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From labeled pictures to glossaries, there are lots of different nonfiction text features for students to learn about. In this lesson, students hunt for text features while learning how they provide meaning and present information. 

text feature detective

Text Feature Detective

Take the mystery out of comprehending nonfiction by becoming a text feature detective! Find clues before reading to get your brain ready to learn! 

be a nonfiction detective

Be a Nonfiction Detective!

Time to have your students don their detective hats and magnifying glass as they assume the role of word detective! This fun worksheet will help your first graders learn sight words by recognizing them in classroom books.

word detective

Word Detective

Help students practice close reading with this character detective worksheet.

become a character detective

Become a Character Detective

Have your kids put on their detective hats to solve the case of the missing letters! Students are encouraged to slow down and listen to each sound they hear. By working as word detectives, students learn how to segment words into different sounds.

word detective fruits

Word Detective: Fruits

Put on your detective hats because it's time for a measurement hunt! In this activity, students search for objects around the classroom that are shorter/longer than the given items. Your kids will have fun hunting for items and drawing what they find.

classroom measurement detective

Classroom Measurement Detective

Get your students excited about expository text through this fun introduction to text features! Students will create their own glossary of nonfiction text features.

find the text feature

Find the Text Feature

Want students to use text features in their writing? Begin by having them examine the text features that they see in informational books. 

analyzing text features

Analyzing Text Features

Help students enrich their informational writing by learning to use text features. 

using text features

Using Text Features

This worksheet prompts students to identify and find different text features to build their reading comprehension skills.

where are the text features

Where Are the Text Features?

Fluent readers are able to derive meaning from the text and make connections! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them share how it connects to other books they've read.

reading report texttotext connections

Reading Report: Text-to-Text Connections

Nonfiction books have a variety of text features. But they could sometimes use more! In this activity, students analyze the existing text features in a book and create a new feature to add.

add a new text feature

Add a New Text Feature

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Searching for Text Features.

glossary searching for text features

Glossary: Searching for Text Features

Use this open-ended writing activity to assess your students’ abilities to write informational texts and include appropriate text features. Students are asked to write about a topic of their choice using key details and facts, including at least one text

informational writing with text features

Informational Writing with Text Features

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Searching for Text Features.

vocabulary cards searching for text features

Vocabulary Cards: Searching for Text Features

Ever wondered how to explain what an index is to a 6 year old? Look no further! Use this engaging lesson to help your students become text feature experts.

whats in a text feature

What's in a Text Feature?

These pets need your help finding their missing letters! This worksheet encourages students to slow down and listen to each sound they hear. By working as word detectives, students learn how to segment pet words into different sounds.

word detective pets

Word Detective: Pets

Use this paragraph frame worksheet to support ELs as they navigate through the process of retelling text using transition words. This template can be used as a scaffold for any fictional text in the classroom!

paragraph frame worksheet for fictional text retell

Paragraph Frame Worksheet for Fictional Text Retell

Your students will learn all about what makes a fictional character special when they become character detectives! Use this lesson to introduce the concept of using key details from a text to gather information.

character detectives

Character Detectives

Fluent readers know how to tackle tricky words. Help young readers build their reading muscles by practicing identifying and decoding challenging words with this worksheet.

tricky word detective

Tricky Word Detective

Become a math detective with this inviting first-grade worksheet!

crack the code number names to 20

Crack the Code: Number Names to 20

Kids play detective and practice phonics in this engaging silent e game.

spot the silent e words camping

Spot the Silent E Words: Camping

Use this worksheet to give your students confidence in reading nonfiction texts by familiarizing them with visual elements like diagrams, photographs, illustrations, and charts.

classifying visual text features

Classifying Visual Text Features

In this lesson, students will practice finding and reading sight words in books. This lesson can be used alone or with the Context Clue Detectives lesson plan.

word detectives

Word Detectives

Reading fluency is so much more than just following words on a page—it's about finding meaning and making connections! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them share about how it connects to their own lives.

reading report texttoself connections

Reading Report: Text-to-Self Connections

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Word Detectives.

glossary word detectives

Glossary: Word Detectives

Young detectives will have a blast as they find context clues and solve a mystery in this fun-filled lesson plan. By paying close attention to a story, students will figure out missing letters to decipher a hidden message.

context clue detectives

Context Clue Detectives

ELs will gain valuable practice learning about text features as they practice close reading and communication skills during a nonfiction picture walk. Use on its own or as a support for the Classifying Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan. 

going on a nonfiction picture walk

Going on a Nonfiction Picture Walk

This reading worksheet highlights important vocabulary words and the main purpose of a text.

digging deep into purpose and vocabulary

Digging Deep into Purpose and Vocabulary

Provide students with an opportunity to closely examine the difference between a topic and main idea in a nonfiction text. Use as a stand-alone activity or a support for the Finding the Main Idea and Details in a Nonfiction Text lesson. 

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