EMC Number: 6021i

Page Count: 160

EAN: 9781596732865

"I love Daily 6-Trait Writing! Every day I appreciate so much that I can skim over what I will do the next day, and it is all set with no prep. I'm also amazed how well it naturally and easily integrates with the curriculum. Thank you for the opportunity to use this resource with our students!"

-Marty B.
First-Grade Teacher
Marina, CA

Give your first-graders the fun and focused writing practice they need to become strong and successful writers. Thanks to engaging art, topics, and activities, even beginning writers can practice the six traits of writing!

25 weeks of instruction cover the following trait-based writing skills:

Ideas
Week 1: Choose a Topic
Week 2: Make Your Topic Better
Week 3: Add Details
Week 4: Choose Better Details
Week 5: Review

Organization
Week 1: Beginning, Middle, and End
Week 2: Put Things in the Right Order
Week 3: Write a Complete Ending
Week 4: Group by How Things Are the Same or Different
Week 5: Review

Word Choice
Week 1: Use Action Words
Week 2: Use Words That Describe
Week 3: Use Words That Tell How You Feel
Week 4: Use Just the Right Word
Week 5: Review

Sentence Fluency
Week 1: Write a Sentence
Week 2: Write a Sentence with Describing Words
Week 3: Write Longer Sentences
Week 4: Connect Your Ideas
Week 5: Review

Voice
Week 1: Tell How You Feel
Week 2: Write How You Feel
Week 3: Create a Mood
Week 4: Use Rhyme
Week 5: Review