July Journal Writing Prompts for Students

Just because school is out, there's no good reason to stop the practice of journal writing for the summer. In fact, writing in journals over the summer is a great way to keep writing skills in shape. Let kids take a break from the summer sun and the electronics each day for a few minutes with good old-fashioned paper and pencil. These journal-writing prompts are made fresh by focusing on the holidays, celebrations and traditions of July.

Parents and tutors can print this list of July journal writing prompts and allow kids to choose and mark one off each day. Another option is to make a journal writing prompt game by cutting out the journal prompts into strips of paper and letting kids draw a journal writing prompt each day.

On your mark, get set; write in your journal this July.

1. July is National Ice Cream Month. Compare and contrast your two favorite flavors of each ice cream. Provide plenty of mouth-watering details.

2. July is National Hot Dog Month. Pretend you have a new personal chef. Write an order for a hot dog and give details instructions on how you like your hot dog cooked and what you want on it.

3. July is National Tennis Month. Write a brochure for visitors from another planet playing tennis. Don't forget the what, where, why and how.

4. July 15^th is Cow Appreciation Day. Write a letter of appreciation to a fictional cow letting them know why you think cows rock.

5. July 4^th is Independence Day. Write an acrostic poem for Independence Day. Write the word vertically on your paper and add a word or phrase for each letter that relates to July 4^th history or traditions.

6. July 20^th is Moon Day. Write a rhyming poem about the moon.

7. July is National Blueberry Month and National Peach Month. What is your favorite fruit? Enter your fruit in a "The Best Fruit Ever" contest and write an essay arguing why your favorite is the best.

8. July is National Picnic Month. Create a recipe card for your favorite picnic food and provide step-by-step instructions on how to make it.

9. July 18^th is Shark Awareness Day. Make a list of all of the fun facts that you know about sharks and then create a list of at least five questions you have about a sharks.

10. Write a letter from Mr. July to Mrs. August letting her know how things have been going this month. Don't forget the greetings and salutations.