Journal Writing: Using our Words

     Another thing we do in Kindergarten is write in journals.  Sometimes, that means free writing and drawing.  I believe this free time to explore writing is important because the students can work at their own level and interest, keeping them engaged in learning the writing process. Other times, I model the writing before they do it on their own.  When I am directing a sentence, we practice our writing conventions (capital letters at the beginning of a sentence, spaces between words, punctuation, writing from left to right, etc.). It is also a good time to incorporate sight and color words!

     Today we wrote this sentence in our journals: