Informative Writing: Teaching Others
Complete an informative writing piece with a topic sentence
Write 2-3 facts about a chosen topic
Create a supporting illustration or diagram
“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel”
— Proverbs 1:5 (WEB)Learning to share knowledge is a way of growing in wisdom
Gather students and review the week's learning about informative writing. Remind them that good writing teaches others something new.
Today we will finish our informative writing project by completing our piece and adding a helpful picture.
Students will complete their informative writing piece with a topic sentence, facts, and an explanatory illustration
Simpler: Teacher helps student write sentences
Challenge: Add a second illustration or more detailed facts
Share one thing you learned about writing today
Dear Jesus, thank you for helping us learn and share what we know with others. Amen.
Coming up: Next week, we'll learn more about describing things clearly
“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning”
— Proverbs 1:5 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Whisper the verse together, getting progressively louder
Children are learning to write informative texts by choosing a topic they know well
Children might find writing multiple sentences challenging
Clear topic sentence, basic facts, and related illustration