Journal Ideas

Yesterday, Shelly shared with you why journaling is so important. Today, I thought I’d share some writing prompts that you can use for a student who thinks he has nothing to write about in his journal.

• The Holiday I Wish We Had
• Games I like to Play
• Sunshine makes me feel . . .
• The most amazing thing I’ve ever seen is….
• If I could be doing anything right now, I’d be…
• If I could change something about my life, it would be…(tell why!)
• My Most Embarrassing moment
• If I was President of the United States…
• In twenty years, I’d like to be…
• The best book I’ve ever read…(tell why!)
• I’m thankful for…
• Someone should write a book about…
• Something people usually don’t notice about me is…
• Things I've never owned but like
• Write about an “ideal day”
• A Time I Was in Trouble
• If I could, I would give a special award to….
• If I had $1000 dollars and had to give it away, I’d…
• Write about the things you can do now that you couldn’t do five years ago.
• If I could be on any television show, it would be…
• One strange place I wish I could live is…
• If I had one “superpower”, it would be…
• If you could make up a brand new planet, what would it look like?
• If you could go back in time and relive one day, what would it be? Why?
• I think ….is a hero because….
• For me, a perfect vacation would be…
• Ten Things that Make Me Laugh
• What would you do for a day if you were marooned on an island?
• I think the biggest problem in the world today is…
• What historical figure would you most like to meet? Why?

And one last topic suggested by my friend, Shelly: If there was a holiday named (Child’s name)’s Day, what would it be like?

Feel free to share more ideas in the comment section below!