Write Your Own Journal Entry!

Here is a simple template to follow for your journal entry:

[Day of the week], [Month] [Day], [Year]

Today I ___. [Write what happened.]

[Add details using your senses — what did you see, hear, smell, taste, or touch?]

I felt ___ because ___. [Share your feelings and explain why.]

[Optional: Write what you hope happens tomorrow, or a question you are thinking about.]

Here is an example:

Monday, March 17, 2026

Today I learned how to write journal entries! We talked about using feeling words and details from our senses.

Our classroom was warm and sunny. I could hear birds outside the window. My pencil made a scratchy sound on the paper.

I felt proud because I wrote a whole paragraph all by myself. I also felt excited to start my own journal at home!

Tomorrow I want to write about my cat Whiskers.