First Grade Informational Writing: Farm Animals

Moo! Quack! Oink! Are those farm animals I hear? Children will have a blast writing informational reports about animals on the farm! Each animal has 10 pages for students to write about. The 6 pages are the same for each animal so your students can choose which animal they'd like to research! Perfect for fall or your unit on farm animals!

Components:

-Cover page for each animal
-K-W-L page for each animal
-Can-Have-Are page for each animal
-Diagram page for each animal
-Glossary page for each animal
-3 Versions {for differentiation} of facts pages for each animal
-"I Wonder" page for each animal
-Poem page for each animal

This set includes the following animals:

Pig, Goat, Chicken, Horse, Cow, Sheep, Cat, Dog, and Duck

This set meets the following Common Core State Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade level topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1a Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1b Build on others’ talk in conversations by responding to the comments of others through multiple exchanges.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1c Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.2 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.3 Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood.

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