Daily journal topics week of May 15-19
May 15: What is one thought you have about the end of the school year? Please explain.
May 16: What would you do if a rainstorm rained quarters instead of water? Please explain.
May 17: What trait makes you somebody's best friend? Please explain.
May 18: What is something about summer you like/don’t' line? Please explain.
May 19: How would you react if you ordered ice cream but forgot to bring money to pay for it?
May 16: What would you do if a rainstorm rained quarters instead of water? Please explain.
May 17: What trait makes you somebody's best friend? Please explain.
May 18: What is something about summer you like/don’t' line? Please explain.
May 19: How would you react if you ordered ice cream but forgot to bring money to pay for it?
Daily journal topics week of May 8-12
May 8: What is the most important quality a parent should have? Please explain why.
May 9: What is one thing you know is true? Please explain.
May 10: If your life was made into a book, what chapter would you call this year? Please explain.
May 11: What is a memorable hairstyle you've had or seen on somebody else? Please explain why it was memorable.
May 12: Describe the most beautiful sound you've ever heard.
May 9: What is one thing you know is true? Please explain.
May 10: If your life was made into a book, what chapter would you call this year? Please explain.
May 11: What is a memorable hairstyle you've had or seen on somebody else? Please explain why it was memorable.
May 12: Describe the most beautiful sound you've ever heard.
Daily journal topics week of May 1-5
May 1: STAAR testing
May 2: STAAR testing
May 3: STAAR testing
May 4: How do you think this meme relates to STAAR?
May 5: Describe a memorable experience you had while doing volunteer work.
May 2: STAAR testing
May 3: STAAR testing
May 4: How do you think this meme relates to STAAR?
May 5: Describe a memorable experience you had while doing volunteer work.
Daily journal topics week of April 24-28
April 24: Thumbs up or down for the last movie you saw. Please explain your answer.
April 25: What is something you'd like to do over again if you had the chance? Please explain. April 26: What do you think is going on in this meme? Please explain. April 27: Write about a time when you felt like a "new kid." What was the situation, and how did you react? April 28: What is your favorite holiday, and what do you love about it? |
Daily journal topics week of April 17-21
April 17: Staff development. No classes scheduled.
April 18: What do you think the cat is reacting to in the meme? Please explain. April 19: Do you do good things when nobody is watching? Please explain. April 20: What would you like to hear people say about you at an awards dinner honoring you? Why? April 21: "No more cell phones at school," the district tells everybody. How do you react? |
Daily journal topics week of April 10-14
April 10: Describe a time when a friend helped you or you helped a friend.
April 11: If you were to form a band, what would you name it? What type of music would it perform? Please explain why. April 12: If you were the parent of a child who has done something very bad, how would you punish him/her? April 13: React to this meme. True or false? Please explain your answer. April 14: Good Friday holiday. |
Daily journal topics week of April 3-7
April 3: Would you rather spend the day at an art, science, or history museum? Please explain why.
April 4: Describe something you thought was weird about a class or homework assignment in any year.
April 5: Please describe your favorite cartoon or comic strip.
April 6: Describe a time when you felt proud of yourself.
April 7: Describe the sandwich you'd make if you had all of the ingredients available.
April 4: Describe something you thought was weird about a class or homework assignment in any year.
April 5: Please describe your favorite cartoon or comic strip.
April 6: Describe a time when you felt proud of yourself.
April 7: Describe the sandwich you'd make if you had all of the ingredients available.
Daily journal topics week of March 27-31
March 27: What is your reaction to the meme at left?
March 28: What is the best advice you've ever been given? Please explain.
March 29: Name your favorite band or singer. Please explain why?
March 30: What advice would you give somebody else about STAAR?
March 31: What is the best advice you've ever been given? Please explain.
March 28: What is the best advice you've ever been given? Please explain.
March 29: Name your favorite band or singer. Please explain why?
March 30: What advice would you give somebody else about STAAR?
March 31: What is the best advice you've ever been given? Please explain.
Daily journal topics week of March 20-24
March 20: If you could control-z something and redo it, what would it be? Why?
March 21: Describe a situation that made you feel out of place.
March 22: What is the most useful item you own? Please explain why.
March 23: What is something you looking forward to in the next school year? Please explain why.
March 24: What is something you know that is true? Please explain.
March 21: Describe a situation that made you feel out of place.
March 22: What is the most useful item you own? Please explain why.
March 23: What is something you looking forward to in the next school year? Please explain why.
March 24: What is something you know that is true? Please explain.
Daily journal topics week of March 6-10
March 6: How important is a cell telephone to you and your life? Please explain.
March 7: Which room is your favorite in your house or apartment? Please explain.
March 8: What is something nice you've done for somebody else? Please explain.
March 9: If you could be the best in the world at something, what would it be? Please explain.
March 10: Think about the last place you ate away from your house. What would say about it?
March 7: Which room is your favorite in your house or apartment? Please explain.
March 8: What is something nice you've done for somebody else? Please explain.
March 9: If you could be the best in the world at something, what would it be? Please explain.
March 10: Think about the last place you ate away from your house. What would say about it?
Daily journal topics week of Feb. 27-March 3
Feb. 27: You're the teacher. Everybody "forgot" their homework. What would you do? Please explain.
Feb. 28: If you could go on vacation today, where would you like to go? Please explain why.
March 1: What is a food you think is weird? Why do you think it is weird?
March 2: A child asks you why leaves are green. How do you reply?
March 3: Webber says abolish spring break. Agree or disagree? Please explain your answer.
Feb. 28: If you could go on vacation today, where would you like to go? Please explain why.
March 1: What is a food you think is weird? Why do you think it is weird?
March 2: A child asks you why leaves are green. How do you reply?
March 3: Webber says abolish spring break. Agree or disagree? Please explain your answer.
Daily journal topics week of Feb. 20-24
Feb. 20: Staff development. No classes nor journal topic today.
Feb. 21: Write about a time you broke something.
Feb. 22: What is something you're really good at? Please explain briefly.
Feb. 23: If you could travel around the country, would you fly, drive a car, or take the bus? Please explain why.
Feb. 24: What is your favorite meal? Please explain why it's your favorite.
Feb. 21: Write about a time you broke something.
Feb. 22: What is something you're really good at? Please explain briefly.
Feb. 23: If you could travel around the country, would you fly, drive a car, or take the bus? Please explain why.
Feb. 24: What is your favorite meal? Please explain why it's your favorite.
Daily journal topics week of Feb. 13-17
Feb. 13: What advice do you have for somebody who lives in a glass house?
Feb. 14: Pretend you're cupid. What comes to mind? Please explain.
Feb. 15: Journal topic: What is a skill you have acquired over the past year or two that you're proud of? Please explain.
Feb. 16: How would somebody you slightly know describe your behavior? Why do you think this?
Feb. 17: School district holiday. No journal topic today.
Feb. 14: Pretend you're cupid. What comes to mind? Please explain.
Feb. 15: Journal topic: What is a skill you have acquired over the past year or two that you're proud of? Please explain.
Feb. 16: How would somebody you slightly know describe your behavior? Why do you think this?
Feb. 17: School district holiday. No journal topic today.
Daily journal topics week of Feb. 6-10
Feb. 6: If you were to write a song, what would you title it? Why?
Feb. 7: The first day. Choose a first day of something important to you. What do you remember most about it? Why?
Feb. 8: If you could become your favorite TV, movie, or cartoon character, who would it be? Why this character?
Feb. 9: Has writing a daily journal topic this year helped you? Please explain.
Feb. 10: What kind of parent do you think you would be? Please explain.
Feb. 7: The first day. Choose a first day of something important to you. What do you remember most about it? Why?
Feb. 8: If you could become your favorite TV, movie, or cartoon character, who would it be? Why this character?
Feb. 9: Has writing a daily journal topic this year helped you? Please explain.
Feb. 10: What kind of parent do you think you would be? Please explain.
Daily journal topics week of Jan. 30-Feb. 3
Jan. 30: What distracts you, keeping you from finishing your work? Please explain.
Jan. 31: What do you and a friend or your best friend have in common. Please explain.
Feb. 1: What is it about your house or apartment that you will always remember? Please explain.
Feb. 2: What would be your dream job? Please explain.
Feb. 3: Complete this thought: Today I hope ….. Please explain why.
Jan. 31: What do you and a friend or your best friend have in common. Please explain.
Feb. 1: What is it about your house or apartment that you will always remember? Please explain.
Feb. 2: What would be your dream job? Please explain.
Feb. 3: Complete this thought: Today I hope ….. Please explain why.
Daily journal topics week of Jan. 23-27
Jan. 23: What animal, insect, or reptile do you find creepy? Please explain.
Jan. 24: You have magic soap. What does it wash away? Please explain briefly.
Jan. 25: Where would you be happy to find yourself locked up overnight? Please explain why.
Jan. 26: What is a school or other activity you enjoy, or would like to participate in? Please explain why.
Jan. 27: How do you react when somebody compliments you?
Jan. 24: You have magic soap. What does it wash away? Please explain briefly.
Jan. 25: Where would you be happy to find yourself locked up overnight? Please explain why.
Jan. 26: What is a school or other activity you enjoy, or would like to participate in? Please explain why.
Jan. 27: How do you react when somebody compliments you?
Daily journal topics week of Jan. 16-20
Jan. 16: What is something you have to do that you would rather not do? Please explain.
Jan. 17: What is something interesting that you've learned since the beginning of the school year? Please explain.
Jan. 18: Would you rather live in an inland city or in a city on the coast? Please state one reason why.
Jan. 19: What do you think of snakes? Please explain briefly.
Jan. 20: Being outside in the sunshine makes me feel ….? Please explain.
Jan. 17: What is something interesting that you've learned since the beginning of the school year? Please explain.
Jan. 18: Would you rather live in an inland city or in a city on the coast? Please state one reason why.
Jan. 19: What do you think of snakes? Please explain briefly.
Jan. 20: Being outside in the sunshine makes me feel ….? Please explain.
Daily journal topics week of Jan. 9-13
Final exam week. REMINDER: Blog is due Thursday, Jan. 12
Jan. 9: If this week had a theme, what would yours be? Please explain.
Jan. 10: Write a little bit about an interesting time you had with a friend/friends.
Jan. 11: NO JOURNAL TOPIC
Jan. 12: NO JOURNAL TOPIC
Jan. 13: You found a pot of gold. What happens next?
Jan. 9: If this week had a theme, what would yours be? Please explain.
Jan. 10: Write a little bit about an interesting time you had with a friend/friends.
Jan. 11: NO JOURNAL TOPIC
Jan. 12: NO JOURNAL TOPIC
Jan. 13: You found a pot of gold. What happens next?
Daily journal topics week of Jan. 4-6
Jan. 4: What is your reaction to returning to school after 17 days off? Please explain.
Jan. 5: Are new year’s resolutions helpful or a waste of time? Please explain.
Jan. 6: What is a goal you will strive for in 2017? Please explain why.
Jan. 5: Are new year’s resolutions helpful or a waste of time? Please explain.
Jan. 6: What is a goal you will strive for in 2017? Please explain why.
Christmas holidays Dec. 19-Jan. 3
Daily journal topics week of Dec. 12-16
Dec. 12: What is your favorite weather? Please explain.
Dec. 13: What do you do to escape stress? Please explain.
Dec. 14: What is one way you might be a different person had you lived 100 years ago? Please explain.
Dec. 15: If you could write your journal someplace else, where would it be? Why there?
Dec. 16: If tomorrow everything was suddenly free, what would you grab first? Please explain why?
Dec. 13: What do you do to escape stress? Please explain.
Dec. 14: What is one way you might be a different person had you lived 100 years ago? Please explain.
Dec. 15: If you could write your journal someplace else, where would it be? Why there?
Dec. 16: If tomorrow everything was suddenly free, what would you grab first? Please explain why?
Daily journal topics week of Dec. 5-9 (STAAR testing)
Dec. 5: STAAR testing.
Dec. 6: STAAR testing.
Dec. 7: STAAR testing.
Dec. 8: STAAR testing.
Dec. 9: How would you explain this STAAR testing week to somebody from Mars?
Dec. 6: STAAR testing.
Dec. 7: STAAR testing.
Dec. 8: STAAR testing.
Dec. 9: How would you explain this STAAR testing week to somebody from Mars?
Daily journal topics week of Nov. 28-Dec. 2
Nov. 28: What piece of advice would you give a child to follow in life? Please explain.
Nov. 29: If you were to give Mr. Webber a journal topic, what would it be? Please explain.
Nov. 30: What is something you enjoy doing in your free time? Please explain.
Dec. 1: What food do you absolutely hate and would never, ever eat? Please explain.
Dec. 2: Please choose a song or story/book that represents you. Why did you choose this one?
Nov. 29: If you were to give Mr. Webber a journal topic, what would it be? Please explain.
Nov. 30: What is something you enjoy doing in your free time? Please explain.
Dec. 1: What food do you absolutely hate and would never, ever eat? Please explain.
Dec. 2: Please choose a song or story/book that represents you. Why did you choose this one?
>>Daily journal topics week of Nov. 21-25:
Thanksgiving Holiday. No classes scheduled.
Daily journal topics week of Nov. 14-18
Nov. 14: If you could create your own news story, what would it be about? Why?
Nov. 15: You have $100 but only three hours to spend it. What would you spend it on? Please explain.
Nov. 16: If you could have supper with anybody, dead or alive, who would it be with? Why?
Nov. 17: What is a talent you wish you had but don’t? Please explain.
Nov. 18: If you could go on a trip but had only 24 hours to get there and back, where would you go? Why there?
Nov. 15: You have $100 but only three hours to spend it. What would you spend it on? Please explain.
Nov. 16: If you could have supper with anybody, dead or alive, who would it be with? Why?
Nov. 17: What is a talent you wish you had but don’t? Please explain.
Nov. 18: If you could go on a trip but had only 24 hours to get there and back, where would you go? Why there?
Daily journal topics, week of Nov. 7-11
Nov. 7: Please describe your favorite article of clothing.
Nov. 8: Has anybody ever been especially helpful to you? OR Have you ever been especially helpful to somebody else? Please explain.
Nov. 9: Which do you prefer to read: a book with pages or an e-book? Please explain.
Nov. 10: Please be creative in describing how you feel when you’re sick.
Nov. 11: What expert do you wish could come teach you what they know? Please explain.
Nov. 8: Has anybody ever been especially helpful to you? OR Have you ever been especially helpful to somebody else? Please explain.
Nov. 9: Which do you prefer to read: a book with pages or an e-book? Please explain.
Nov. 10: Please be creative in describing how you feel when you’re sick.
Nov. 11: What expert do you wish could come teach you what they know? Please explain.
Daily journal topics, week of Oct. 31-Nov. 4
Oct. 31: What is the best excuse you have ever heard or used? Why is it the best one?
Nov. 1: If you were a book, what genre would you be? Please explain briefly.
Nov. 2: Please describe your favorite article of clothing. (May be rescheduled)
Nov. 3: How do you strive to be similar or different from family members?
Nov. 4: If you had unlimited time and money, what would you do, if anything, to help family or friends? Please explain briefly.
Nov. 1: If you were a book, what genre would you be? Please explain briefly.
Nov. 2: Please describe your favorite article of clothing. (May be rescheduled)
Nov. 3: How do you strive to be similar or different from family members?
Nov. 4: If you had unlimited time and money, what would you do, if anything, to help family or friends? Please explain briefly.
Daily journal topics, week of Oct. 24-28
Oct. 24: Write about a messy place in your house or other location. Please explain why you chose this place.
Oct. 25: What is something you find that’s simple to do? Please explain briefly.
Oct. 26: As a parent, what chore would you assign a child to complete around the house? Please explain briefly.
Oct. 27: For those not going to Texas State: What is something your shoe and foot talk about? Please explain.
Oct. 28: For those who stayed: If your house was burning down, what one or two things would you take with you? Please explain briefly. For those who went on the trip: What is one thing that reached out and grabbed you? Please explain.
Oct. 25: What is something you find that’s simple to do? Please explain briefly.
Oct. 26: As a parent, what chore would you assign a child to complete around the house? Please explain briefly.
Oct. 27: For those not going to Texas State: What is something your shoe and foot talk about? Please explain.
Oct. 28: For those who stayed: If your house was burning down, what one or two things would you take with you? Please explain briefly. For those who went on the trip: What is one thing that reached out and grabbed you? Please explain.
Daily journal topics, week of Oct. 17-21
Oct. 17: What is something you’ve searched for on the Internet? Why?
Oct. 18: What do you love doing that you wish you could get paid for? Please explain briefly.
Oct. 19: (Testing. No journal topic)
Oct. 20: How do you act when you are afraid? Please explain briefly.
Oct. 21: Write about a good discovery you have made, big or small. Please explain briefly.
Oct. 18: What do you love doing that you wish you could get paid for? Please explain briefly.
Oct. 19: (Testing. No journal topic)
Oct. 20: How do you act when you are afraid? Please explain briefly.
Oct. 21: Write about a good discovery you have made, big or small. Please explain briefly.
Daily journal topics, week of Oct. 10-14
Oct. 10: Staff development; no classes.
Oct. 11: What do you think is the most important subject for kids to learn in school? Please explain briefly.
Oct. 12: What is an accomplishment you feel proud of? Please explain briefly.
Oct. 13: What is a trait that makes people successful? Please explain briefly.
Oct. 14: What is a way you are strong? Please explain briefly.
Oct. 11: What do you think is the most important subject for kids to learn in school? Please explain briefly.
Oct. 12: What is an accomplishment you feel proud of? Please explain briefly.
Oct. 13: What is a trait that makes people successful? Please explain briefly.
Oct. 14: What is a way you are strong? Please explain briefly.
Daily journal topics, week of Oct. 3-7
Oct. 3: What technological device takes up most of your time? Please explain.
Oct. 4: If you could choose to be a color, what would it be? Please explain why.
Oct. 5: If you were to become a teacher, what subject would you teach? Please explain.
Oct. 6: Describe a give you have bought or received. Why did you choose this item to write about?
Oct. 7: Complete this thought: I wish an alarm would sound every time …… Please explain why.
Oct. 4: If you could choose to be a color, what would it be? Please explain why.
Oct. 5: If you were to become a teacher, what subject would you teach? Please explain.
Oct. 6: Describe a give you have bought or received. Why did you choose this item to write about?
Oct. 7: Complete this thought: I wish an alarm would sound every time …… Please explain why.
Daily journal topics, week of Sept. 26-30
Sept. 26: Name a person, thing, event, or a book that has inspired you. Please explain why.
Sept. 27: If you could choose, would you be an only child or a part of a large family? Please explain why.
Sept. 28: Look at the photo. Should prices be based on customer behavior? Please explain.
Sept. 29: What is something in your refrigerator that is delicious? Please explain briefly.
Sept. 30: If an angel came right now, what is a question you would you ask him/her? Please explain why.
Sept. 27: If you could choose, would you be an only child or a part of a large family? Please explain why.
Sept. 28: Look at the photo. Should prices be based on customer behavior? Please explain.
Sept. 29: What is something in your refrigerator that is delicious? Please explain briefly.
Sept. 30: If an angel came right now, what is a question you would you ask him/her? Please explain why.
Daily journal topics, week of Sept. 19-23
Sept. 19: You are being presented with an award. What is it and why are you receiving it? Please explain briefly.
Sept. 20: If you could visit any country on earth, which one would it be? Please explain briefly.
Sept. 21: Name a person, thing, event, or a book that has inspired you. Please explain why.
Sept. 22: What is something you would still buy if its price suddenly doubled? Why? Please explain briefly.
Sept. 23: You are writing a story book for children What would it be about? Please explain briefly.
Sept. 20: If you could visit any country on earth, which one would it be? Please explain briefly.
Sept. 21: Name a person, thing, event, or a book that has inspired you. Please explain why.
Sept. 22: What is something you would still buy if its price suddenly doubled? Why? Please explain briefly.
Sept. 23: You are writing a story book for children What would it be about? Please explain briefly.
Daily journal topics, week of Sept. 12-16
Sept. 12: Do you or your family have or own an item that is not worth much money but has great value to you (them)? Please explain briefly. (Or, is there something you’d like to own?)
Sept. 13: Do you prefer to take risks or keep things safe? Please explain briefly.
Sept. 14: What are your opinions on the two t-shirts pictured? One is marketed to girls, and the other for boys.
Sept. 15: What is a goal you have that you hope to reach within 10 years? Please explain briefly.
Sept. 16: You are writing a story book for children What would it be about? Please explain briefly.
Sept. 13: Do you prefer to take risks or keep things safe? Please explain briefly.
Sept. 14: What are your opinions on the two t-shirts pictured? One is marketed to girls, and the other for boys.
Sept. 15: What is a goal you have that you hope to reach within 10 years? Please explain briefly.
Sept. 16: You are writing a story book for children What would it be about? Please explain briefly.
Daily journal topics, week of Sept. 5-9
Sept. 5: Labor Day, staff development, no classes
Sept. 6: What is the worst trouble you’ve ever been in? Or, what is the biggest praise you’ve ever received? Please explain briefly.
Sept. 7: What do you do when you get lost? Please explain briefly.
Sept. 8: What number are you? What makes this number the best?
Sept. 9: How accurate do you think this meme is? Please explain.
Sept. 6: What is the worst trouble you’ve ever been in? Or, what is the biggest praise you’ve ever received? Please explain briefly.
Sept. 7: What do you do when you get lost? Please explain briefly.
Sept. 8: What number are you? What makes this number the best?
Sept. 9: How accurate do you think this meme is? Please explain.
Daily journal topics, week of Aug. 29-Sept. 2
August 29: Have you ever lied to yourself to justify an action or a behavior? Please explain briefly.
August 30: What is something special about yourself that makes you stand out from others? Please explain briefly.
August 31: Do you think there is such a thing as a "stupid question?" Please explain briefly.
September 1: (See photo) What do you think about the guy on the ladder. Please elaborate some.
September 2: If you could take the place of an adult of your choice for one day, what would you want to discover?
August 30: What is something special about yourself that makes you stand out from others? Please explain briefly.
August 31: Do you think there is such a thing as a "stupid question?" Please explain briefly.
September 1: (See photo) What do you think about the guy on the ladder. Please elaborate some.
September 2: If you could take the place of an adult of your choice for one day, what would you want to discover?
Daily journal topics, week of Aug. 22-26
August 22: What is one goal you have set for yourself for this school year? Please explain briefly.
August 23: What is your favorite way to spend a weekend day? Please explain.
August 24: What do you think would be one of your children's journal topics in the future? Please explain briefly.
August 25: Pretend it's a windy day. You're the wind's interpreter. What is it saying?
August 26: I wish I had paid more attention ... (please complete the sentence. Please explain briefly.
August 23: What is your favorite way to spend a weekend day? Please explain.
August 24: What do you think would be one of your children's journal topics in the future? Please explain briefly.
August 25: Pretend it's a windy day. You're the wind's interpreter. What is it saying?
August 26: I wish I had paid more attention ... (please complete the sentence. Please explain briefly.