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
Introducing the 6 Traits in 6 Days with 6 Texts: Grades K-2 Watch six mini-lessons where Kristina Smekens introduces the Six Traits with six different picture books. Duration: 119:20 | Grades K-2
Incorporating Labeling & List-Writing Lessons Once students know their phonics, move them from pictorial writing to labeling and then onto listing. This video features numerous activities and lesson concepts to support students in these early writing stages. In...
Fit the Writer’s Workshop into your Schedule If you struggle to find time for teaching writing, check out this recorded webinar led by Kristina Smekens, author of “Launching the Writer’s Workshop.” During this engaging 60-minute session,...
Fine-Tuning Sentences: Grades 5-12 Kristina Smekens shares several lesson ideas to improve students’ sentence fluency, including, varying their sentence beginnings, lengths, and structures. This session also includes two mini-lessons from actual classrooms where...
