Wee Can Travel shows K–4 teachers how to apply the 6+1 Trait® Writing Model of Instruction & Assessment with beginning writers using acclaimed children’s literature. Each book featured in Wee Can Travel covers an important social studies theme and is combined with activities based on standards developed by the National Council for the Social Studies.

The books featured in Wee Can Travel include:

• The Pledge of Allegiance
• Johnny Appleseed
• Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
• Stone Soup
• Martin’s Big Words
• Follow the Drinking Gourd

Wee Can Travel includes 36 activities that continuously blend reading, writing, speaking, and creative artwork into an integrated approach to writing and social studies. Text is color coded to easily distinguish between the information that is specifically for the teacher and the instruction that is to be delivered by the teacher.

Each literature title has the following components:

• Six trait activities, including focus traits, specific criteria, and trait writing vocabulary
• Three literacy centers per title
• Culminating activities for whole-class participation
• Short instructional scripts for each story