Committed to the belief that children become good writers by writing -- and that they are more likely to write about things they understand and enjoy -- this book gives students lots of fun, familiar topics to choose from. It is a comprehensive writing resource organized into 12 monthly sections, exploring topics pertinent to each month, and its associated season, holidays, birthdays, and more.
Each section includes:
* "Quickwrites" - a writing calendar containing twenty-five topics meant to be used for short, daily writing practice periods - a total of 300 topics
* story starters and titles, appropriate to the month, that can be used for longer and more formal writing experiences - 209 in the book
* reproducible forms representing a variety of writing experiences - from expanding vocabulary and listening to the sounds of language, to letter writing, list making, and much more - 151 forms in all
Just a few examples of the wealth of suggested writing topics include: I Learned It from My Grandparents, Happy Birthday Jesse Owens, The Witch's Grocery List, October Bumper Sticker, Loy Kathrong (Thai hoiday), Celebrating Cartoon Characters, Peace and Goodwill, the First Day of Winter, Happy Birthday Elvis Presley, If I Were a Snowlake, A Chinese New Year Celebration, A Conversation with Mr. Lincoln, My Kite, The Giant Leprechaun, Hopping Along the Bunny Trail, Chinese Fortune Eggs, Mud, Memorial Day, If I Were a Father, Baseball Basics, To Honor Beatrix Potter, A Sunflower Seed, Popcorn Festival, and Klondike Stampede.
Teacher resource pages (providing information and suggestions) address the writing process, writing folders and conferences, and response groups. Index included. Cute, lively line art illustrations throughout. All 176 pages perforated for easy removal.
Each section includes:
* "Quickwrites" - a writing calendar containing twenty-five topics meant to be used for short, daily writing practice periods - a total of 300 topics
* story starters and titles, appropriate to the month, that can be used for longer and more formal writing experiences - 209 in the book
* reproducible forms representing a variety of writing experiences - from expanding vocabulary and listening to the sounds of language, to letter writing, list making, and much more - 151 forms in all
Just a few examples of the wealth of suggested writing topics include: I Learned It from My Grandparents, Happy Birthday Jesse Owens, The Witch's Grocery List, October Bumper Sticker, Loy Kathrong (Thai hoiday), Celebrating Cartoon Characters, Peace and Goodwill, the First Day of Winter, Happy Birthday Elvis Presley, If I Were a Snowlake, A Chinese New Year Celebration, A Conversation with Mr. Lincoln, My Kite, The Giant Leprechaun, Hopping Along the Bunny Trail, Chinese Fortune Eggs, Mud, Memorial Day, If I Were a Father, Baseball Basics, To Honor Beatrix Potter, A Sunflower Seed, Popcorn Festival, and Klondike Stampede.
Teacher resource pages (providing information and suggestions) address the writing process, writing folders and conferences, and response groups. Index included. Cute, lively line art illustrations throughout. All 176 pages perforated for easy removal.
