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Teaching nonfiction

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Teaching nonfiction? Do so in an organized way and watch students engage with the material in a meaningful way.

Teaching nonfiction in an organized way is possible. Students will appreciate a measured approach to a realistic nonfiction unit.

I love teaching Nonfiction Text Structure! In this blog post, you will get a free text structure anchor chart, a list of mentor texts, and some tips to help you teach Nonfiction text structures. (don't forget to grab the free anchor chart)

I love teaching Nonfiction Text Structure! In this blog post, you will get a free text structure anchor chart, a list of mentor texts, and some tips to help you teach Nonfiction text structures. (don't forget to grab the free anchor chart)

Differences Between Fiction and Nonfiction

An early lesson you want to teach your students is the difference in books that tell stories and books that give information. I have found that the best way to teach this is within context of different types of texts. Let's read more about some resources that I have used to teach the differences in the two types, as well as meet our pesky friend, the BOOK BANDIT! We begin the unit learning the text features of both types of texts by creating this anchor chart and using real text examples to…

Teaching Nonfiction Text Structure - Ashleigh's Education Journey

These are strategies I've used to teach nonfiction text structure efficiently in my classroom, AND my students actually enjoyed the lessons!

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Build comprehension in 3rd-5th with 8 short nonfiction reading passages and questions about famous catastrophic events and historical tragedies. Paragraph topics include the great Chicago fire, the San Francisco earthquake, the sinking of the Titanic, the Halifax Explosion, the Hindenburg explosion, the Challenger disaster, the Boxing Day Tsunami, and Hurricane Katrina.
These Lexile® leveled close reading stories are perfect for teaching students how to summarize in nonfiction. Summarizing is a brief account of the major events in a story. This packet is designed to specifically fit 3rd grade Florida B.E.S.T standard ELA.3.R.3.2 but can be used by anyone teaching summarize in nonfiction.
These Lexile® leveled close reading stories are perfect for teaching students context clues in nonfiction to help them understand the meaning of an unfamiliar word. Students will read passages and learn different strategies to figure out unknown words, learn where to find context clues, understand authors, and more. This packet is designed to specifically fit 2nd & 3rd grade Florida B.E.S.T standard ELA.2.V.1.3 & 3.V.1.3 but can be used by anyone teaching context clues in nonfiction.
Are you getting ready to teach nonfiction structures in your elementary classroom? Today, I am sharing a few resources and ideas for teaching nonfiction in upper elementary. Knowing the 5 different text structures of nonfiction will help students with reading comprehension and their overall reading skills. I go over all of the nonfiction text structures including compare & contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution. Use these teaching tips for readers workshop today!