Common Core Standards
Grade 1
Writing W.1.2
Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
First graders can go all day talking about their own opinions, but this standard asks them to dip their toes into informative and explanatory writing, too. Very similar to W.1.1, this standard can help you integrate some history, science, and technical topics into the class, to boot.