Research Informative Writing Lessons & Teaching Slides for 1st Grade

By the end of this 3-week unit, students will have completed and published their own all about research book for the classroom! Please note there are only 14 days in this unit allowing for a flex day to add or extend a lesson as needed!

Lessons included this month:

1. What is research?
2. What do we want to learn about?
3. We can create a cover page
4. We can classify our animals
5. We can make a diagram
6. We can identify where our animal lives
7. We can identify what our animal eats
8. We can share fun facts about our animal
9. How to writing
10. Caption Action
11. Table of Contents
12. Meet the Author
13. Editing
14. Publishing

There are also digital slides provided for the unit which are included on Page 3!

Within the lessons, there are anchor chart examples, graphic organizers, editing and publishing checklists, teacher examples and bonus lesson ideas!

Bonus lessons include:

1. Other pages to add
2. Research Sites
3. Catch up days
4. Parent letter
5. Clay animals and habitats
6. Science connections

Please note: These lessons are already included in the SJT Writing Club.