ELAR 3.12(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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Alexander Hamilton Printable Mini Book
A mini-book about a Founding Father is the perfect tool for your students to use when learning about Alexander Hamilton.
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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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Memorial Day Writing Prompts
A set of writing prompts to use around Memorial Day.
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"All About ..." - Informational Writing Template
Practice informative writing with this versatile template.
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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 3 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 4
Warm-up your students' brains with this 61-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick activities.
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Grade 3 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 2
A 64-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Fact File Sorting Activity
Use this fact sorting activity to teach your students about informational writing.
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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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Eagles Fact File and Report Writing Scaffold
Support your students in writing an expository text about eagles 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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Information Text Fact Files and Scaffolding Sheet
Use this set of informational writing prompts to support your students in writing a detailed and well-structured factual report.
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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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Report Writing Paragraph Structure – Poster and Planning Template
Explore the structure of a paragraph with this classroom poster and paragraph planning scaffold.
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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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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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Sports Themed Writing Prompts
Ten sports themed writing prompts for the middle and upper grades.
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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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Informational Texts - Text Structure
A 60-minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of an informational text.
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Developing Informational Writing Skills Unit Plan - Grades 3 and 4
This writing unit addresses the informative text type; specifically how to write a well-structured informational text.
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Using a Stimulus - Independent Writing
A 60-minute lesson in which students will independently write an informative text using appropriate text structure, language, and features.
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Using A Fact File - Shared Writing
A 60-minute lesson in which students will use a fact file and scaffolding sheet to write an informative text in pairs.
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Writing an Informational Paragraph - Modeled Writing
A 60-minute lesson in which students will write an informative paragraph.
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Building a Description Using Facts
A 60-minute lesson in which students will build a description of an animal, person or object using facts.
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Informational Texts - Language Features
A 60-minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features found in informational texts.