Sentence Starters for Journal Writing – Part 2

Today’s blog is a continuation from yesterday’s posting. https://kindergartenteacherclaire.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/sentence-starters-for-journal-writing-part-1/

Here are more sentence starters to get your young writer writing in his/her journal.

This list was compiled by <PAULABRIANSTEDMAN@prodigy.net

In school I do my best when …
If I were a teacher I would …
I don’t like to eat …
If I were five years older I would …
If I had a million dollars I would …
I get angry when …
On Saturdays I like to …
My family likes to …
I love to eat …
Something I do well is …
At school I like to …
I feel silly when …
If I could be invisible I would …
An important person to me is …
When I become a parent I  …
I once got hurt when …
I’d like to solve the problem of …
I don’t like it when …
I love to give …
I like going home because …
If I were very small I would …
I get attention by …
I would hate to lose …
As a friend, I can be counted on to …
Once somebody helped me by …
Over the weekend I …
I wish people would stop …
I look best when …
People hurt my feelings when …
I need to improve in …
A good friend is someone who …
If I were a giant I would …
School would be better if …
I would like a great big …
If I had a magic ring …
An important thing in my life is …
Something my parents like about me is …
I wish I could …
Something I like about adults is …
When I want attention from my parents, I …
When I want attention from my teachers, I …
I would be happier if …
One of the best things about me is …
I like to play …
My best vacation ever was …
Families are important because …
The best thing about my family is ..
Some of the rules of my family are …
A tradition my family has is …
My favorite holiday is …
With my best friend I like to …
When I am around someone I don’t know I …
One of the happiest events of my life is …

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6 responses to “Sentence Starters for Journal Writing – Part 2

  1. Anonymous

    This is so helpful!! Thank you so very much! I am going to be putting these to use starting tomorrow! 🙂

  2. Reblogged this on #eltchinwag – An ELT Ireland PLN for ELT Professionals and commented:
    What a wonderfully handy list of sentence starters. They could also be used as a warm up in ELT classes.

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