Informative Writing Teaching Resources for Year 6
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Factual Description Text Type Poster With Annotations
Display this factual description with annotations to help students identify the structure of this type of text.
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What Causes the Seasons? Explanation Text Writing Task
Use this scaffolded writing task to have students write about how seasons change.
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The Moon Landing - Historical Recount Structure Sorting Task
A sorting task to help students learn about the structure of a historical recount.
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How Do Rocks Form? – Explanation Text Structure Sorting Task
A sorting task to help students learn about the structure of an explanation text.
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Explanation Text Writing Task – Why Do Volcanoes Erupt?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the explanation text type.
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Biography Research Template
A research template for older students to use when writing a biography.
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Writing Biographical Texts PowerPoint
A 29 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching older students about the structure and language features of biographical texts.
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Informative Texts Writing Task - Weather
A fact file about weather and scaffolding sheet which can be used to write an informative text.
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Writing A Biography Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a biography.
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Explanation Writing Checklist – Structure, Language and Features
A checklist for students to use when proofreading and editing their explanation writing.
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Factual Recount Text Type Poster With Annotations
Display this Factual Recount text with annotations to help students identify the structure of this type of text.
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Informative Texts Writing Task - Gemstones
A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
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Explanation Texts Writing Scaffold
A scaffolding sheet that can be used to write an explanation text.
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Explanation Text Research Template
A research template for students to use when writing an explanation text.
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Procedure Writing Checklist
Now your students can make sure that they have everything they need in their procedure.
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Biography Sentence Starters
Biographies can be interesting and fun to write... with a little bit of inspiration and help to get them started!
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Explanation Text Writing Task – How Does the Water Cycle Work?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the explanation text type.
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Writing An Explanation Text Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of an explanation text.
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Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint - Informative Paragraphs
A Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint presentation to use when setting up this writing strategy in your classroom.
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Biography Brochure Template
A brochure template to use when writing biographies.
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My Research Project - Pennant Banner
A pennant banner template for students to record biography research.
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Biography Writing Bump It Up Wall
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their biography writing.
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NAPLAN-Style Assessment Rubric – Biographical Texts
Use this NAPLAN-style rubric to assess students’ biography writing as you prepare students for Year 5 tests.
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Explanation Text Writing Task – How Does a Plane Fly?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the explanation text type.
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Explanation Writing Word Wall
A set of 27 vocabulary words related to explanation writing.
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Informative Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 6
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their informative writing.
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Informative Texts Writing Task - Giza Pyramids
A fact file about The Giza Pyramids and scaffolding sheet which can be used to write an informative text.
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Informative Writing Word Wall
Display key vocabulary related to informative writing with a set of 48 word wall cards.
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NAPLAN-Style Assessment Rubric - Procedural Writing
A NAPLAN-style rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' procedural writing.
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Informative Texts Writing Task - Cars
A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
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Informative Texts Writing Task - Lions
A fact file about lions and scaffolding sheet which can be used to write an informative text.
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King Charles III Biography Planner Flipbook
Research and learn about King Charles III and discover biography writing.