1. Journal Prompts
Unit 1

2. Unit 1, Week 1 Day 1
Describe how you felt the first time you tried a new activity, such as bike riding or cooking.

3. Unit 1, Week 1 Day 2
Write about a new activity that you’d like to try. Explain why you’d like to try this activity.

4. Unit 1, Week 1 Day 3
Paint a picture of your classroom in words. For example, describe its size, shape, and furniture.

5. Unit 1, Week 1 Day 4
Imagine that you are Mr. Hartwell. Write what you would say to persuade Sarah to go to school.

6. Unit 1, Week 1 Day 5
Pretend that you’re a reporter for the school newspaper. Write a short article about Mrs. Sarah Jane Hartwell.

7. Unit 1, Week 2, Day 1
Write about a time you felt bored. What did you do to overcome the feeling.

8. Describe a fictional character you would like to be.
Unit 1, Week 2, Day 2
Describe a fictional character you would like to be.

9. Write about a time you were determined to do something.
Unit 1, Week 2, Day 3
Write about a time you were determined to do something.

10. What makes someone a good storyteller ?
Unit 1, Week 2, Day 4
What makes someone a good storyteller ?

11. Unit 1, Week 2, Day 5
Compare and contrast a story you liked when you were younger to a story you love now.

12. Write a paragraph describing something you like about your school.
Unit 1, Week 3, Day 1
Write a paragraph describing something you like about your school.

13. Write a paragraph about your dream school.
Unit 1, Week 3, Day 2
Write a paragraph about your dream school.

14. Explain whether you would like to attend Goodwillie.
Unit 1, Week 3, Day 3
Explain whether you would like to attend Goodwillie.

15. Write a paragraph about why recycling is important.
Unit 1, Week 3, Day 4
Write a paragraph about why recycling is important.

16. Unit 1, Week 3, Day 5
Write a letter to your teacher explaining how you feel about going to school in the summer.

17. Unit 1, Week 4, Day 1
Write a paragraph describing how it feels to stand face to face with a wolf.

18. Unit 1, Week 4, Day 2
If you could talk with a wolf, what would you say? Write a short dialogue between you two.

19. Unit 1, Week 4, Day 3
Write a brief article describing wolves for an encyclopedia for very young children.

20. Unit 1, Week 4, Day 4
Write a paragraph describing a wild animal that you have seen or read about.

21. Unit 1, Week 4, Day 5
Imagine you are a teacher with a wolf in your class. Write about the kind of student the wolf is.

22. Write a description of an ideal place of your own.
Unit 1, Week 5, Day 1
Write a description of an ideal place of your own.

23. Unit 1, Week 5, Day 2
Think of a place where you spend a lot of time. Write a paragraph about it and what you do there.

24. Unit 1, Week 5, Day 3
Write a paragraph about how you would build a place of your own. What materials would you use? Who would help you?

25. Describe the people you see around you and what they are doing.
Unit 1, Week 5, Day 4
Describe the people you see around you and what they are doing.

26. Unit 1, Week 5, Day 5
Pretend you are one of the brothers in the story My Very Own Room. Write how you feel about your sister getting a room of her own.