Description
Looking for a no-prep or low-prep informational writing unit for your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students? This engaging and editable writing resource has everything you need to teach students how to write a 5-paragraph informative essay—all centered around the high-interest science topic: How do germs spread?
This writing activity includes scaffolded lessons, differentiated passages, and Canva-editable materials, making it perfect for meeting the needs of all learners in your classroom—especially during science or health units!
✅ What’s Included:
18-slide Canva direct instruction presentation on informational writing
Engaging writing prompt: How do germs spread?
2 science-based reading passages (5–6 paragraphs each):
• The Sneaky Ways Germs Spread – Direct and Indirect Contact
• Invisible Travelers – How Germs Spread Through the Air (includes scientist Carl Flügge)
1 differentiated reading passage (simplified version of passage 1)
3-category prewriting organizer (direct contact, indirect contact, airborne spread)
5-paragraph essay outline with sentence starters + simplified version
Revising & editing checklist
Informational writing anchor chart
Self-grading rubric with student reflection
Teacher pacing guide for easy planning
Skills Covered:
• Informational writing structure
• Reading and analyzing nonfiction
• Organizing facts into categories
• Using evidence from texts
• Writing topic and conclusion sentences
• Revising and editing
• Self-assessment and reflection
⭐ Perfect for science & health integration, writing workshop, or a research project!
Teachers love how clear, purposeful, and easy-to-use this unit is.
Students love the real-world topic and how confident they feel writing about it!
Use it digitally or in print! Everything is editable through Canva so you can customize it to fit your classroom needs!
Check out some of my other Writing resources:
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Description
Looking for a no-prep or low-prep informational writing unit for your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students? This engaging and editable writing resource has everything you need to teach students how to write a 5-paragraph informative essay—all centered around the high-interest science topic: How do germs spread?
This writing activity includes scaffolded lessons, differentiated passages, and Canva-editable materials, making it perfect for meeting the needs of all learners in your classroom—especially during science or health units!
✅ What’s Included:
18-slide Canva direct instruction presentation on informational writing
Engaging writing prompt: How do germs spread?
2 science-based reading passages (5–6 paragraphs each):
• The Sneaky Ways Germs Spread – Direct and Indirect Contact
• Invisible Travelers – How Germs Spread Through the Air (includes scientist Carl Flügge)
1 differentiated reading passage (simplified version of passage 1)
3-category prewriting organizer (direct contact, indirect contact, airborne spread)
5-paragraph essay outline with sentence starters + simplified version
Revising & editing checklist
Informational writing anchor chart
Self-grading rubric with student reflection
Teacher pacing guide for easy planning
Skills Covered:
• Informational writing structure
• Reading and analyzing nonfiction
• Organizing facts into categories
• Using evidence from texts
• Writing topic and conclusion sentences
• Revising and editing
• Self-assessment and reflection
⭐ Perfect for science & health integration, writing workshop, or a research project!
Teachers love how clear, purposeful, and easy-to-use this unit is.
Students love the real-world topic and how confident they feel writing about it!
Use it digitally or in print! Everything is editable through Canva so you can customize it to fit your classroom needs!
Check out some of my other Writing resources:
