St. Patrick's Day Differentiated Journals - Writing for Special Education

Do you have students who have difficulty coming up with their own thoughts? With three different levels included, these 7 journal prompts themed around St. Patrick's Day are perfect for all of your non-writers, emerging writers, and writers!   Topics include: shamrock, gold coin, leprechaun, Irish flag, pot of gold, hat, and a horseshoe.   Each topic includes a classroom sample which shows a picture, title, and four simple sentence starters with three *errorless* options to finish each sentence.   • Level 1 students "Non-writers" can color in the picture, trace the title, and cut and paste symbols (with or without aide support) to complete the sentence with their thoughts. • Level 2 students "Tracers" can color in the picture, draw their own, trace the title and sentence starters and finish the thought by circling and/or writing one of the 3 choices on their paper. • Level 3 students "Writers" have a blank journal where they draw and color the picture on their own, copy the sentence