Daily 6 Trait Writing Gr 1

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. The sixth trait, Conventions (following the rules of writing), is taught through all lessons.

Trait #1 – Ideas

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

Trait #2 – 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

Trait #3 – 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

Trait #4 – 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

Trait #5 – 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