Ginny's Pages

Ginny Hoover maintains an awesome website for everything you need to know about the 6 Traits of Writing.

This is a nice 6 Traits website that is maintained by the Madison Metropolitan School District.

Grace Haskins has put together a well thought out spelling and phonics program for primary grades. Take a look - it's well worth it.

Download these posters on your color printer, laminate them and hang them in your room. The free posters offered here are wonderful and better than any you will find in a teacher's supply store.

Check out this 6 Traits of Writing Interactive Site. 

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratories is the place to go to learn about everything 6 Traits. This is where it all began.

Who is the king of teaching writing? Donald Graves! Check out his website.

Ralph does it all - books for children, books for grown-ups, books for writing teachers, and now he has a writing curriculum. Check out Ralph's website for great writing resources.

Get your daily writing fix here. This is a neat little site with lots of resources.

If you are trying to get a grip on expository writing then check out this site. The definitions and examples here will help you understand the different expository text structures.

The ladies who wrote the book have put together some nice resources for you. Both of their books are for primary classrooms and offer a fresh approach to teaching writing.

If you haven't heard of the National Writing Project you've been missing out. I highly recommend that you attend a summer session in your area. 

Check out this website. It was designed to get kids writing!

An awesome site for readers, writers and teachers of children's literature. It's a one stop kid's lit shop.

Are you a closet writer? Do you dream of publishing a children's book some day? The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators is the group to join in order to learn everything you need to know. In addition, this site lists member  websites. If you are looking for local authors - this is a fantastic resource.

This website is operated by Sear's Portrait Studio. Kids can create their own stories. 

Harper Collins Children's Books operates this site. It's a walk through showing kids how a book is made.