Fifth Grade Informational Writing Prompts

Description

These fifth grade informational writing prompts are a must-have for teaching explanatory writing.

These informative writing prompts are no prep and perfect for 5th grade information writing lessons or writing centers.

 

This is a year’s worth of worksheets that includes student friendly and seasonal topics (e.g. Earth Day, Spring, Winter, St. Patrick’s Day)!

These informational writing worksheets are common core aligned to the grade 5 writing standard:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

 

What is included in these fifth grade informational writing prompts:

30 pages of informative writing prompts/worksheets (25 ready to go and 5 blank templates).

The prompts are in 5 different template styles. Some are more scaffolded/picture based, whereas others have more lines, for more advanced writers.

Here’s a look at the 5th grade informational writing topics –

Everything I know about…

• The rainforest
• The human body
• Thunderstorms
• Rainbows
• Soccer
• Everything I know about_______ (Blank Template)

All I know about…

• Outer Space
• Earth Day
• The Ocean
• Flower Life Cycles
• Australia
• All I know about_______ (Blank Template)

Fun facts about…

• Lions
• Sharks
• Dogs
• Penguins
• Frogs
• Fun facts about_______ (Blank Template)

What I have learned about…

• Spring
• Winter
• St. Patrick’s Day
• The desert
• Snow
• What I have learned about_______ (Blank Template)

All about…

• Dinosaurs
• Volcanoes
• The zoo
• Pirates
• Farms
• All about_______ (Blank Template)

 

When/how to use these information writing prompts:

• Whole group writing lessons
• Small group work (literacy and writing centers)
• Writer’s Workshop
• Independent writing practice
• Early finishers
• Morning work
• Homework
• Assessment

 

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