Traits of Writing

The Trait Crates: For Kindergarten and Grades 1 and 2

Ruth Culham

Teaching writing in kindergarten and grades 1 and 2 just got easier and more effective because of these sturdy“ crates.” In them, you’ ll find everything you need to help students use the six traits— ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions— to improve their writing. In each crate, you’ ll find an array of materials designed to engage students and enrich their writing experiences, including:

• 6 high-interest picture books hand selected for each trait

• 6 teaching guides filled with step-by-step lessons, graphic organizers, a scoring guide, and extension activities

• Sing-Along Trait Songs, a music CD containing lively, traitspecific songs to share with your students

• 6 full-color 17 " x 22 " posters containing lyrics to the songs on the CD

• Color-coded stickers for organizing classroom libraries and teaching materials

• Using Picture Books to Teach Writing With the Traits: K – 2, 112-page resource containing step-by-step lessons and 150 annotations of new and classic books, organized by trait.

What’ s more, each crate comes with hanging folders— one for each trait— for easy, expandable storage for years to come.

Includes a 6 picture books, 6 teaching guides, CD with 6 songs, 6 posters, stickers, and a professional book

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The Trait Crates: For Grades 3, 4, and 5

Ruth Culham

Ruth Culham gives you everything you need to successfully teach and improve writing in grades 3 – 5 using the following six traits— ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. She does this with materials— housed in sturdy“ crates”— that are designed to engage and enrich your students’ writing experiences with the traits. In each crate, you’ ll find:

• 6 high-interest picture books hand selected for each trait

• 6 teaching guides filled with step-by-step lessons, graphic organizers, a scoring rubric, and extension activities

• 12 overhead transparencies( 2 per trait) to support the lessons

• 6 full-color 17 " x 22 " posters containing tips on each trait

• Color-coded stickers for organizing classroom libraries and teaching materials

• Using Picture Books to Teach Writing With the Traits, a 144-page resource containing 200 annotations of new and classic books organized by the traits

The crates come with hanging folders for each trait so you have easy, expandable storage for years to come.

Includes a 6 picture books, 6 teaching guides, 12 transparencies, 6 posters, stickers, and a professional book

Best Sellers!

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