3rd Grade Explicit Procedural and Explanatory Writing Curriculum with Writing Prompts

Description

Teach procedural and explanatory writing in third grade with confidence using this explicit, step-by-step writing curriculum! Third grader students learn to write clear procedural (“how-to”) and explanatory pieces through scaffolded instruction and daily writing practice that builds confidence and independence.

Simply display the slides and teach—everything is planned for you!

⭐ Why Teachers Love It

• ✔️ 40 ready-to-teach digital lessons
• ✔️ Explicit Watch Me, Our Turn, Your Turn instruction
• ✔️ Step-by-step lessons that gradually build independent writers
• ✔️ Nonfiction eBooks build background knowledge so every student has meaningful topics to write about
• ✔️ Procedural and explanatory writing taught in a logical, systematic progression
• ✔️ Standards-aligned and designed for all learners

📝 Students Will Learn To:

• Write clear step-by-step procedural (“how-to”) pieces
• Organize explanatory writing with strong introductions, details, and conclusions
• Use transition words effectively
• Take notes and paraphrase information
• Research topics and explain ideas clearly
• Revise, edit, and publish writing independently

📦 What’s Included

• 📖 40 digital lesson plans
• 📄 Printable student pages
• 📚 Nonfiction eBooks
• 📊 Observation checklists
• ✅ Informative writing rubric
• 🖼️ Classroom posters

⭐ What Teachers Are Saying

“This has changed how I teach writing completely! My students love the layout, I love the way it breaks down the steps to create independent writers, and we all love that it is a reasonable lesson with fun and engaging topics!” — Cindy S.

“So incredibly well done. Takes the stress away from planning and preparing all writing lessons. My kids love them.”

“Writing is tricky. Teaching today’s writing standards is even trickier. I love the clear step-by-step process that builds skills and understanding in these units. This has the anchor charts, the slides, lessons, and the printables I need to show, practice, and allow them to do. By the time we get to the ‘doing on their own,’ they are confident that they can do it all by themselves. And they can!” — Winifred

❤️ Perfect For

• 3rd Grade classrooms
• Intervention
• Special education
• Homeschool

Build confident third-grade writers through explicit, systematic instruction that makes teaching procedural and explanatory writing simple, engaging, and effective.