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Below are 6 different examples of text feature anchor charts you could use in your classroom. Choose the best anchor chart based on the needs of your students. This type of scavenger hunt would be great for students just being introduced to text features. It gives the name of the text feature, explains the purpose, and gives a real world …
After being introduced to nonfiction text features (see my free text feature slideshow), students must have time to practice identifying text features within nonfiction text. Once students start deliberately looking for text features, they will be surprised at how easy it is to find them in nonfiction text. It is important to provide engaging, thought-provoking activities that direct students as …
Going on a text features scavenger hunt is an engaging way to have students practice looking for and analyzing text features. There are several ways to set up a scavenger hunt, depending on the needs of your classroom. Below you’ll find 3 possible ways to set up a text features scavenger hunt in your classroom, as well as a free …
When questioning students about text features, it is important that we encourage students to think past knowledge and recall questions and into more higher order thinking questions. Below are some text features questions you can ask your students for each of the levels in Bloom’s Taxonomy. (Click here for more text feature activity ideas.) My Text Features Task Cards also …
All elementary teachers understand the necessity and importance of building basic computer skills with students, but the demands of standards and curriculum often make it difficult to fit this into our already overcrowded schedules. The most time effective way to incorporate technology into our lessons is to use it while practicing different content skills. Below are 3 easy ways text …
When introducing text features, teachers often get stuck on helping students learn to identify the different types of nonfiction text features and finding those text features in text. This is a great place to start, but we don’t want to stop there! Below are some text features writing integration ideas that will encourage students to use higher level thinking skills …
A fun and easy way to help students practice with the different types of text features is to create a text feature book. Creating a text feature book will help strengthen students’ understanding of the purposes of different non fiction text features. And, even better, students can use the book as a reference throughout the school year! Before students can …
There are so many different types of text features – Titles, headings, labels, diagrams, bullet points, bold text…the list could go on forever! To help students keep track of the different types of text features, use the free text features chart pictured below! You can use this text features chart in a variety of ways – post it up in …
Use this text features slideshow to help students with their nonfiction reading comprehension. In order for students to comprehend nonfiction text, they must have a good understanding of nonfiction text features. Students should not only be able to identify text features within the text, but they need to understand the purpose of each of the text features and how it …