Daily 6-Trait Writing Grade 1
A simple, effective workbook that builds strong writing skills in just 15 minutes a day, using the proven 6-trait model to boost confidence, clarity, and creativity—one bite-sized lesson at a time.
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2026 First-Grade Curriculum Kit
Daily 6-Trait Writing Grade 1
Strong writing is built one skill at a time. Daily 6-Trait Writing breaks the writing process into six essential traits: ideas, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, voice, and conventions. By focusing on one trait at a time, students learn not just how to write, but how to write well.
While the six traits remain the same, the lessons and expectations grow with your student's grade level.
Designed for short, manageable lessons, this workbook provides 125 daily activities that help students strengthen specific writing skills through consistent practice. Each lesson takes about 15 minutes and targets an area that contributes to clearer, more effective communication.
Students learn how to develop stronger ideas, organize their thoughts logically, choose precise words, create smoother sentences, develop a distinct voice, and apply correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Because the lessons are brief and focused, students can build confidence without feeling overwhelmed.
Daily 6-Trait Writing works well as a stand-alone writing supplement or alongside a complete language arts program, providing structured practice that helps students become more thoughtful, capable writers.
How to Use Daily 6-Trait Writing
Daily 6-Trait Writing is designed to take about 15 minutes a day. Complete one lesson each school day to build writing skills gradually through consistent practice.
- The book contains 25 weeks of lessons. We recommend beginning around week 12 of your school year so the program carries you through the remainder of the year. If you start earlier or later, simply adjust the pace to fit your schedule. Any unfinished lessons also work well as a summer writing review.
- The program focuses on six essential writing traits: ideas, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, voice, and conventions. As students work through the lessons, they'll strengthen each area through short, targeted activities.
- If handwriting is a challenge, don't let it become a barrier to development. Students can dictate responses, write on a whiteboard, or type their work when appropriate. Developing strong ideas and developing handwriting skills are related, but they don't always need to happen at the same time.
- Take time to notice growth along the way. Whether it's a stronger sentence, a more organized paragraph, or a particularly effective word choice, recognizing progress helps students develop confidence as writers.
- With short daily lessons and a clear focus on the traits of effective writing, Daily 6-Trait Writing makes it easy to build writing skills one step at a time.
Publisher's Information
Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
Age Recommendation: 6
Grade Recommendation: 1st
Faith-Based: No
Consumable: Yes (reproducible, individual family only)
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9781596732865
Format: Softcover
Copyright: 2008
Made in: USA
“Beginning with the basics, your first grader is introduced to sentence structure while using short and easy lessons that are engaging. Filled with plenty of pictures and diagrams, this is not simply a writing workbook where your child sits there with a pen and blank piece of paper and asked to write about what they did over the weekend. With plenty of prompts and instructions, your child is learning the building blocks of writing, daily, without even realizing it. ” Read the Review
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Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about this product below:
The student workbook includes teacher's overview pages, lesson plans, and a scoring rubric, so a separate teacher's manual is not needed.
Typically a daily lesson might take 10-15 minutes to complete.
Photocopying is permitted for single-classroom use only.
- July 2, 2025
Consistently Helpful Writing Program
Dee
We’ve used other levels of Daily 6-Trait Writing before and have always been pleased. Grade 1 is just as effective—easy to follow and great at building solid writing skills. It’s a dependable program that makes writing practice clear and enjoyable for young learners.
- April 23, 2025
Easy Language Learning
Karolyn B.
These worksheets are so easy to pull out and work through with your student. My daughter could usually do them with hardly any additional instruction because the directions are easy to understand. This workbook helped her to expand her knowledge of English while she was mostly still just learning phonics in her other language arts subject.
- July 30, 2024
we love this!
Brittany G.
my kids love this
- April 20, 2024
nice and simple
Tabitha E.
I love the simplicity of this workbook. i can teach some of the basic concepts of the english language without a complicated lesson plan. its a very open and go workbook
- August 31, 2023
Great Little book
Jenny B.
We are enjoying this book. Great daily lessons that are fast and easy. At the end of the week the kids get to create their own story with picture which they love! Each of my kids can do this if course in their own level either writing a couple sentences the best they can or dictating to me and I transcribing their words. They are enjoying this workbook and I would definitely will buy the next one in the series after this one. Including a funny pic of my daughters work regarding a good and interesting topic- “Dung bugs”. Good for a laugh
- March 15, 2023
great writing work
Bina
We love this and do about 2 pages at a time, then 2 pages plus the journals another day. The prompts are fun and my kiddo really likes to do them.
- February 28, 2023
A Great Filler
Kaitlin T.
So simple, little prep time. You may spend a max of 10 minutes on a lesson. It functions great as review work with simplified definitions of what a first grader is already learning. Worth the purchase!
- February 8, 2023
Easy to use and fun
Andrea
I've used this now with both my children and it is really easy to use and engaging for them too. Each week/day has a lesson plan for the teacher but depending on the kid, it's also possible to be used mostly indendently as well. Both my kids have enjoyed it and I like how it's organized to teach different aspects of writing.
- January 20, 2023
Ok writing book
Stefanie B.
It’s just ok I prefer other writing books compared to this one. I would not recommend to keep in the kits.
- October 15, 2022
Quick and Clear Writing Tool
Rachelle
This book makes it easy to help writers of all levels. We often write the sentences on the board first and then my student copies them into the book or Journal. The lessons build throughout the week.
