Strategies for Teaching the 6 Traits

Verbs to Use Instead of "Went"

Kind of Movement

Words

Slow Movement

  • climbed
  • crawled
  • crept
  • dawdled
  • drifted

  • dilly-dallied
  • floated
  • hobbled
  • leisurely left
  • poked along

  • prowled
  • rambled
  • wandered

Regular Movement

  • approached
  • biked
  • danced
  • drove
  • hiked
  • hitchhiked
  • hopped
  • marched
  • migrated

  • moved
  • paraded
  • pranced
  • rode
  • rolled
  • sailed
  • scrambled
  • shifted

  • slid
  • strolled
  • traveled
  • trespassed
  • trotted
  • walked
  • visited
  • voyaged

Fast Movement

  • bounced
  • crashed
  • dashed
  • darted
  • flew
  • flipped
  • galloped

  • hastened
  • hurried
  • jogged
  • jumped
  • raced
  • roller-skated
  • rushed

  • skied
  • skipped
  • sped
  • sprinted
  • swooped
  • thundered
  • tore

Thanks to Joan Matuga and her 98-99 Third Grade Class for sharing these words with us.

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