January Writing Journal Prompts

The January Writing Journal Prompts are designed to help young learners build confidence with writing during the winter months. This January writing journal includes simple, engaging prompts that support beginning and struggling writers while encouraging creativity, sentence building, and storytelling.

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❄️ What’s Included in the January Writing Journal Prompts

• Cover page
• Draw and label pages
  • Girl with a snowball
  • Chipmunk hibernating in a burrow
  • Polar bear
• List writing pages
  • Things I learnt last year
  • Things I want to do this year
  • Things you need to make a snowman
• How to / procedural writing (with and without picture support)
  • How to build a snowman
  • How to make hot cocoa
  • How to dress for a snowy day
• Writing prompts with pictures
  • I know winter is here because
  • The best thing about winter is
  • When I see a pile of snow
  • My mitten is
  • During indoor recess, I like to
  • My favorite arctic animal is because
  • Penguins can
  • If I were a penguin, I would
  • Inside my igloo, I would have
  • I would hibernate with a because
• Opinion writing with picture choices
  • Snowy or sunny weather
  • Penguin or polar bear
  • Igloo or sandcastle
• Opinion writing prompts
  • The best gift I received was because
  • The best winter sport is because
  • The best thing to do on New Year’s Day is because
• Narrative writing
  • Describing snow (sentence writing)
  • Sentence writing to match a picture
  • Story writing to match winter pictures
• Narrative writing II
  • During the winter break, I
  • If I were trapped in a snow globe
  • I was sledding down a hill when all of a sudden
  • If I were a snowman at night
  • If it snowed gumballs, I would
• January acrostic poem
• Letter writing page (letter to my teacher)
• Additional handwriting lines page for differentiation

✏️ How to Use the January Writing Journal Prompts

• Print as a complete January writing journal
• Use individual pages for writing centers or morning work
• Perfect for independent writing or small group support
• Great for classroom or homeschool use

🎯 Educational Benefits

• Builds sentence writing and storytelling skills
• Supports opinion, narrative, and procedural writing
• Encourages creativity and vocabulary development
• Provides strong picture support for young writers

🖍️ Classroom Tips

• Use picture supported pages early in the month and transition to open ended prompts
• Model shared writing before independent practice
• Pair with winter read alouds to spark ideas

This January writing journal is ideal for Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students who need structured, supportive writing practice during the winter season.

Click here to view all my Writing Journal Prompts.

Happy Teaching! 😊