Before studying to become a reading specialist, I had never explicitly been taught nonfiction text structures as a student and I also hadn’t been taught the importance of teaching them to our students as an
After teaching national symbols for years in Kindergarten, I really thought I was done with it. I thought I wouldn't have to teach about t...
One of my favorite ways to review Informational Text Structures with upper elementary kids is to organize a text structure scavenger hunt! First, I teach each of the five text structures: 1. Description 2. Order and Sequence 3. Cause and Effect 4. Compare and Contrast 5. Problem and Solution After I’ve taught all five of […]
A nonfiction text features scavenger hunt is such a fun, hands on, and authentic activity for students to see text features in real texts or reading passages! Using nonfiction text features is such a an
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The Best Anchor Charts for your ELA classroom all together in one place! You will find outlines to utilize in Reading Literature, Reading Informational, Writing and Language. Explained in this blog post is about the purpose of utilizing anchor charts in your daily instruction. Along with tips to organize your charts. Below is a collection […]
Text Features Concrete to Abstract How do we get students to not only understand what a text feature is, but to know why it's important and why it matters? Wait a sec--do our students even know what the word "feature" means,
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Reading nonfiction texts can be overwhelming for students, especially when it comes to a topic they are unfamiliar with at a reading a level that is even slightly above theirs. With a push to read
Do your students need help summarizing informational text? Use the TAAMIO strategy to write great informational text summaries.
It is easy to create or search for activities related to fictional literature, but what about informational text?! Most of the activities we find are the same graphic organizers, just to be used with different books. Here are some more hands-on lessons you can use with your students to dive into informational text!
Help students organize their paragraphs by finding related facts and ordering the facts. Students learn how to group facts by a central idea or topic.
When I teach one of reading’s key concepts, finding the main idea using informational text, I like to start off the unit with something really fun…kind of like how I sometimes eat my dessert first and dinner afterward…It just makes good sense to hook the kids into whatever concept you’re teaching by making it fun! […]
Fun ways of teaching your students how to cite text evidence when speaking & answering a text-based prompt. Tips & Ideas for ELA teachers
Informational text features lessons for reading and writing while studying lions. Perfect for kindergarten and first-grade!
These informational text graphic organizers will meet nonfiction reading standards for 4th, 5th and 6th grades. Free from The Curriculum Corner.
Get tips for how to teach Informative Writing, details about my Informational Writing Units & 3 FREE Informative Writing graphic organizers!
These nonfiction text features posters are a perfect way to emerge your students in nonfiction. As part of the Common Core, your students are expected to know and understand the text features in informational text. Expose your students to the various nonfiction text features with this poster set displayed in your classroom! 24 Nonfiction Text Features Included: 1. Glossary 2. Caption 3. Hyperlink 4. Maps 5. Table of Contents 6. Photograph 7. Chart/Graph 8. Types of Print / Keywords 9. Index 10. Heading 11. Subheading 12. Diagram 13. Labels 14. Timeline 15. Fact Box 16. Bulleted List 17. Guide Words 18. Title Page 19. Pronunciation 20. Cutaway 21. Close-Up 22. Comparison 23. Icon 24. Illustrations These posters are full page size. With 24 text features, you have a variety of text features you can introduce your students to. ***NOW INCLUDED: A vertical format of the posters! Need more nonfiction text feature products? Check out the matching nonfiction resources below! Nonfiction Text Features Match-Up Sort Nonfiction Kapow - A Fun, New Game for Practicing Nonfiction Text Features Check out the BUNDLE of all 3 nonfiction products at a discounted price by clicking HERE! Please feel free to contact me with any questions at [email protected]. Thank you for stopping by my store!
