Description

Teach your students non-fiction text features used in informational text. Use with Google slides and Google Classroom. These no-prep and paperless activities can be used to teach and review these important ELA standards and is perfect to use for test prep.

Text features reviewed:

• types of print
• captions
• insets and sidebars
• table of contents
• index
• glossary
• title page
• charts and graphs
• labels
• timelines
• hyperlinks
• bullets
• diagram
• map
• text box

There are 17 slides included in this product. Look below for an overview.

• Slides 1-6: students need to match a text feature with its definition and name. There are 3 text features on each slide.
• Slide 7: Table of contents. Students will type in short answers to the questions.
• Slide 8: Index. Students will type in short answers to the questions.
• Slides 9 & 10: Headings. Students will type in a heading for each of the short nonfiction passages.
• Slide 11: Reading a table. Students will type in short answers to the questions.
• Slide 12: Students will identify the caption, heading and different types of print in a short nonfiction passage.
• Slides 13 & 14: Charts and graphs. Students will move pictures to correctly answer questions after reading the chart and graph.
• Slide 15: Diagram. Students will label the parts of a whale.
• Slide 16: Online article. Students will read an online article and answer brief questions about the different text features.
• Slide 17: Timeline. Students will label a timeline.

Advantages of using digital resources

• Paperless. No need to print and laminate the task cards
• Engages students
• Helps build 21st-century learners
• Can use with Chromebooks, laptops, computers, tablets, iPads or other mobile devices

Looking for a print version instead? Click here to see a similar activity to review nonfiction text features.