Keeping a journal is a great way to get in some writing without having it feel like school. Journals are personal. Journals are expressive. Journals are creative!
June Journal Topics:
- What our flag means to me (June 14 is national Flag Day in the U.S.)
- My dad (June 16 is Fathers Day)
- What I did on the first day of summer (summer begins June 21)
- My favorite flavor of ice cream
- Bugs I find outside
- My summer job
- My favorite summer activity
- What I see in the clouds
- Summer is fun because...
Encourage your student(s) to journal about any other topics they can come up with. For the free spirited writer, go ahead and let them simply sit and write whatever comes to mind. The trick to keeping a journal is to throw off the confines of writing rules and have fun. A journal can be whatever the writer wants it to be!
