by Greg Casserino | Oct 15, 2020
Revise Ideas with Spider-Leg Sentences Learn how to encourage students to revise their writing with a strategy that makes revision fun. Included in this video is a full length mini-lesson from a kindergarten classroom where Kristina demonstrates how to add spider-leg...
by Greg Casserino | Oct 15, 2020
Re-Introducing the 6 Traits in 6 Days with 1 Text Observe how Kristina Smekens re-introduces the Six Traits to a class that learned them the previous year. Duration: 105:48 | Grades K-5
by Connie Williamson | Oct 9, 2020
Writing After a Close Reading A close-reading experience should culminate with an after-reading writing task. Kristina Smekens first defines three common task types. Then she provides strategies to develop complex tasks that could follow the reading of any complex...
by Connie Williamson | Oct 8, 2020
Introducing the 6 Traits in 6 Days with 1 Text: Grades 6-12 Watch how Kristina Smekens utilizes the same mentor text to introduce the Six Traits over six lessons. Duration: 89:16 | Grades 6-12
by Connie Williamson | Oct 8, 2020
Introducing the 6 Traits in 6 Days with 6 Texts: Grades 3-5 Observe actual classroom footage of Kristina Smekens introducing the Six Traits with six picture books over six days. Duration: 89:20 | Grades 3-5
