Grades 3–5
Glossary Builder
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Writing worksheet · Informational writing
Draw and Label a Diagram
Draw a plant, an animal or a machine, label six parts and write a caption, a text feature for any report.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–4
- Time
- About 30 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Informational writing, Research and note-taking, Text structure, Writing facts in your own words
What kids do
“A diagram is a picture with labels that teach. Draw something you know about, label six parts and write a caption.”
Printed on the sheet:
- My diagram shows:
- Draw it big. Draw a line from each label to its part.
- Explain one part in two sentences.
Teacher tip
Show a labeled diagram in a science book and point out the lines that connect labels to parts.
How to use it
- Show a nonfiction book that uses the same structure or text feature first.
- Gather a stack of library books on the topic before kids start.
- Read the directions aloud so the sheet is about writing, not decoding the directions.
Watch for
Copying sentences straight from the book. Have kids close the book, then write.
Talk about it
- Where did your facts come from?
- What did you change when you reread your work?
Take it further
Turn finished pages into a class nonfiction book for the library.
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