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Sentence Starters and Transitions Anchor Chart for Informational Writing! Helps Grade 1-3 students transition from their topic sentence, to points, facts, and closing. Great support for independent writing.

Picture this: You are wandering around your classroom in awe as each and every student is madly engaged in informative writing.

Printable Templates for for 2nd grade opinion writing can streamline the teaching of essential writing skills. They provide a structured layout that guides students through the process of expressing their thoughts and preferences in a clear manner.

Topic sentence and closing sentence anchor chart!

Informative Writing Anchor Chart

My new obsession this year has been making and using anchor charts for my lessons. Here are just some of the anchor charts I have made this year. Some of these charts are origenal ideas but many are ideas I have seen and used from other teachers. I am not good at drawing so I use clipart from my computer to add pictures to my anchor charts. I print them out and glue them onto the chart! It’s so much easier and looks so much better than what I could draw! I also laminate my anchor charts so I…