Informational Writing for Kids - Episode 1: What Is It?
1 min1st2nd3rdReading & Writing (ELA)
Summary
An introduction to informational (nonfiction) writing: teaching a reader true facts about a topic.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Informational writing teaches real facts about a topic.
- What is the purpose of informational writing?
- How is it different from a story?
- What topic could you teach someone about?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: informational, nonfiction, facts
- Name a topic you know a lot about.
- List two facts you could teach about it.