Informative Writing Step-by-Step (200 Spring Flowers-Themed Writing Prompts)

Did you know that Daffodils are named after a Greek myth? If you need an engaging way to teach informative writing, look no further than this step-by-step unit!

Perfect for elementary teachers and homeschoolers alike, this LOW PREP resource covers the five steps of informative writing—research and brainstorming; main points and support; introduction and conclusion; draft, edit, and revise; and final draft—using a cross-curricular approach and spring flowers theme.

Each day's lesson addresses one step. Differentiated graphic organizers—primary lines, regular lines, and no lines—are included to match the student's handwriting skill level.

A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR:

Spring, flowers, or Earth Day unit study

• Writing lessons or centers

• Science class

• ...or just for fun!
  
  HOW IT WORKS:
  
  Each student picks or is assigned a topic from the cards

• Select one of the included writing prompts or create your own 

• Students research their assigned topic (individually or in small groups)

• Starting with research and brainstorming, students complete one informative writing step each day

• Students present their final draft—orally or using the included graphic organizers—in response to the assigned writing prompt
  
  Help your students become expert informative writers! Whether you're looking for an introduction to informative writing or an assessment of prior knowledge, this resource has something for everyone. 
  
  SPRING FLOWERS INCLUDE:
  
  Blue-Bead Lily

• Bluet Houstonia Caerulea

• Canada Mayflower

• Claytonia Virginica

• Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara

• Crocus

• Daffodil

• Darwin Hybrid Tulips

• Double Tulips

• Eastern Redbud

• Erigenia

• Erythronium Americanum

• Ficaria Verna

• Forget-Me-Nots

• Forsythia

• Fosteriana

• French Single Late

• Fringed

• Fritillaria

• Ghost Flower Disert

• Grape Hyacinth

• Greigii

• Hyacinths

• Kaufmanniana

• Lily-Flowered Tulips

• Painted Trillium

• Pansies and Violas

• Parrot

• Pink Lady's Slipper

• Primrose

• Rhododendron

• Sanguinaria

• Single Early

• Single Late

• Snowdrops

• Sweet Alyssum

• Tulips

• Viridiflora

• Wallflowers

• Weigela
  
  CROSS-CURRICULAR SUBJECTS COVERED:
  
  Art (drawing and coloring)

• English language arts

• Grammar

• Reading

• Research

• Science

• Spelling

• Writing

125 PDF pages

Teacher instructions

Topic cards (40 in color and 40 in B&W)

Differentiated mix-and-match research graphic organizers (3 levels)

Descriptive, how-to/sequence, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and problem and solution informative writing prompts (200; 5 per topic)

Differentiated informative writing graphic organizers (3 levels)

Step-by-step informative writing instructions and checklists

Sentences starters and transitions

BONUS DOWNLOAD: Anchor charts, writing rubrics, and student bookmarks