Top Ten Writing Prompts – Fun Journal Pages to Practice Brainstorming

Get kids writing with Top Ten lists! This resource includes 50 journal pages for grades 2-6. Use the lists for bell work, enrichment, or homework. Students can create their own Top Ten books or class books. Great for sparking further writing or discussion.

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Description

Making lists is a great way to get kids writing. Top Ten lists not only require students to generate ideas to match the category but also require them to evaluate each idea to decide if it is worthy of making the Top Ten for that category. Younger students will benefit from making the list in no particular order, while you may want to require older students to rank their choices.

WHATโ€™S INCLUDED:

โœ๏ธ PRINT:

  • 50 Different Half-Page Journal Pages
  • 1 Journal Cover

Great for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade!

CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE!

NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable.

This document is formatted for two half-sized pages per sheet of paper. Each sheet has the same prompt twice for easy copying. Just copy and cut in half. There are several ways to use these pages:

Select the pages you want and make them into a “Top Ten” book (there is a little extra space at the top of each page for binding). Students can work in their books whenever they have extra time. Or you could use the books as bell work once or twice a week. Students can use the backs of pages for illustrations.

Choose one page, such as Top Ten Books or Top Ten Ways to Help the Planet and have every child complete it. Then bind the pages into a class book so that students can see each others’ lists.

Copy pages as needed to use individually as bell work, extra enrichment, or homework. If you require students to use their best handwriting, this could be a fun handwriting activity.

A Top Ten List makes a great jump-off point for further writing or discussion. Students can write or talk about why they choose what they did or take one of thing from the list to explore further.

Hereโ€™s what teachers are saying:

โœ๏ธ “Such wonderful ideas for our writing center! They are also great launching points for bigger writing pieces!” -Andrea S.

โœ๏ธ “I created a packet for each student of all pages in this product. My students keep this in their supply bin for times when they are done with other work and need something to do. They really like the ideas.” -Counting on Words

โœ๏ธ “Nice to have this center done for the year!” -Amy D.

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About the Author

Rachel Lynette is a published author of over 120 nonfiction books for children on a variety of subjects, as well as several teacher resource books. She has written for publishers such as Harcourt, Thompson-Gale, Rosen, Childrenโ€™s Press, Evan-Moor, Kagan, and several others. This resource reflects more than a decade of professional writing experience.

Terms of Use

This resource was created by Rachel Lynette and Cassi Noack for Minds in Bloom INC., all rights reserved. It may be used by the original purchaser for single class use only. Teachers may distribute this product in email, through google classroom or over the Internet to their students (and parents) as long as the site is password protected. In other words, you may distribute it to your own students, but may not put it on the Internet where it could be publicly found and downloaded.

If you want to share this resource with colleagues, please purchase additional licenses. Thank you for respecting these terms of use.

This product is happily brought to you by Rachel Lynette and Cassi Noack of Minds in Bloom.

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3 reviews for Top Ten Writing Prompts – Fun Journal Pages to Practice Brainstorming

  1. A Librarian’s Notebook

    What a great idea! I loved using this for our journal time. Listing is a great way to generate ideas which can then be turned into longer written pieces. Thank you!

  2. A Librarian’s Notebook

    What a great idea! I loved using this for our journal time. Listing is a great way to generate ideas which can then be turned into longer written pieces. Thank you!

  3. Michelle W.

    Great practice for brainstorming. I can see using these for free writing activities as well.

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