WEEK ONE
This week you will be writing about yourself. Write it as if you are introducing yourself to your teacher or to a new friend.
Remember, only write information you want other people to see and know. These are the sentence beginnings for the week.
Write the name of the day or the date, copy the beginning and keep going!
Full stop at the end of each sentence, remember!
Monday: My name is ...... and I live in ..... My family consists of .....
Tuesday: I have .....
Wednesday: I like ..... because .....
Thursday: I don't like ..... because .....
Friday: When I grow up I want to .....
WEEK TWO
This week you can write about your home and your town or suburb. You might live in a house, or a unit, or even in a caravan!
Use Monday's writing to describe your home a bit, or maybe just your room if you have a room to yourself. Tuesday, write about the location of your house, and so on.
Monday: We live in a .....
Tuesday: Our house is near .....
Wednesday: I can walk to .....
Thursday: During the weekend I .....
Friday: For our holidays, we .....
WEEK THREE
Like the first week, this week you are writing again about yourself. This time it's about things you do, or like, or want.
When we write using I and me (and We and us) it is called writing in the first person. Diaries are written in the first person.
Have you ever read a book or a story that has been written in the first person? Write its name and the author here: ________________________________________________________
Monday: I saw .....
Tuesday: Last week I went .....
Wednesday: I can .....
Thursday: If I want to .....
Friday: Once I .....
WEEK FOUR
This week you can write about a pet you have or had.
If you do not have a pet, and have never had one, pretend you own a dog or a cat or maybe something more unusual, like a carpet snake or a macaw.
You can mention the animal's name, where you got it from, its description, habits and diet. As well, you might like to write about something your pet did that was funny or awful.
Monday: My pet .....
Tuesday: One day .........
Wednesday: When .......
Thursday: I laughed when .....
Friday: We took ......
WEEK FIVE
This week you have different words to use each day. It doesn't matter which word you use which day, as long as by Friday you have used at least five of them.
peculiar fortunately atmosphere national exploring jetty shopping spaceman sportsground hilarious joking underground
WEEK SIX
This week mention at least one colour each day. It doesn't matter which one. There are more than you need.
red black green yellow blue cream grey purple orange khaki mauve pink
WEEK SEVEN
This week use at least one number written in words each day.
Here are some to choose from:
eight two eleven twelve eighteen fifteen three thirty forty hundred thousand million twelve fourteen twenty seventy Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Note: From here on the days will be written only if there is a different sentence beginning for each one. But do keep writing either the name of the day or the date each time you write in your journal.
WEEK EIGHT
This week use the word and every day. Remember you should only use 'and' ONCE in a sentence.
An easy way to do this properly is to think of two small sentences that can go together and join them up with 'and'
Here is an example to help you: My cat scratched the dog on his nose. The dog started to howl. My cat scratched the dog on his nose and the dog started to howl.
The first one is started for you.
Monday: Last weekend ..... and .....
Tuesday: ..... and .....
Wednesday: ..... and .....
Thursday: ..... and .....
Friday: ..... and .....
WEEK NINE
This week make your journal a real diary about events that have happened to you. There is a sentence beginning for each day.
Monday: During the weekend .....
Tuesday: One day this week .....
Wednesday: On television I watched .....
Thursday: At school our class .....
Friday: Next holidays, we will .....
WEEK TEN
Look at the spelling list or words you are working on.
Use two words you are learning each day. You may add 's', 'ing' or 'ed' etc if you want. BUT make sure you spell the words properly.
WEEK ELEVEN
These words all contain the letters qu. Use as many of them as possible this week.
If you can think of any more qu words, add them to this list.
queen queer quarrel equal quokka quiz quince squid squeeze sequin sequence sequel query enquire equinox squirrel
WEEK TWELVE
Nouns are generally the names of things.
Usually you can put a or an and the in front of a noun.
Here are some nouns:
spider beach rocket elephant meal honesty choice temperature desert shop family television
Use at least one of these nouns each day. As well, put a ring around each other noun you use in your daily journal this week.
WEEK THIRTEEN
What if? This week use your imagination! Think what might happen if these possibilities occur. Pick one for each day. There are more than you need.
If I slept in till midday.....
If a flying saucer landed at school....
If our family won a million dollars.....
If I could do anything, I would.....
If I had a giraffe for a pet.....
If everyone at school suddenly turned purple.....
If I woke up and discovered I was invisible.....
WEEK FOURTEEN
This week, pretend you are a character from a television show you like. Write your diary (as that person) for this week.
It doesn't have to be what happens on TV. You can make it all up if you want. There are sentence beginnings for this week's writing.
Monday: Today....
Tuesday: Next week .....
Wednesday: I am going to .....
Thursday: One day .....
Friday: I remember .....
WEEK FIFTEEN
Adjectives are words that describe nouns. We write an adjective in front of the noun it describes.
Here are some adjectives:
purple enormous happy delicious exciting easy dangerous unusual tall talkative musical boring Use at least one of these adjectives each day. As well, put a ring around any other adjectives you use.
WEEK SIXTEEN
All of these words contain the letters ea making a sound like the e in egg. Use as many of them as possible this week. If you can think of any more words with ea making the same sound, add them to this list.
Be careful with the word read - it can be said two different ways!
head instead leather dead feather bread weather ready heavy deaf dreadful thread instead pleasant read breakfast
WEEK SEVENTEEN
This week choose five months of the year and use them in your writing.
You may use more than five if you can.
Here they are:
January February March April May June July August September October November December
Before you start your writing, think about any special events or dates in each month - like birthdays, Christmas, Easter, holidays, etc
WEEK EIGHTEEN
This week use the word because every day.
An easy way to do this properly is to think of two events. One should happen because of the other. You can join them up with 'because'
Here is an example to help you: My cat scratched the dog on his nose. The dog started to howl.
The dog started to howl because my cat scratched his nose.
The first one is started for you, and there is a beginning word for each other day.
Monday: Last weekend ..... because .....
Tuesday: One .....
Wednesday: The .....
Thursday: Some .....
Friday: Maybe .....
WEEK NINETEEN
Write your journal this week all about different animals.
Here are some to choose from:
hippos polar bears spiders bats koalas giraffes dogs cats guinea pigs ferrets cockroaches lions cheetahs reindeer meerkats zebras
There is also a beginning for each day's writing. Choose a different animal for each day.
Monday: Once I saw ....
Tuesday: I wish I had a ....
Wednesday: At the zoo I saw ......
Thursday: The ......
Friday: It would be interesting to .....
WEEK TWENTY
This week make your journal a real diary about events that have happened to you. Start each sentence any way you wish - but remember to use a capital letter!
WEEK TWENTY ONE
Nouns are generally things or objects, but Proper Nouns are proper names, so they begin with capital letters.
Here are some Proper Nouns:
Australia Perth Darwin Sydney Queen Elizabeth Susanna Joshua Miss Quick Mrs Jones Ms Marple Duke Street Kipper Avenue Toy Story Christmas Captain Kidd Coles Home and Away Inspector Rex Mr Smith Saturday
You can see Proper Nouns are not just people and places. They are street names, titles, names of books or films or TV shows, shop and business names, days and months, countries, brand names, states etc.
This week use at least one Proper Noun each day. Write in colour any others you use. (Yes, that means you can write the name of each day in colour.)
WEEK TWENTY TWO
Look at the spelling list or words you are working on. Use two words you are learning each day. You may add 's', 'ing' or 'ed' etc if you want. BUT make sure you spell the words properly.
WEEK TWENTY THREE
The word done always needs a helping word like have or has or had.
I have done my writing this week. She has done the cooking. They had done their jobs before they went out.
Each day this week use done in your writing. Be sure you use have or has or had with it.
Sentence beginnings have been given if you need them. You do not have to use them this week unless you wish to.
Monday: I think that .....
Tuesday: They .....
Wednesday: One day last week .....
Thursday: Do you know .....
Friday: He said ......
WEEK TWENTY FOUR
This week write one interesting fact each day about the town or suburb where you live. Sentence beginnings have been given if you need them. You might like to look around or ask other people where you live for some ideas what to write.
Monday: In the town (or suburb) where I live .....
Tuesday: I think that .....
Wednesday: Sometimes .....
Thursday: Once .....
Friday: Many people .....
WEEK TWENTY FIVE
These words all contain the letters -tion. Use as many of them as possible this week.
If you can think of any more -tion words, add them to this list.
station invitation lotion addition motion subtraction action multiplication nation extraction election carnation
WEEK TWENTY SIX
Verbs are words that tell about something that is being done. They are sometimes called action words.
These are all verbs:
run look write hurry scream make hit shout
decide illustrate search surf Each day this week use verbs from this list. Put a ring around any other verbs that you use when you write.
Write your diary about real events that have happened to you or someone you know.
WEEK TWENTY SEVEN
This week pick one theme or topic from the following:
toys insects reptiles farming buildings flying machines Australia space exploration
Each day write something you have found out about that topic. You can also write where you looked for the information.
Here are some words you might find useful:
source facts computer library internet family parents decided history types population years astronauts satellite fuel states
WEEK TWENTY EIGHT
Look at the spelling list or words you are working on. Use at least two words you are learning each day. You may add 's', 'ing' or 'ed' etc if you want. BUT make sure you spell the words properly.
WEEK TWENTY NINE
These words all contain the letters th. Use as many of them as possible this week. If you can think of any more th words, add them to this list.
Be careful as some of them sound the same but have different meanings.
threw their those think three brother mother another wealthy through they weather something there thick bath
WEEK THIRTY
This week use the word but every day. It is a word that is often used to join two shorter sentences when what happens in the second sentence isn't what you would have expected to happened. Here is am example for you.
There was a lot of rain during the day. I didn't get wet.
There was a lot of rain during the day but I didn't get wet.
WEEK THIRTY ONE
These words all contain the letters tch. Use as many of them as you can this week.
If you can think of any more add them to the list.
switch ditch pitch catch patch hutch witch fetch match watch pitch butcher Important Notice: Something to remember to do. For Week 35 you will need to collect five cartoon strips from the same series - Snake Tales, Calvin & Hobbes, Garfield, etc - to write a serial for. That is in FOUR weeks' time. Start collecting them now, so you do not forget.
WEEK THIRTY TWO
This week make your journal a real diary about events that have happened to you. Start each sentence any way you wish - but remember to use a capital letter!
REMEMBER to collect the cartoons for Week 35
WEEK THIRTY THREE
These words are all made by putting two smaller words together. They are called Compound Words.
Each day this week, use at least one compound word in your journal. It doesn't have to be from this list.
classroom typewriter newspaper tonight cupboard fisherman football softball shopkeeper lunchtime weekend homework REMEMBER to collect the cartoons for Week 35
WEEK THIRTY FOUR
All of these words can be said or pronounced in two ways. They have different meanings when they are said differently.
Say each one quietly to yourself, both ways. Use as many of them as you can in this week's journal.
If you can think of two more, check with an adult and then add them to the list, where there are two empty spaces.
read lead sow close wound wind bow row tear minute REMEMBER to collect the cartoons for Week 35
WEEK THIRTY FIVE
This week use the cartoons you collected recently and write each day about one of them. They might form a story, but this is not always what happens. IF you forgot to collect cartoons, you will need to share with someone else who did NOT forget!
WEEK THIRTY SIX
When we write about events that have happened we use words like saw, went, observed, looked, listened, drove, rode, went, etc. This is called the Past Tense.
When you write your journal for this week, make sure you use the Past Tense, and write all the verb words in colour. Don't forget little words like was, were, had, did, etc are also verbs.
Here are some Past Tense verbs for you if you cannot think of any yourself.
remembered forgot watched played talked went ate made chased decided travelled hoped
WEEK THIRTY SEVEN
This week make your journal a real diary about events that have happened to you. Start each sentence with a different word - and remember to use a capital letter! Try to use a Proper Noun every day. Underline the verbs.
WEEK THIRTY EIGHT
Look at the spelling lists you have worked on this term. Find some of the words that gave you the most trouble to learn. Use at least one of them every day. Write about something that is going to happen, but which hasn't happened yet. We call this the Future Tense.
WEEK THIRTY NINE
You have almost finished the school year. Each day this week, write about something you have have done at school that was interesting. Try to write a little more than usual. Remember to use capital letters wherever they are necessary, and full stops at the end of each sentence. Don't make the sentences too long. It's better to write three or four short sentences properly than a whole lot without any proper punctuation. (It is also much easier for other people to read that way!)
WEEK FORTY
Each day this week there is a sentence beginning.
Monday: During the school holidays I will ......
Tuesday: Next year our family is .....
Wednesday: This year at school I ......
Thursday: My favourite foods are ......
Friday: The most interesting place in our town is ......