Before you write
Begin with the picture, a word, a question, or the part of the day that feels easiest to remember.
80 full-color pages · 8.25 × 11 in
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My First Draw & Write Diary
Beginning writers
A colorful first diary with a large drawing area, weather choices, a draw-your-own mood face, and primary handwriting guides.
- Wide primary lines with dotted center guides
- Ten weather choices and a blank mood face
- Large picture space before writing
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What this book is for
A child can complete the page from top to bottom, or start with the picture and add words afterward. An adult may read the labels aloud without supplying the child’s answer.
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Page by page
How to use every part
Follow the printed order the first few times. Once the flow feels familiar, use the parts that are most useful that day.
Welcome page
Write the child’s name and look at the feeling characters together before the first entry.
Date
Write the date in the roomy box. Any familiar date style is fine.
Weather
Circle the picture that matches the day: sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy, hot, cold, or another listed choice.
My mood
Draw eyes and a mouth on the blank character, then write one feeling word on the line.
Big drawing space
Draw the event, idea, person, place, or feeling first. Details can help the words come later.
Primary writing lines
Use the solid and dotted guides to write a label, one sentence, or several sentences at the child’s current level.
A simple routine
Use it without making it another chore
About 10-20 minutes. Stop when the useful thought is clear; completing every line is never the goal.
While you write
Let drawing and writing support each other. The page does not have to be completed in one fixed order.
After you write
Add the date, then revisit older pages occasionally to notice how ideas and expression have grown.
Helpful note
Spelling and sentence length do not need to be perfect. Let the picture carry part of the story while writing confidence grows.
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