal entries

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