Informative Writing Teaching Resources
Informative texts educate the reader about a particular subject using facts. This collection of informative writing teaching resources includes a wide range of PowerPoint presentations, unit and lesson plans, educational posters, worksheets and information sheets to assist you in teaching the appropriate structure, language features and the correct use of facts in an informative text.
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How to Make a Paper Plane – Procedural Writing Worksheet
Explore how to make a paper plane while your students fine-tune their procedural writing skills.
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Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint - Informative Paragraphs
A Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint presentation to use when setting up this writing strategy in your classroom.
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Gold Miners' Bulletin Project
A creative writing newspaper project in which students design and write the front page of an imagined newspaper from the Australian Gold Rush era.
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Informative Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 5
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their informative writing.
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"Simon Says" Instruction Cards
A set of 24 instruction cards to use when playing "Simon Says".
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Informative Texts Writing Task - Weather
A fact file about weather and scaffolding sheet which can be used to write an informative text.
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Explanation Writing Checklist – Structure, Language and Features
A checklist for students to use when proofreading and editing their explanation writing.
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Biography Research Template
A research template for older students to use when writing a biography.
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Creating an Imaginary Animal - Descriptive Language Activity
A creative activity to introduce students to descriptive and comparative language.
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Procedure Writing – Printable Recipe Book Template
Download this printable recipe book template to use when teaching procedural writing to your early years students.
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Explanation Text Writing Task – How Does the Water Cycle Work?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the explanation text type.
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Writing Biographical Texts PowerPoint
A 29 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching older students about the structure and language features of biographical texts.
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Explanation Text Research Template
A research template for students to use when writing an explanation text.
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Writing An Explanation Text Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of an explanation text.
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Explanation Texts Writing Scaffold
A scaffolding sheet that can be used to write an explanation text.
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Procedure Text Topic Cards
Use these ideas for procedure writing with your students to help them hone their procedural writing skills.
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NAPLAN-Style Assessment Rubric - Procedural Writing
A NAPLAN-style rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' procedural writing.
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Procedure Planning Template
A planning template for students to use when writing a procedure.
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Penguin Craft & Writing Template
Research and write about penguins and their adaptations, then create a fun penguin craft to display student work.
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Writing A Biography Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a biography.
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How to Make Fairy Bread Flipbook
Use this “How to Make Fairy Bread” procedural writing activity to help familiarise your students with the structural elements of procedure texts.
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Informative Texts Writing Task - Cars
A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
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Biography Brochure Template
A brochure template to use when writing biographies.
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Informative Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 3
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their informative writing.
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Informative Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 4
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their informative writing.
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Informative Writing Word Wall
Display key vocabulary related to informative writing with a set of 48 word wall cards.
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Explanation Text Writing Task – How Does a Plane Fly?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the explanation text type.
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Biography Sentence Starters
Biographies can be interesting and fun to write... with a little bit of inspiration and help to get them started!
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How to Plant a Garden – Procedural Writing Project
Get your students writing high-quality procedure texts with this fun “How to Plant a Garden” procedural writing project.
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Rainforest Bird Craft & Writing Template
Pair a fun bird craft and informational writing to create a fun jungle-themed classroom display.
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Write About It! Recycling Writing Prompt Worksheets
Differentiate writing instruction in primary grades with informational writing prompts about recycling and conservation.
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Informative Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 6
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their informative writing.
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