Informational Writing Sentence Starters Anchor Chart Bookmark One-Page Sort

Strong informational writing starts with a clear structure. These informational writing sentence starters give students the language to introduce a topic, state a main idea, add details, and wrap up their thinking.

Students can use them for animal reports, historical events, scientific discoveries, and any other research writing task.

What’s Included

• Anchor chart: a full-page reference
• Bookmark: a half-page version with room for students to add their own ideas
• One-page list with all of the sentence starters
• Sorting activity with starters from each category: introduction, topic sentence, details, and conclusion

Skills Covered

• Writing an introduction for an informational text
• Writing clear topic sentences
• Supporting a topic with relevant details
• Writing a conclusion
• Organizing informational writing into categories

Ways to Use This Resource

• Display the anchor chart during writing time
• Glue the list into writing notebooks for independent use
• Model starters in a mini-lesson by writing examples together
• Use the sorting activity to practice the parts of an informational paragraph
• Provide the bookmark as a scaffold for writers who need extra support, then phase it out

Differentiation Ideas

• Let confident writers use the bookmark to add starters of their own
• Pair students to sort starters and explain why each belongs in its category

Why Teachers Love It

• Gives students the language of informational writing
• Three formats suit whole group, small group, and independent work
• The sort builds understanding of structure before writing begins
• Supports reports, research projects, and daily writing practice
• Low prep and easy to reuse all year

These informational writing sentence starters build confidence and help students write organized, focused texts. Keep them handy for reports and research projects throughout the year.