Explaining the importance of a good foundation in writing to educators would be a case of preaching to the choir. The same can be said about identifying the connection between reading and writing. Writing can occur in the primary classroom in three ways. Demonstration writing happens when the teacher composes and writes in front of the class, explaining the process, sounding out words, thinking out loud, adding punctuation, making corrections. In this article, the author shares some lessons she learned about teaching writing in the primary classroom.