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Teaching writing just got easier and more effective because of these sturdy "crates." In them, teachers will find everything they need to help students use the six traits-ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions-improve their writing.

Each crate contains 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, trait-specific songs to share with your students. Includes a "bonus track" on presentation.
• 6 full-color 17" x 22" posters contain 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 18 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

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Kindergarten Picture Books

Ideas: My Chair

Organization: I Am America

Voice: When Sophie Gets Really, Really Angry

Word Choice: Mama Zooms

Sentence Fluency: Charlie Parker Played Be Bop

Conventions: No, David!

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