Mini-Lesson & Teaching Strategy Websites
http://thetraits.org/lessonplans.php
Free & downloadable mini-lessons sorted by trait and by grade-level appropriateness. These are fabulous!
http://www.toyingwithwriting.com/TWW/Home.html
Nancy Herta has published two books full of motivating mini-lessons! Toying With Writing and Toying With Writing Two outline mini-lesson strategies that utilize children’s toys (crayons, Matchbox car, Slinky, Mr. Potato Head, etc.) as lesson triggers. The books also identify the 6-Traits connections for each mini-lesson.

