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Writing worksheet · Informational writing
Write About a Chart
A class pet survey to read and write about: the biggest, the smallest, a comparison and a summary paragraph.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 25 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
“Informational writers use numbers as evidence. Read the class survey, then write what it shows.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Dog: 9 kids · Cat: 7 kids · Fish: 4 kids
- Hamster: 2 kids · No pet: 3 kids
- The most popular pet Write it as a sentence
- The least popular pet
- Compare two pets more than, fewer than,
- Something that surprised you with a number.
- Write a paragraph about the survey. Start with a topic sentence.
Teacher tip
Take your own class pet survey first so kids can write about real data.
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.
- Keep a word wall or a word bank in reach so spelling does not stop the ideas.
Watch for
Copying sentences straight from the book. Have kids close the book, then write.
Talk about it
- What is the most interesting fact you found?
- Which sentence on your sheet are you proudest of? Why?
Take it further
Turn finished pages into a class nonfiction book for the library.
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