Journaling is working well for us.

We call it "Shepherd Time." This is meant to be a time of reflection and introspection.

The Workshop Leader finishes his/her part of the lesson plan by 11:50 and turns it over to the Shepherd.

Each workshop plan includes discussion and thoughtful questions for the Shepherds to share.

The students may respond either by writing something or drawing something, so the Shepherd has a supply of blank and lined paper and pencils, gel pens, and markers for them to use.

The Shepherd and Workshop Leader encourage the children as they work quietly.

Some lesson plans suggest the Shepherd have a page with something preprinted on it (using the computer) such as the memory verse or a movie ticket shape.

The children put their names and the dates on the pages and the shepherd collects them and puts them in a separate folder for each child. Visitors may take their page home with them.

If someone is really stuck, they are encouraged to just draw a picture from the day's story, list highlights of the day's activities, or write out or rephrase the memory verse.

The journal pages will be saved and given to the children at the end of the school year.

I have posted our first two lesson sets that include the Shepherd Time sections -- Zacchaeus and Esther, both from River Community Church here on the lesson exchange if you want to see examples:
Zacchaeus

Hope this gives you a few ideas!
Amy