First Grade Informational Writing Lessons {1st Grade Writing Workshop Unit 6}
Informational (nonfiction) writing lessons, writing rubrics, printable writing paper, posters and visuals, graphic organizers for planning, and more - for first grade students!
This 4 week unit will help you teach your first grade students to write informational / nonfiction books!
The lessons teach students students how to write nonfiction books about familiar topics. Then, you will lead a simple class research project to show students how writers use nonfiction books to get ideas for their own writing.
This unit is designed to be taught toward the middle or end of the year.
In this unit, students will learn how to:
- Plan and write nonfiction books with true information
- Include specific vocabulary words in their writing
- Organize the information in their books using a table of contents, headings, and page numbers
- Create detailed drawings that teach the readers of their books
- Write strong introductions and conclusions
- Use transition words in their writing
- Do very simple research to find more information for their books
- Revise and edit their work independently and with a partner
This unit includes:
- 22 detailed minilessons that will last a little over 4 weeks
- Daily language arts/grammar exercises that complement the minilessons
- Clear unit goals, daily objectives, and Common Core alignment
- Posters, visual aids, a writing stages display, and other materials to go with the minilessons (all color materials also have black and white versions included)
- Ideas for technology integration
- Printable writing paper
- FAQs and important information to help you set up the writing workshop
- Rubrics, anecdotal note forms, and other materials to help you get organized
- An informational writing rubric that you can use throughout the year
- 110 pages of materials and resources
This is the sixth unit in an 8-unit writing curriculum series for first grade. CLICK HERE to view all of the units in a discounted bundle.
Please contact Alison at Alison@LearningAtThePrimaryPond.com if you have any questions about the materials!