New Kid Journal Writing

Name:

Date:

📝 Part 1: Planning Your Journal Entry

1. How might you feel on your first day as the new kid? Tick all that apply:

Nervous

Excited

Lonely

Curious

Worried

Happy

2. What challenges might the new kid face? Choose the most difficult one:

Finding the classrooms

Making new friends

Understanding school rules

Eating lunch alone

3. What would you hope for on your first day? Write one thing:

I hope to _________________________________________________

4. Complete this sentence about the new kid's feelings:

When I walked into the classroom, I felt ________________________ because ____________________________

5. Write your reflective journal entry as if you are the new kid. Use the sentence starters below to help you:

Sentence starters to help you:

• Today, I felt...

• What I found difficult was...

• The best part of my day was...

• I hope tomorrow will be...

• One thing that surprised me was...

6. Draw a picture of how the new kid feels at the end of their first day: