Writing skills are developed by writing on a daily basis, and when we can give our students many different writing experiences, we are building these writing skills. This book presents several different aspects of a complete writing program. The rationale is to give students a wide variety of writing experiences; experiences that allow them to work on the rules of grammar, to develop the ability to present ideas with clarity and organization, to think creatively, and to try out the richness of the written word. These exercises are designed to improve students" writing skills in a developmental manner, with each month building on the previous month"s work and introducing new writing forms. Keep this sourcebook on your desk because you"ll use it every day of the school year to guide your students to writing competence. Each month includes sample daily sentences for primary and upper grades, journal topics, lessons for developing various writing skills, poetry to memorize, poetry to write, and vocabulary based on root words and prefixes. This resource needs to be on every teacher"s shelf. Grades 2-6