A non-fiction text that describes the characteristics of mammals through a variety of text features such as text boxes, photographs, captions, and illustrations. INCLUDES A BONUS TEXT: Crazy Mammal Facts. It can be used in guided reading or shared reading activities. Or students can read it independently during Language instruction. The student activities include multiple choice questions about understanding facts and what the text features are teaching the readers. The open response questions and the Venn diagram promote higher level thinking. A good lead off to studying Mammals in science. Follow up this text with my resource about Woolly Mammoths.

Polar Bears has several different components that are aimed at getting students to think deeply about the size of these majestic creatures. The non-fiction text features used in this text are: headings, text boxes, photographs, and captions. The student activities provide expanded vocabulary, caption writing and life-size diagram drawing.

A non-fiction text. This healthy menu has a series of non-fiction text features (text boxes, headings and graphics) that require students to read it carefully. Multiple Choice and Open Response Questions are provided with the intention of having students read this text critically. This could be used...

How to Trick or Treat Safely is written at 2nd Grade to 3rd Grade level. The multiple choice and open response questions are based on the text which is imbedded in the map. They also focus on students ability to understand the features of a map. The text is written as a procedure and students have t...

100% KID APPROVED!!!!! A non-fiction resource about why we sneeze, how sneezing spreads germs and the best and safest way to sneeze to prevent spreading germs. NEW: Teacher notes about teaching students how to respond to open response questions. There are several sets of inferring questions and a set of multiple choice questions that encourage students to go beyond the text. (Possible answers included) The non-fiction text features in this document include a photographs, illustrations, a caption and fact boxes. It can be used over several days in science, health or used in literacy. (Aligned with the Ontario Curriculum and EQAO test)

Every short vowel text set has: • A key word list for each text that has the focus vowel sound in it. • A non-fiction text at the 2nd grade level with these text features: titles/ heading, photographs and captions. • A set of fluency card to practice key words. • Rhyming practice • Comprehension activities at the sentence and text level Text Topics: Rats (short a) How to Get a Pet (short e) (procedure) Dolphins (short i) Fox Facts (short o) Bugs in my Garden (short u) Bonus Text: What is a Service Animal?

A non-fiction text that describes the characteristics of amphibians through a variety of text features such as text boxes, photographs, captions, and illustrations. It can be used in guided reading or shared reading activities. Or students can read it independently during Language instruction. The ...

Students will study how the monarch butterfly is now on the endangered list. The articles give a brief life cycle but focuses on the importance of the milkweed as its habitat, and the destruction of this habitat. Open response questions and a follow-up media project (poster) in included. A rubric ...

A non-fiction resource about how to make maple syrup and the health benefits of it that can be used in second and third grade. There are several sets of inferring questions that encourage students to go beyond the text. There are also multiple choice questions. The non-fiction text features in thi...

The Woolly Mammoth has several versions (metric, imperial, 2nd and 3rd grade), with questions and activities that focus on a variety of text features. In this case, the text focuses on headings, illustrations, photographs, captions and graphics that help students understand size. The student activit...

This non-fiction text explores how the structure of beaver dams and lodges are built at a 3rd and 4th grade level. This text includes a related vocabulary, headings, photographs and fact boxes. Open response, multiple choice, text feature and word level activities are included.

This non-fiction text explores how the structure of the CN Tower was built at a 3rd and 4th grade level. This text includes a glossary of terms, photographs and fact boxes. Open response, multiple choice and word level activities are included. ...

This bundle includes 4 non-fiction texts for 3rd and 4th grade and a student cooperative media poster project. The topics of the texts are: -The Leaning Tower of Pisa -The CN Tower of Tourism -Beaver Dams and Lodges -Magnetic Termites Each text focuses on what makes each structure strong and stable. They also include a variety of non-fiction text features (such as headings, captions, photographs, underlined words, fact boxes, etc), multiple choice and inferring questions, and words in context activities. It is in line with the Ontario Curriculum in Canada and the EQAO test.

A non-fiction text at the 3rd grade level about Blackbeard the pirate. It has some made up facts as well to encourage students to think critically about what they are reading. The non-fiction text features focused on in Blackbeard are headings, pictures, captions, a time line and facts. There are qu...

How to Find Pirate Treasure is written at 2 levels (2nd Grade and 3rd Grade). The questions are based on the treasure map and text. The text is written as a procedure and students have to follow the path the ship sails to read the text accurately. The student activities are for both grades and have ...

A non-fiction text at the 2nd grade level about Blackbeard the pirate. It has some made up facts as well to encourage students to think critically about what they are reading. The non-fiction text features focused on in Blackbeard are headings, pictures, captions, a time line and facts. There are qu...

Why do I focus on non-fiction in my class?•Research shows us that students who can read and comprehend non-fiction texts will improve in every area of the curriculum. •It engages every student.•It provides opportunities for students to ask questions and dig deeper, making their learning their own.•I...

A non-fiction resource about frogs that can be used in second and third grade. It includes colour slides for group work and black and white student pages for copying. The questions are differentiated by grade. The non-fiction text features in this document include diagrams, photographs, captions and...

This non-fiction text explores how the structure of magnetic termites mounds are built at a 3rd and 4th grade level. This text includes a related vocabulary, headings, photographs, captions and fact boxes. Open response, multiple choice, text feature and word level activities are included. ...

Amphibians - North American Bullfrogs is estimated to be at the late second grade to early third grade level. The text focuses on 3 different non-fiction text features: diagrams, headings and charts. Measurements are in metric. There is a question page for each reading card with vocabulary, literal and inferring questions.

This non-fiction set of texts will grab everyone's attention. This package includes 3 texts written at the grade 2/3 level. The main text provides a simple history of ice cream loaded with math, with word work activities focusing on the long vowel patterns "ee/ea", beyond the text inferring comprehension questions and text feature activities. (Possible answers included) Plus there are 2 additional procedural texts: How to get Ice Cream and How to Make Ice Cream. A writing graphic organizer is provided for students to write a procedure on How to Throw an Ice Cream Party. A survey and graphing activity allows for this unit to cross over into math as students gather data on which flavour of ice cream their classmates would like best as they plan their party. The non-fiction text features in this unit are: Titles, headings, photographs, captions, and fact boxes. (Aligned with the Ontario Curriculum and Gr. 3 EQAO test)

Map Reading Skill: Describing the shortest path between 2 locations using a grid on a simple map. Key words: grid, up, down, right, left * This activity works best when students can use a coloured version of the map.

This non-fiction text explores how the structure of the Leaning Tower of Pisa was built at a 3rd and 4th grade level. This text includes a related vocabulary, headings, photographs and fact boxes. Open response, multiple choice, text feature and word level activities are included. ...

A non-fiction text at the 3rd grade level about Black Bart, the pirate and the Pirate Code. The text encourages students to think critically about what they are reading. The non-fiction text features focused on in this text are: headings, illustrations, captions, a time line and facts. There are questions included that have students thinking deeply and critically about what they have read. Answers are included.