Kindergarten Informational Writing Unit

More about this resource...

Kindergarten Nonfiction Writing Unit // This informational writing unit will teach your students to write to give information about a topic. They will learn the difference between facts and opinions, how to write on one topic and give key details, and how to expand on their facts. This unit will culminate in a research project – you get to decide if you will only do the class research project or if students will complete a research project individually/as partners.

Can I use this writing unit in 1st grade?

Yes! This unit would also work perfectly in a 1st grade writer’s workshop wince all students are writing at their own levels. It also includes an editable rubric.

Find the year-long bundle here: Kindergarten Writer’s Workshop for the Year

Lessons:

1. What Is Informational Writing?
2. Facts vs. Opinions
3. Choosing a Topic
4. Planning Your Writing
5. Writing Across Pages
6. Writing with Detail
7. Who Am I? Stories
8. Adding Labels
9. Writing Captions
10. Expanding Our Facts
11. Making a Cover
12. Stretching Out Words
13. Writing For Our Reader
14. Introducing the Research Project
15. Organizing Information
16. Planning Out Our Writing
17. Writing a Draft
18. Editing
19. Polishing
20. Author Celebration

Optional 19.1: Creating Posters

What’s Included:

• Lessons Plans for 20 Days
• Anchor Chart Pieces
• Writing Paper
• Facts Poster
• Opinions Poster
• Adjectives Poster
• Editing Checklist
• Speakers and Listeners Posters
• Turn and Talk Procedures
• Conferring Notes
• Rubric
• Editable Rubric

Mentor Texts (not included):

• “Little Kids First Big Book of Pets” by National Geographic Kids
• “If You Were An Adjective” by Michael Dahl (you can switch this out for Hello, Ocean which was used in a previous unit if you want).
• “Seed to Plant” by National Geographic Kids or you can replace with another nonfiction text that has labels
• Frog nonfiction books