Foundation Informative Writing Unit | Animal Information Book | Australian

Teaching Foundation students to write an information book can feel like a BIG job.

Where do you start? How do you explain informative writing? How do you help students organise all the things they know about a topic? And how do you get them from a bunch of ideas to a finished information book?

This Informative Writing Unit breaks the whole process down into manageable, step-by-step lessons.

 

PLEASE NOTE

This Informative Writing Unit is included in my Term 4 Writing Unit.

If you already own the Term 4 Writing Unit, you already have this resource and do not need to purchase it separately.

If you don't own the Term 4 Writing Unit, you can purchase this Informative Writing Unit on its own. If you'd like the complete writing program, check out my Term 4 Writing Unit!

 

Please check out the PREVIEW here. 

 

Take the guesswork out of teaching informative writing

Instead of asking students to sit down and “write some facts”, this unit builds their skills gradually.

Students begin by brainstorming animals they know about and choosing a topic for their information book.

They then plan what they want to write before moving on to drafting and writing their book one page at a time.

Students write about different aspects of their animal, including what it looks like, where it lives and what it eats, while using their plans and teacher modelling to guide their writing.

And then...

They get to share their finished books at a Book Fair!

No trying to work out what to teach next. No expecting students to produce a whole information book in one go.

Just a clear teaching sequence that takes students students from a simple idea to a finished information book.

 

What's included?

8 DONE-FOR-YOU LESSONS

The lessons take students through:

1. Brainstorming animal topics
2. Planning an information book
3. Drafting an information book
4. Designing a front cover
5. Writing an information book
6. Writing an information book
7. Writing an information book
8. Book Fair!

 

DONE-FOR-YOU TEACHING MATERIALS

You'll receive:

• 8 detailed lesson plans with suggested teacher language and support/extension prompts
• Digital learning intentions PowerPoint — editable so you can make it work for your classroom
• Student resources for the lessons
• Information book templates
• Resources for your classroom Book Fair

The lesson plans and student resources are ready to use and not editable. The learning intentions PowerPoint is editable.

 

A gradual approach that makes informative writing achievable

Students don't have to write an entire information book in one go.

They choose a topic. They plan it. They draft it. They write it. Then they share it.

One step at a time.

 

This resource is PERFECT for you if:

· You are new to teaching Foundation/Kindergarten and are unsure how to teach your students how to write an information book

· You are a graduate teacher, feeling a little unsure because your university didn't teach you how to teach writing

· You are a seasoned teacher but you are sick of planning and want your weekends back!

 

Frequently asked questions:

Q: I live outside of Australia. Is this resource right for me?

This resource has been made with Australian teachers in mind. It uses the British/Australian spelling of words (e.g. colour, favourite) and is designed for Foundation classrooms.

 

Term 4 Writing Unit

As mentioned above, this Informative Writing Unit is included in my Term 4 Writing Unit.

In addition to informative writing, the Term 4 Writing Unit also covers Narrative Writing, Poetry and more.

You can check out the full unit here: Term 4 Writing Unit

 

Additional information

Please note: This is a downloadable, digital file that you can access immediately after purchase. To open the PDF files, you will be required to have a PDF Reader such as Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer. To use the PowerPoint Learning Intentions, you will need access to PowerPoint on your computer.

 

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