Informative Writing: Teaching Others
Understand the purpose of informative writing
Identify key features of informative texts
Recognize how writing can help teach others
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6 (WEB)Just like informative writing teaches others, parents and teachers help guide children in learning
Gather students in a circle. Ask them to share something they know how to do that they could teach someone else.
Explain that informative writing is like teaching through words. It helps people learn new things by sharing clear facts and information.
Students work in pairs to find and share three interesting facts from picture books about animals or nature.
Simpler: Teacher helps read and find facts
Challenge: Students write full sentences about their facts
Recap what we learned about informative writing
Dear Jesus, help us learn how to share what we know with others in kind and helpful ways.
Coming up: Tomorrow we'll choose our own topics to write about!
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Hand motions mimicking teaching and guiding
Informative writing teaches children how to communicate complex ideas clearly
Children might struggle with staying focused on main facts
Clear explanation of a simple concept