15 Easy Lessons That Build Basic Writing Skills in Grades K-2 (Scholastic Teaching Strategies)

Put your students on the road to success with these easy lessons that build basic writing skills‹and get kids ready for the standardized tests. These hands-on activities teach punctuation, capitalization, sequencing, and much more. Students learn about periods by mini "stop signs" at the end of sentences in the morning message, identify main idea by brainstorming titles to stories, and use graphic organizers to plan their own stories.

Mary Rose has taught elementary students for nearly three decades in Florida. She is the author of the successful 10 Easy Writing Lessons That Get Kids Ready for Writing Assessments (Scholastic Teaching Resources).