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Features

  • Plan a piece that teaches a friend about an animal: topic, facts, a word to know, an ending
  • Sort facts into four groups: looks, lives, eats and does
  • Words to know: a word about the topic and what it means
  • A how-to plan: what you need, then four steps to draw and write
  • A paragraph frame and a page of linking words
  • Set in Andika, a face made for children learning to read

Skills Covered

  • Introduce a topic
  • Give facts about it
  • Tell what a word means
  • Sort facts into groups
  • Explain steps in order
  • Write an ending

How to Use This Pack

Six pages. Page 1 plans a piece about one animal: the topic, two boxes of facts, a word to know and an ending. Page 2 sorts facts into four groups with a box to draw. Page 3 is a table of words about the topic and what they mean. Page 4 plans a how-to, caring for a goldfish, in four steps. Page 5 is a paragraph frame, and page 6 a page of linking words.

In the Classroom

Pick an animal the class has read about and fill in page 2 together on the board, then let students choose their own animal. Words to know are a good way to teach that writers explain words for their readers.

At Home

Ask your child to teach you about an animal they like, then help them sort what they said into the four groups on page 2.

Tips for Success

  • Tell the reader your topic first
  • Put facts that go together in one group
  • Explain a word your reader may not know
  • Use linking words: also, another, because
  • End with what the reader should remember

Informative Writing for 2nd Grade

2nd Grade

Informative organizers and frames for teaching a reader about an animal. Students introduce a topic, give facts and a word with what it means, explain steps in order and write an ending.

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What’s Included

  • 1 informative plan and 1 sort the facts page
  • 1 words to know page and 1 how-to plan
  • 1 paragraph frame and 1 linking words page
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