Free Informational Writing Prompts

Are you looking for engaging informational writing prompts to use during writing lessons or for writing centers? Whether you teach kindergarten, first grade, second grade, or third grade, you’ll love these no prep writing worksheets! The best news? They are all completely FREE! Yep, you can grab these free informational writing prompts right now!

Non Fiction Animal Report Writing

Would you like your students to write all about an animal? These ‘all about butterflies’ worksheets are just what you need. There’s a planning page and writing page. There are two options for the writing prompt (dotted and plain lines). There are also two options for the planning page (with and without lines).

If butterflies don’t interest you, what about penguins? This cute worksheet asks students to share fun facts about penguins. It comes in 6 versions! It’s suitable for kindergarten through to 5th grade. There are dotted and plain line options, as well as versions with more or less picture boxes.

How To Writing Prompts – Food THEMED

If you’re teaching how to writing at the moment, you’re in luck! This fun popcorn prompt comes in two versions (dotted and plain lines).

This apple sauce prompt only comes in one version, but it’s great for kindergarten, first grade, or struggling writers.

More Procedure Writing Prompts

If food themes don’t interest you, perhaps you could use this prompt during dental health month! It comes in two versions (half page and full page of writing lines).

Finally, there’s this prompt for how to fly a kite. It comes in 5 versions! There are big and small picture box options, more or less lines, and some are scaffolded with words like ‘first, next, last’.

I hope you like these free informational writing prompts! They are great for your next expository writing lesson or non fiction writing center. These informative writing prompts could even be used for morning work, homework, or early finishers!

These prompts, along with many other awesome free activities, are all housed in my free resource library. Get access to the free resource library here!