A Set of Informational Text Anchor Charts for Your Classroom

When teaching a new text type to your students, it is important to reinforce the purpose, structural elements and language features in as many different ways as possible.

This set of 5 informational text anchor charts has been designed by our passionate teacher team to remind you students of the key features of information texts. These anchor charts provide a simple and clear reference for your students to use at any time during your informational writing unit. The anchor charts cover the following content:

• Poster 1 – What Is Informational Writing?
• Poster 2 – Structure of Informational Writing
• Poster 3 – Features of Informational Texts
• Poster 4 – Researching Facts
• Poster 5 – Informational Writing Checklist 

This resource is available as a full-color PDF. If you have limited color printing available at your school, we recommend printing in grayscale on colored paper. You may even wish to enlarge the posters so that they really pop when placed on your classroom bulletin board!

Benefits of These Informational Text Anchor Charts

Displaying these informational text anchor charts in your classroom during your informational writing unit can benefit your students’ learning in multiple ways. Here a just a handful:

1. Repeated Reinforcement of Concepts – Learning through repetition is key, and these anchor charts serve as a form of repetition without the need for direct instruction. The continuous presence of these information text anchor charts on your classroom wall helps to solidify students’ understanding of information texts over time.
2. Print-Rich Classroom Environment – These informational text anchor charts contribute to a print-rich classroom environment that supports literacy development. A well-organized display of informative writing tips can elevate the overall learning atmosphere, showing that writing is an essential part of daily learning.
3. Writing Support – By visually outlining the structure and language features of informational texts, the anchor charts provide scaffolding that supports students in constructing their own reports. This is especially helpful for students who find writing challenging.

Download These Informational Text Anchor Charts for Your Classroom

Use the Download button to access the full-color printable PDF or editable Google Slides file.

Print and display on your classroom bulletin board, then refer to the display whenever your students need a reminder of how to write the perfect informational text!

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and a Teach Starter collaborator.

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