Valentine'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 6 journal prompts themed around Valentine's Day are perfect for all of your non-writers, emerging writers, and writers! Topics include: conversation hearts, chocolate, roses, valentine card, cupid, and hearts. 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 sentences from t