Teaching writing just got easier and more effective because of these sturdy crates Find everything you need to help students use the 6 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. Includes 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 17in. x 22in. posters contain lyrics to the songs on the CD. Color-coded stickers for organizing classroom libraries and teaching materials. 112-page resource contains 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 - 1 for each trait - for easy, expandable storage for years to come. Scholastic The Trait Crate(R): Kindergarten is one of many Classroom Teaching Resources available through Office Depot. Made by Scholastic.