Description
Help students use headings, captions, and other text features with purpose.
- Grades: 2–4
- Format: Printable pages + Google Slides
Learning Objective
Students will use text features to locate and understand information.
What's Included
- Resource 1: Nonfiction Text Features: Images – 2nd Grade RI.2.7 & 3rd Grade RI.3.7
- Nonfiction Text Features Example Charts (3 pgs.)
- Text Feature Example Charts (3 pgs.)
- Practice Passages & Question Sets
- The Power of Reading- 460L
- The Water Cycle- 540L
- Arbor Day- 600L
- Layers of the Earth- 610L
- Bottlenose Dolphins- 640L
- How to Read a Nutrition Label- 660L
- Tree Frogs- 720L
- Booker T. Washington- 750L
- Human Body Systems- 770L
- New York City- 810L
- Test Passages & Question Sets
- Princess Diana- 640L
- NASA- 780L
- Resource 2: Nonfiction Text Features 4th Grade RI.4.7
- Nonfiction Text Features Anchor Chart & Journal Page
- Paired Practice Passages & Question Sets
- Arbor Day- 750L
- Human Body Systems- 770L
- Parts of a Plant- 790L
- Phases of the Moon- 820L
- The RMS Titanic- 830L
- Native North Americans- 860L
- Eleanor Roosevelt- 880L
- Asian Elephants- 980L
- Stratigraphy- 970L
- The Science of Flight- 990L
- Test Passages & Question Sets
- The Life Cycle of a Frog- 740L
- Muhammad Ali: Fighter in and out of the Ring- 850L
Ways to Use
Whole-class instruction, small groups, independent practice, or enrichment.
Preparation
Preview the student pages, choose the activities, and print the pages you need. For digital use, check device and internet access and assign the version you will use.
Standards & Skills
Source-listed alignment: RI.2.7, RI.3.7, RI.4.7.
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Jason B. –
It’s not often a text feature resource is hands on, low prep, and easy to follow, and this resource meets all three! I love having it available for when we tackle text features the first time, and cycle the pieces back through for review!
Parker’s Paradise –
This was always a struggle and these are great for review and help the students identify more clearly
Ashley Pfalzgraf –
Such a great resource! I thought it was worth the purchase!
Dana S. –
This was great for text features practice for the students.
Ashley S. –
These were so helpful to supplement our reading curriculum! It was exactly what my students needed extra practice with!
Jessica F. –
I’m a 4th-grade teacher, and I come back to your store often because your resources consistently make my life easier. This one is no exception. It’s clear, dependable, and my students stay engaged from start to finish. I can always count on your work to fit smoothly into what I’m already doing. Thank you for creating materials I can trust year after year.
Arizona Ducks –
This packet had amazing and engaging passages that held student attention to make teaching smooth and easy. I have purchased lots of escape rooms but now I will be checking out other resources as well.
OG and Beyond –
Possibly vary the type of questions. A bit redundant in this area.
Erin W. –
Very engaging for students and was exactly what I was looking for.
Shatavia M. –
Makes reading articles with my students easy since it’s differentiated.
Emily N. –
I loved how interactive the articles and lessons are! Great differentiation options as well!
ToniAnn G. –
Very creative resource that kept students motivated and on task.
Kristan M. –
This was a great resource with scaffolded practice that was very helpful for my students with special needs.
It also has many passages that can be used as IEP progress monitoring to address reading goals related to using text features to improve comprehension.
Mary H. –
Excellent resource! Great student engagement! Thank you!
Jennifer J –
This resource was a great addition to my 4th-grade classroom! It was engaging, easy to use, and aligned well with what we were learning. My students enjoyed the activities, and it helped reinforce key concepts in a meaningful way. I appreciate the clear instructions and well-organized materials.
Sandy Mills –
This was exactly what I needed to support my students in their learning.
Logan M. –
I love that this is a print and go resource. I do wish there were multiple passages for the different lexile levels, but it was a great deal for the price.
Brandi M. –
This was a great resource for text features! I was able to use the third-grade resources to review, and then transition into fourth-grade features seamlessly. The practice passages were amazing for consistent practice throughout our lessons.
Gam Gams Place –
This resource was helpful because the passages were just long enough to use in an intervention group. It helped narrow the focus for my students who are below grade level.
Groovy Ed –
What a great resource! I loved how I was able to use this with my students with different levels of needs.
Science Wonder and Art –
Great resource for a center. Students were able to work alone or in small groups.
Shelby H. –
Great resource to use with reading comprehension. It encourages the kids to go back to the passage to reread for understanding.
Lauren T. –
My students struggle with understanding text features. I used these passages for spiral review center work after I taught the skill. They worked perfectly to give students additional practice.
Betsy W. –
Thankful for this resource! This engaged my learners, and I appreciate the quality.
Shannon M. –
Great resource for text features. Used in centers for extra practice.
Cherie R. –
Thank you so much for this resource. It’s fantastic!
King’s Korner Store –
I love these bundles and have purchased several of them! This was the perfect resource for my students to help them with nonfiction text features. I love the diversity in reading levels and the variety of questions. This is an excellent resource! Thank you for your hard work in creating this bundle!
Bailee Carter –
I needed a lot of differentiation with my group this past year, and this resource allowed me to tackle these standards with ease thanks to the amount of differentiation!
Cherry’s Math Collective –
This is a great resource. I used it with my small groups.
Deanna L. –
Thank you so much for creating such a useful resource.
Alfonso M. –
This is a great addition to Text Structure units. I was able to add these in while going through my lessons. My students did a great job with this.
Pavendra S. –
Great resource. My students enjoyed using the resources.
Kayce H. –
The students enjoyed this resource. They were were engaged and I felt that they learned accordingly.
Marcella L. –
reat resource for context clues. My students are engaged while reading the passages and are building vocabulary.
Anabel A. –
My students enjoyed the content of the passages, and I greatly appreciate the different reading levels so that I could use it with different groups of students.
Cristan S. –
I used this to reteach text features in small groups. Loved that the passages were leveled.
Lauren C. –
I loved how it had a variety of reading levels. It also had a large range of topics. Great purchase!
Jordan L. –
Thank you! Great resource to use during small groups!
The Savvy Reader –
Excellent resource! Thank you so much!
Karen R. –
So helpful to support my students’ learning.
LMNOPrince –
This is wonderful!! Thank you so much for this resource!! It’s very helpful and my students find them engaging!!
Dana P. –
My students loved using this resource! It was engaging and fun!
Meghan B. –
Such a great resource! Thank you for creating and sharing for others to use!
Little School House –
Great resource
Karen B. –
Great resource for practicing text feature comprehension.
Camille Winicky –
Excellent differentiated resource that I was able to use while teaching text features. These were perfect for my guided reading groups.
Ashley G. –
Great resource!
Ms Weber’s Class –
These were great to use to teach text features with students!
Melissa C. –
This resource had many opportunities for students to find and identify text features. It also allowed for easy use of the text features when answering questions.
Racine C. –
This is a great resource that I was able to use with varying skill levels. My students were engaged and challenged.