Fourth Grade Informational Writing Prompts

Description

These fourth grade informational writing prompts are a must-have for teaching explanatory writing. These informative writing prompts are no prep and perfect for 4th 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)!

Click here to view the preview of these fourth grade informational writing prompts.

These informational writing worksheets are common core aligned to the grade 4 writing standard:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.2

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

Note: These worksheets can be used for fifth graders who are working below their grade level.

 

What is included:

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.

 

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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