October Daily Writing Warm Up Bell Ringer Journal Prompt Print or Digital

Print and Digital Versions! No matter what your year looks like, this is an easy way to keep your students writing! Engage them with daily journal writing with 31 October prompts that focus on quirky holidays, important days in history, funny/inspirational quotes, and research.

Did you know that October 4 is National Cinnamon Bun Day and that October 14 is National Chocolate Covered Insect Day? (Neither did I!!) Those are two of the over thirty prompts you'll find in this resource. Topics include trivia, historical events, silly/serious holidays, research prompts, and thoughtful quotes. Topics that students love to explore and write about!

Print and digital versions mean you'll have the flexibility you need!

What teachers are saying about these digital journals:

• "This was a great way to get my students to write during our distant learning time. I appreciated the wonderful writing prompts for each day. It was a life saver!!"
• "As always great product, and such a time saver. "
• "This is the second month I've been using these writing journals, and they are amazing!"

This is what you'll get:

Both print and digital versions of this fun journal.

The notebook includes:

• informational text about the month
• 30+ writing prompts -- including 8 mini research activities
• checklist chart to keep track of responses
• self-assessment
• editable prompt page that you can customize with your own prompt

Reasons to love this journal:

• so flexible - print or digital so you're ready for anything!
• ready to use - just share with your students
• high-level questions offer students practice thinking critically about a wide-range of topics
• creative writing
• student choice!
• can be projected onto your white board -- vibrant photos
• can be printed and bound
• digital means no more lost journals! Students write directly into the journal and it's saved!
• great for bell ringers, warm ups, writing workshop, literacy centers, homework, test prep, cross-curricular
• ideal formative assessment -- students can submit one page for your review
• students can access their journals from school or home

When you purchase this resource, you'll receive the print journal and a link to the digital journal in a zip file.

You can share the entire journal or select pages.

Please check out the preview to see the whole product.

Looking for more?

• Digital Writing Journals

You might also be interested in:

Google Drive: Expository Writing Journal

Google Drive: Teach Fact Checking

Google Drive: Quotation Marks

Need more digital writing activities?

Here are seven -- from personal narrative to research writing -- that will take you through the whole year!

• Digital Writing Pack: Seven Writing Notebooks for Google & OneDrive

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Happiness always,

Marypat