ELAR 4.12(B)
compose informational texts, including brief compositions that convey information about a topic, using a clear central idea and genre characteristics and craft;
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Nonfiction Text Features – All About Me Project
Implement a text features project with an “All About Me” theme to explore informational text features with your students.
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Moving West- Constructed Response Writing Worksheet
Teach your students how to write a good constructed response and integrate grade level Social studies concepts with a Westward Expansion-based Constructed Response worksheet and graphic organizer.
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Mexican Cession- Constructed Response Passage Worksheet
Teach your students how to write a good constructed response and integrate grade level Social studies concepts with a Mexican Cession-based Constructed Response worksheet and graphic organizer.
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Writing Informative Texts – Teaching Presentation
A 33-slide, editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about informative writing.
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Memorial Day Writing Prompts
A set of writing prompts to use around Memorial Day.
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Grade 4 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 2
A 72-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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"All About ..." - Informational Writing Template
Practice informative writing with this versatile template.
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Write a Biography PowerPoint
Use this age-appropriate biography PowerPoint to teach your students about the purpose, structure and features of biographical texts.
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Grade 4 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 1
A 70-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Biography Research Graphic Organizer
Provide students with this biography research graphic organizer to help them gather key life details and take organized notes for writing a well-structured biography.
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Biography Brochure Template
Help your students organize their thoughts about their biography subject.
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Informational Text Planner - Music
An informational text planning template focusing on a musical act.
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Biography Flipbook Template
Create a flipbook that clearly illustrates the most significant aspects of a biography subject.
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Grade 4 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 4
A 66-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Grade 4 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 3
A 67-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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What Causes the Seasons? Informative Text Writing Task
Use this scaffolded writing task to have students write about how seasons change.
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Informative Text Writing Task – How Does the Respiratory System Work?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the informative text type.
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Informative Text Research Template
A research template for students to use when writing an informative text.
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Doctors Fact File and Report Writing Scaffold
Support your students in writing a report about doctors with this fact file and writing scaffold.
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Elephant Fact File and Report Writing Scaffold
Support your students in writing an expository text about elephants with this fact file and writing scaffold.
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5 Expository Writing Prompts
Use this set of 5 writing prompts to assess your students’ expository writing skills.
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Assessment Rubric - Informative Writing
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' informative writing.
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Daily Writing Prompts Calendars - Upper Grades
Inspire your students and encourage them to write regularly with a set of printable Daily Writing Prompts in calendar format!
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Roll to Create a Treasure Map
A fun, hands-on activity using a die and a chart to create a treasure map, and then use it to write a procedural text.
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Writing a Speech Poster
A poster highlighting the main parts to a speech.
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Writing Procedural Texts Teaching Slides
Use this procedural writing PowerPoint to teach your students about the purpose, structural elements and language features of procedure texts.
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Gemstones Fact File and Report Writing Scaffold
Support your students in writing an expository text about gemstones with this fact file and writing scaffold.
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Cars Fact File and Report Writing Scaffold
Support your students in writing an expository text about cars with this fact file and writing scaffold.
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Developing Report Writing Skills Teaching Slides
Use this slide deck to teach your students about the purpose, structural elements and language features of informational texts.
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Procedural Recount Text Structure Anchor Chart - With Annotations
A poster about the procedural recount text type, including an annotated example.
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Athlete Profile Template
A worksheet to use in the classroom when writing athlete profiles.
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Plan Your Own Adventure - Writing Template
Students use a template to help them plan stories with alternative pathways for their friends to read.