Informative Writing Unit Lessons Slides and Printables for First Grade

Are you looking for lessons to guide you in teaching your students how to write an informative writing? Writer's workshop is the perfect way to incorporate ELA standards while teaching your students to become amazing authors and story tellers.

These informative writing lessons slides will guide you through teaching your students how to write informative writings, research reports, and "how-to" (procedural) writings. These slides will motivate and engage your students by giving them an understanding of each concept and engaging them in writing skill practice.

(Please note that these slides are downloadable as a powerpoint presentation only. The file is too large to be uploaded to google slides in its entirety.)

This resource also includes printable resources that can be added to writing journals or used for extra writing skill practice as a whole group or in literacy centers.

The specific mini-lessons included in this resource are:

Informative Texts

Fact Vs. Opinion

Let's Write an Informative Writing

Let's Choose a Topic

Writing to an Audience

Let's Plan

Zooming-in on a Sub-Topic

Writing an Introduction

Writing Facts

Writing a Conclusion

Transitional Phrases

Adding Illustrations

Diagrams and Labels

Making an Informational Book

Adding a Table of Contents

Adding a Glossary

Writing Checklist

Evaluating Writing with a Rubric

Writing Conferences

The Author Book Bin

Author's Chair

Wriitng Celebration

Writing a Research Report

Responsible Researching

Planning a Research Report

Using Organizers

Researching Your Topic

Writing Your Research

Adding Illustrations, Diagrams, and Labels

Adding a Table of Contents

Adding a Glossary

How-To Writing

How-To Writing Introductions

Materials and Tools

Writing Steps

Revising Steps

Writing a How-To Conclusion

The printables included in this resource are:

What can I write about? - topic ideas

Informative Writing Brainstorm Sheet (and example)

Fact or Opinion - 3 Practice Pages

My Audience Writing Ideas

Zooming-in On a Topic - Examples and Practice Page

Informative Writing Draft Organizers - 3 options

Types of Hook Sentences

Types of Conclusions

Transitional Phrases

Informative Writing Journal Cover

Writing Cover Page

Table of Contents Pages - with primary and regular writing lines

Journal Writing Pages - with primary and regular writing lines

Book Writing Pages - with primary and regular writing lines

I Can Label a Diagram - 4 Practice Pages

Glossary - Example and Practice Page

Informative Writing Checklist

Peer Editing Checklist

My Writing Goals - Conference Sheet

My Informative Writing Rubric

Classroom Authors Book Bin Labels

Informative Writing Compliments Sheet (for writing celebration)

Research Report Brainstorming Sheet (Example and Practice Page)

Topic Categories Practice Page

KWL Charts

Can Have Are Charts

Bubble Maps

Safe Research Websites (2 Pages)

How-To Topic Starters

How-To Writing Ideas

How-To Brainstorming Sheet (Example and Practice Page)

How-To Writing Pages

How-To Writing Checklists

** Some slides/content repeat through the informative, research and how-to lessons (Introductions, planning, and conclusions).

**Slides for Checklists, Rubrics, Author's Chair, Writing Conferences, and Writing Celebrations are also available in the Personal Narrative Unit.

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