A list of what is included for the different traits of writing is listed below.

Ideas:

-Recycled writing ideas

-Writing about memories

-Getting writing inspiration

-In/out and top 10 graphic organizers

-5 Star Writing

-Bright ideas

-Just right topics

-Ideas from authors/friends

-A,B,C’s writing chart

-Using your imagination for a story

Organization

-Titles vs. labels

-Great grabbers

-If you give a mouse a cookie…

-The Important Book

-Lost and found

-How to be a solid shape

-Fold, pass, repeat

Sentence fluency

-Colorful writing

-Pass the pencil

-Sentence fluency check

-Sentence stretching

Voice

-Character’s voice

-Feelings, feelings, feelings (writing about emotions)

-Greeting cards lesson

-Letter writing

-Different perspectives

-Match my voice to my topic

-My non-fiction voice

-Lost at sea writing prompt

Word choice

-Color swatches lesson

-The____’s family house of colors

-Crayon box creations lesson and creative names for different colors

-Creating onomatopoeia

-Figure language

-Descriptive writing activity

-Idioms

-simile lessons

As always, please contact me with any questions:

Thank you! :)

Melissa

Your students will love learning about character traits with this lesson! Students will also make a cute and creative craft! Lesson is based off of the book, The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams. Makes an adorable bullentin board!

Lesson includes directions, a template for the craft, student worksheets, and colorful posters to use for an anchor chart or bulletin board headers.