August Writing Journal Prompts | FREE pages for Kindergarten and Grade 1

August Writing Journal Prompts

Back to school is the perfect time to build confidence in young writers! My August Writing Journal Prompts packet is filled with engaging prompts that help children in Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2 express themselves through pictures, lists, stories, and more.

These simple prompts are ideal for beginner writers or students who need extra support getting started. They encourage children to draw, label, list, explain, describe, and imagine while developing strong writing habits.

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August Writing Journal Prompts | FREE pages for Kindergarten and Grade 1

What’s Included in the August Writing Journal Packet?

This 46-page printable packet includes a wide range of journal prompts in various formats:

🎨 Draw and Label Prompts

Children draw and label everyday school-related items. These prompts are perfect for early writers learning to connect pictures with words.

Included prompts:

  • Person template
  • Things you will need for school
  • What you would like to have inside your lunchbox
August Writing Journal Prompts for Kindergarten and Grade 1.  This back to school lunchbox writing prompt invites children to draw and label their favorite foods. A fun way to build vocabulary, sentence skills, and creativity. Free pages to download included in the post.
August Writing Journal Prompts for Kindergarten and Grade 1. Students draw and label the foods they would like in their school lunchbox. Encourages creative thinking and builds everyday vocabulary. Free pages to download included in the post.

📝 List Writing

List-style writing helps children organize their thoughts while developing handwriting fluency.

Included prompts:

  • My favorite things
  • Toppings for the best pizza
  • Things I like about school
August Writing Journal Prompts for Kindergarten and Grade 1. Children list their favorite pizza toppings while practicing handwriting and organizing ideas. A fun and engaging writing activity for early learners. Free pages to download included in the post.
August Writing Journal Prompts for Kindergarten and Grade 1. In this list writing activity, children write about what they enjoy at school. Helps build handwriting fluency and sentence ideas. Free pages to download included in the post.

🧑‍🍳 How-To / Procedural Writing

These how-to prompts guide students in writing steps for everyday tasks. Each comes in two versions—one with pictures and one blank for drawing.

Included prompts:

  • How to Make Jelly Toast
  • How to Start the School Day
  • How to Pack a Lunch
August Writing Journal Prompts for Kindergarten and Grade 1. A step by step procedural writing prompt where students explain how to make jelly toast. Comes with picture supported and blank versions. Free pages to download included in the post
August Writing Journal Prompts for Kindergarten and Grade 1. A step by step procedural writing activity where children explain how to pack a lunch. Includes picture guides to help sequence the steps. Version with no images also included. Free pages to download included in the post.
August Writing Journal Prompts for Kindergarten and Grade 1. A step by step procedural writing activity where children explain how to pack a lunch. Includes picture guides to help sequence the steps. Version with no images also included. Free pages to download included in the post.

✍️ Writing Prompts with Pictures

These simple prompts are paired with pictures and sentence starters to help children expand their writing ideas.

Included prompts:

  • My favorite color
  • My favorite food
  • My favorite fruit
  • My favorite animal
  • For breakfast
  • I like to…
  • I am good at…
  • The weather today
  • At school I will need…
  • Going back to school makes me feel…
August Writing Journal Prompts for Kindergarten and Grade 1. With a simple sentence starter and visual support, this writing prompt helps students write about and illustrate their favorite color. Free pages to download included in the post.
August Writing Journal Prompts for Kindergarten and Grade 1. This visual writing prompt encourages students to write a sentence about their favorite fruit and draw a matching picture. Supports sentence building and personal expression. Free pages to download included in the post.

💬 Opinion Writing with Pictured Choices

Students choose between two illustrated options and explain their choice using early opinion writing skills.

Included prompts:

  • I would rather (read books or watch movies) all day because…
  • I would rather drink (milk or juice) because…
  • I would rather travel to school (in a hot air balloon or by airplane) because…
August Writing Journal Prompts for Kindergarten and Grade 1. This opinion prompt asks children to choose between reading books or watching movies and explain why. Great for building expressive language and sentence structure. Free pages to download included in the post.
August Writing Journal Prompts for Kindergarten and Grade 1. Students choose between drink options and explain their preference in this opinion writing prompt. Builds reasoning and early sentence structure. Free pages to download included in the post.

🗣️ Opinion Writing II

Open-ended opinion prompts allow children to express thoughts and justify their answers with “because” statements.

Included prompts:

  • I am a nice person because…
  • When I am alone, I like to… because
  • The thing I like most about my new teacher is… because
August Writing Journal Prompts for Kindergarten and Grade 1. Students reflect on their actions and describe what makes them kind in this open ended opinion writing task. Encourages thoughtful responses and sentence expansion. Free pages to download included in the post.

📖 Narrative Writing

Children use sentence starters and images to tell short stories or describe experiences.

Included prompts:

  • Describing my family
  • Write a sentence to match the picture (girl feeding birds at the park)
  • Write a story to match the picture (boy flying with a bunch of balloons)
  • Write a story to match the picture (family at the airport during summer)
August Writing Journal Prompts for Kindergarten and Grade 1. Students write a creative story based on the picture of a child flying with balloons. This imaginative narrative prompt encourages storytelling, sequencing, and colorful illustrations. Free pages to download included in the post.

Narrative Writing II

These imaginative prompts help children expand their storytelling skills and explore creative thinking.

Included prompts:

  • Something that makes me smile
  • I am sad when…
  • If I had a magic school chair
  • If I found a treasure map hidden in my classroom
  • If I could be any book character
August Writing Journal Prompts for Kindergarten and Grade 1. In this narrative writing prompt, students describe what makes them feel sad and why. A thoughtful activity for building emotional awareness and written expression. Free pages to download included in the post.
August Writing Journal Prompts for Kindergarten and Grade 1. This prompt invites students to write about something that makes them feel happy. A great narrative writing activity to connect emotions with personal experiences. Free pages to download included in the post.

✒️ Acrostic Poem

Children write an acrostic poem using the word August, connecting vocabulary to seasonal themes.

August Writing Journal Prompts for Kindergarten and Grade 1. In this poetry activity, students create an acrostic using the word "August" to reflect on seasonal themes. Encourages word choice and creativity. Free pages to download included in the post.

📝 Simile Poem

This poetry prompt helps children explore figurative language by writing similes about their first day of school.

August Writing Journal Prompts for Kindergarten and Grade 1. Students describe their first day of school using their five senses: what they see, hear, feel, smell, and taste. Great for building descriptive language. Free pages to download included in the post.

💌 Letter Writing to Your Teacher

A letter-writing activity where children introduce themselves to their teacher. A great way to connect personally at the start of the school year.

August Writing Journal Prompts for Kindergarten and Grade 1. This back to school letter writing activity helps students introduce themselves and build classroom connection. Ideal for beginning of year writing. Free pages to download included in the post.

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If you would like to purchase the complete 46-page August Writing Journal Prompts packet, click on one of the stores links below.

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August Writing Journal Prompts | FREE pages
August Writing Journal Prompts | FREE pages

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Happy Teaching 🙂

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