June Writing Prompts
Happy almost June! Get ready for the month with these new prompts for June. We will provide daily prompts for all the days of June, so you can focus on the best thing, the writing process! Whether you are just getting into journaling or you’ve been following our journal prompts for a long time, these daily writing prompts are sure to get your brains thinking and your pencils moving. Use them for yourself or in the classroom to help meet the needs of your students. They can be adapted for all grade levels from first grade to twelfth grade. These June Writing Prompts are a great way to engage and empower that young writer of yours.
What is a Bullet Journal or Writing Prompts?
A bullet journal is a type of notebook that can be used with your students for anything from taking notes to doodling and creative writing throughout the school year to help improve writing skills. A bullet journal can be customized to fit any need. Writing prompts are simply ideas or topics to write about. These can be used in a number of ways, from story starters to daily journaling, and even writing your own short story. You can add drawings by creating your own journal cover as well.
Why Use Bullet Journals or June Writing Prompts?
There are many benefits to using bullet journal theme ideas and writing prompts on a regular basis with your students. These benefits of journaling include:
-Meeting the needs of your students by providing them with a space to organize their thoughts and ideas
-Allowing for creativity and self-expression
-Encouraging critical thinking skills
-Boosting imagination, especially in elementary students
-Providing a fun and engaging way to learn
Students always have a great time with these writing prompts and you can too! Use them in your classroom, add them to your daily lesson plans, or start a new habit of writing at home.
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How to Use These June Writing Prompts?
There are many ways to use this list of prompts. Here are a few suggestions of when to use these easy June journal prompts:
-Pull up the prompt series every day and have your students respond to the given prompt for the day of the month. Or, you could have them choose their own prompt from the list.
-Set aside some time each week to work on a few creative writing prompts at once.
-Use prompts as a way to break up the monotony of writing in a traditional journal.
-Challenge yourself to come up with more than one way to answer each prompt.
-Share your favorite prompts with a best friend or family member and see what they come up with!
June Writing Prompts – June 1 – June 15
Check out all of these different writing prompts for the first half of the month:
June 1: Dare Day – Dare yourself to try something different, whether it be trying a new food or going for a run. What did you do? Did you like it?
June 2: National Rocky Road Day – Treat yourself to an ice cream cone and write about what it tasted like. Be descriptive!
June 3: World Bicycle Day – If you could ride your bicycle anywhere in the world, where would you choose to ride it and why?
June 4: National Hug your Cat Day – Even if you don’t have a cat, you can still participate! Hug any one of your pets and tell us about them. If you don’t have any pets, tell us what your dream pet would be?
June 5: World Environment Day – What can you do to protect the environment? From picking up litter to turning off the lights, come up with a plan to help the environment around you.
June 6: National Yo-Yo Day – Have you ever used a yo-yo? Pretend you are a world renowned yo-yo professional. Tell us about your travels and experience while on tour.
June 7: World Caring Day – Perform a random act of kindness today. What did you do and how did the person react?
June 8: National Best Friends Day – Tell us all about your best friend. What are some of the best things about them? If you want, share your writing with them.
June 9: National Donald Duck Day – Who’s your favorite cartoon character? If you could, what would you change about them?
June 10: National Iced Tea Day – What’s your favorite drink? How do you make it?
June 11: National Making Life Beautiful Day – Do something extra to pamper yourself today. How did it make you feel?
June 12: National Peanut Butter Cookie Day – What’s your favorite kind of cookie? Make up a recipe for the best cookies. If you have time, try to make them!
June 13: National Sewing Machine Day – If you could sew anything, what would you sew? What color fabric would you use? What specific details would you add?
June 14: Flag Day – If you could redesign your nation’s flag, what changes would you make? If you like your flag too much to change it, make sure you write down why!
June 15: Nature Photography Day – Go outside and take a picture in nature. What moment did you catch?
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June Writing Prompts – June 16 – June 30
June 16: National Fudge Day – What’s your favorite kind of fudge? What do you like about it?
June 17: National Eat your Vegetables Day – Do you like vegetables? Why or why not? If you do, let us know what your favorite vegetable is!
June 18: National Splurge Day – What would you choose to splurge on and why?
June 19: World Sauntering Day – Take a slow walk outside. What do you see?
June 20: National Vanilla Milkshake Day and National Ice Cream Soda Day: Would you rather drink only vanilla milkshakes or only ice cream sodas for the rest of your life?
June 21: World Day of Music – What’s your favorite genre of music? Try writing your own song to fit the genre.
June 22: National Onion Ring Day – Onion rings are a famous appetizer at many restaurants. What’s your go-to appetizer and why?
June 23: National Pink Day – Wear pink today and tell us why you either love or hate the color.
June 24: National Take your Dog to Work Day – What would your dog do if you took them to work? If you don’t have a dog, write a story about an imaginary dog messing everything up at work.
June 25: National Catfish Day – Have you ever gone fishing? Did you catch any catfish? Tell us about your experience or make one up!
June 26: National Chocolate Pudding Day – Would you rather have chocolate pudding or vanilla pudding? Have you ever tried mixing them together?
June 27: National BINGO Day – You just won a million dollars playing BINGO. What would you do with the money?
June 28: National Alaska Day – What do you picture Alaska looking like? Describe it and then look up a picture to see if your description matches.
June 29: Hug Holiday – Hug someone you know and make them feel special. Then, tell us what is so special about them.
June 30: National Handshake Day – Write directions for a secret handshake and then try to teach it to someone.
Happy Writing!
We hope you will use these June writing prompts every day in the month of June. Remember, it is important to establish a daily writing habit not just with your students, but with yourself as well. Good luck and happy writing! Check out these Functional Writing Ideas for the Entire School Year.
MORE HELPFUL RESOURCES
Bullet Journal Ideas for Students – Read about different sections of the bullet journal and ideas that apply to all the months of the year.
Bullet Journal Dot Grid Printable – A bullet journal dot grid printable is a great way to start with journaling. Bullet journaling is a flexible and dynamic notebook that allows you to manage your everyday life. This is a template that you can use for all of your bullet journal pages.
Goal Trackers – need a mood tracker or habit tracker ideas? Check out this resource!
Positive Goal Setting – if you need the perfect theme to keep things positive check out this resource. It can even work as a digital planner!
