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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