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First Grade Informative Writing Unit: All About Books | Lessons & Activities
First Grade Informative Writing Unit: All About Books | Lessons & Activities
First Grade Informative Writing Unit: All About Books | Lessons & Activities
First Grade Informative Writing Unit: All About Books | Lessons & Activities
First Grade Informative Writing Unit: All About Books | Lessons & Activities
First Grade Informative Writing Unit: All About Books | Lessons & Activities
First Grade Informative Writing Unit: All About Books | Lessons & Activities
First Grade Informative Writing Unit: All About Books | Lessons & Activities
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""My 1st graders absolutely loved this! It was so easy to prep, which I truly appreciate. It kept my students engaged and learning the entire time. Thank you so much for creating such a wonderful resource!""
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"We appreciate how straightforward and flexible this curriculum is. It makes teaching at home much easier"
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Description

First Grade Informative Writing Unit: Stop the endless planning! This No-Prep 'All About Books' workshop guides your students through the research and writing processes, aligning directly with Common Core Standards for non-fiction text. With daily lessons and printable templates, you'll effortlessly teach your students how to write high-quality informational text.

Every year, my first-grade students research their favorite animals and leave the classroom with an adorable, informative All About Book they can read and share! I created this unit to take the guesswork out of teaching informational writing.

My system is easy to implement and proven to work!

  • Saves Planning Time: My 20+ days of detailed lesson plans are in the easy-to-follow "I do, We do, You do" format, meaning you can literally print the sheets and teach.
  • Engages Students: Watch your students discover a love for non-fiction texts using my engaging voting sheets and "Fascinating Facts" research organizers.
  • Guaranteed Success: The scaffolded lessons and beautifully designed publishing pages ensure your students create high-quality, memorable projects. Plus, a detailed grading rubric makes assessment simple!

What You Get in this Comprehensive Writing Unit:

✅ Teacher-Guided Lessons & Support:

  • 20+ Days of detailed, step-by-step lesson plans ("I do, We do, You do")
  • Helpful background info, tips, and organizational strategies
  • Parent letter to introduce the unit (editable)
  • Detailed Grading Rubric

📚 Student Research & Templates:

  • Student voting sheets (to choose an animal topic)
  • "Fascinating Facts" research recording sheet
  • Ready-to-use Animal book bin labels
  • "Caption Action" early finishers project

📖 All About Book Publishing Pages:

  • Cover Page
  • Dedication Page
  • Informative Text Pages: Animal Classification, Animal Survival, Habitat, Different Kinds, Fun Facts, and How-To Page
  • Glossary & Meet the Author page

BONUS! Once you complete this animal unit, you can easily use these templates for any "All About" subject your class explores!

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First Grade Informative Writing Unit: All About Books | Lessons & Activities

Susan Jones
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$8.00

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Teaching Duration
1 month

What others say

""My 1st graders absolutely loved this! It was so easy to prep, which I truly appreciate. It kept my students engaged and learning the entire time. Thank you so much for creating such a wonderful resource!""
star
Elizabeth C.
"We appreciate how straightforward and flexible this curriculum is. It makes teaching at home much easier"
star
Sharon K.

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Description

First Grade Informative Writing Unit: Stop the endless planning! This No-Prep 'All About Books' workshop guides your students through the research and writing processes, aligning directly with Common Core Standards for non-fiction text. With daily lessons and printable templates, you'll effortlessly teach your students how to write high-quality informational text.

Every year, my first-grade students research their favorite animals and leave the classroom with an adorable, informative All About Book they can read and share! I created this unit to take the guesswork out of teaching informational writing.

My system is easy to implement and proven to work!

  • Saves Planning Time: My 20+ days of detailed lesson plans are in the easy-to-follow "I do, We do, You do" format, meaning you can literally print the sheets and teach.
  • Engages Students: Watch your students discover a love for non-fiction texts using my engaging voting sheets and "Fascinating Facts" research organizers.
  • Guaranteed Success: The scaffolded lessons and beautifully designed publishing pages ensure your students create high-quality, memorable projects. Plus, a detailed grading rubric makes assessment simple!

What You Get in this Comprehensive Writing Unit:

✅ Teacher-Guided Lessons & Support:

  • 20+ Days of detailed, step-by-step lesson plans ("I do, We do, You do")
  • Helpful background info, tips, and organizational strategies
  • Parent letter to introduce the unit (editable)
  • Detailed Grading Rubric

📚 Student Research & Templates:

  • Student voting sheets (to choose an animal topic)
  • "Fascinating Facts" research recording sheet
  • Ready-to-use Animal book bin labels
  • "Caption Action" early finishers project

📖 All About Book Publishing Pages:

  • Cover Page
  • Dedication Page
  • Informative Text Pages: Animal Classification, Animal Survival, Habitat, Different Kinds, Fun Facts, and How-To Page
  • Glossary & Meet the Author page

BONUS! Once you complete this animal unit, you can easily use these templates for any "All About" subject your class explores!

Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

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The best informative writing resource
Rated 5 out of 5
June 3, 2026
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I used this in my 1st grade classroom this spring and my kids loved it! We had a huge ocean animals celebration at the end of the year and their parents were SO impressed by their work!
Kyndall F.
113 reviews • Texas
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June 3, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5
April 15, 2026
"My 1st graders absolutely loved this! It was so easy to prep, which I truly appreciate. It kept my students engaged and learning the entire time. Thank you so much for creating such a wonderful resource!"
Elizabeth Cabrera
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499 reviews • Texas
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March 13, 2026
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We appreciate how straightforward and flexible this curriculum is. It makes teaching at home much easier
Sharon K.
418 reviews • Minnesota
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Rated 5 out of 5
February 1, 2026
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This resource was great, easy to use, and standards-aligned!
72 reviews • California
Grades taught: PreK, K, 1st, 2nd
Well Crafted Reasearch Project
Rated 5 out of 5
February 1, 2026
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I love that this gives clear directions of how to do this with your whole class. I would've never had my entire class do this at once! LOL! I would've done it with small groups or just given it to my higher kids. I like that it includes pages for a diagram because we introduce non-fiction text features in 2nd grade. I'm a little confused by the How To page, and how that fits in with the animal research project.
Teaching Wiz
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613 reviews • New Jersey
Grades taught: 2nd
Great resource
Rated 5 out of 5
January 27, 2026
My students always love this informative writing unit. They have so much fun writing about animals!
Kaitlyn B.
164 reviews • Kentucky
Grades taught: K, 1st, 2nd
Well thought out!
Rated 5 out of 5
January 26, 2026
This was very helpful when teaching informative writing!
Diane F.
113 reviews

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to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of “how-to” books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions).
With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
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