Air Force! Army!
Coast Guard! Marines! National Guard! Navy!
Here's your chance to give students, parents, and teachers a place to shout out their pride
in our military!
Use my "Celebrate Military Life" no-prep writing prompts and journal starters to support your military students and families. These 60 prompts are opportunities to
write about their experiences, share their feelings, teach about their special
challenges, and show their patriotism!
There are plenty of prompts for students from civilian families, too. They can write a thank-you note to a service person, tell why our military is important, or plan ways to show our respect and support. There’s something for everyone!
There are plenty of prompts for students from civilian families, too. They can write a thank-you note to a service person, tell why our military is important, or plan ways to show our respect and support. There’s something for everyone!
All six major branches of the United States military are represented
here. The first section contains prompts about military life in general. There
is also a separate section for each of The Air Force, The Army, The Coast
Guard, The Marines, The National Guard, and The Navy.
Some of my favorite ways to use these prompts are:
• Copy a class set of one or more prompts so
all students may write about the same idea.
• Print one of each prompt and let students
choose.
• Consider letting students respond to five
or more prompts and bind them together for a special gift or keepsake journal.
• Don’t forget the adults in your world.
Parents and teachers who are connected to the military often enjoy sharing
their thoughts and feelings through writing.
• Consider hosting a classroom event where
students and/or
adults come together and share their writings.
The prompts in this Super Pack are truly no-prep. Simply copy and go!
SPECIAL
NOTES:
I’ve been a teacher in a military community for many years. I’ve learned
some important lessons about the special challenges our military families face
and ways that we can support them.
These are only some of the issues which
our military students and families must often address:
•Changing
schools
•Leaving
extended family and friends
•Disruption
of daily routines
•Gaps
in academic learning
•Disruption
of the family unit during deployment
•Readjustment
to the family unit after deployment
•Anxiety
before and during deployment
•Loss
of a parent during war
Reflect carefully as you choose writing prompts to share with your
students. You might want to consult your administrator, your school guidance
counselor, another teacher, or even a military parent to gain some insight as
to how a child might perceive a particular prompt. If you live in a military
community, I hope that you have a military liaison that meets with students to
help support them. These professionals are great support, also.
I'd love to know how you use these writing prompts. What do you like to do to support your military families?
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