Help your first graders learn how to write an informational piece using these handy writing prompt worksheets
Informational Writing for 1st Graders – “How To” Writing Prompt Worksheet Bundle
Do you need informational writing ideas for first graders? Do you struggle with how to teach informational writing at the primary level? If so, this resource may be the tool you need to guide your students into becoming informational writing superstars!
Each worksheet included in this resource provides the student with a thought-provoking “How To” question prompt. Students will draw the steps needed to complete the process, and use the primary-style writing lines to develop their own piece of quality informational writing. The resource includes engaging informational prompts such as:
- How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich
- How to Wash Your Hands
- How to Brush Your Teeth
- How to Build a Snowman
The resource includes ten different worksheets covering ten different how-to informational writing topics for kindergarten, first grade, and possibly even second grade students. Simply print the sheet you need, and you’re off on the journey to amazing informational writing samples.
Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding
In addition to independent student work time, use this worksheet as an activity for:
- Guided writing groups
- Formative Assessment
- Lesson wrap-up
- Fast finishers
- Homework assignment
To challenge students needing acceleration, have them extend their writing into a multi-paragraph piece using our Informational Text Planning Templates
For struggling readers and writers, provide sentence frames for students to build their sentences off of. They could also benefit from talking about their writing before beginning, and generating a bank of words or details that they could include.
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Additionally, project the worksheet onto a screen and work through one prompt as a class and have your students write their paragraphs in their notebooks.
Get more worksheets to have handy!
Don’t stop there! We’ve got more activities to shorten your lesson planning time:
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