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Summarize What You Read

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders summarize a selected piece of nonfiction text. After reviewing the correct way to use a Venn diagram, 3rd graders read a nonfiction article. They write a summary paragraph using their Venn Diagram and the five-step process...
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What is Going On?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students summarize a fiction text. After reviewing the correct way to read in order to glean important information for summary, students independently read a nonfiction article. They write a summary paragraph using the process outlined...
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Yugoslavia: Death of a Nation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss what they recall about the drama called "The Diary of Anne Frank." They discuss that although the diary itself is a nonfiction account of a teenager's life in hiding during the Nazi Holocaust. Students are...
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The Land and the Water

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read "The Land and the Water," a fictional short story and an article about John F. Kennedy, Jr. and compare and contrast fictional tragedy to a non-fiction tragedy. They fill out a Venn diagram and write an essay using...
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Literacy:Non-Fiction Stories

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore non-fiction stories. They follow along as the teacher reads a story. Students fill in words as the teacher reads to ensure they are following along. They discuss the text features found in the book and the features...
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Fiction or Non-fiction

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders view three texts, A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FOOTBALLER, THE HUMAN BODY, AND WHICH IS WHICH? with the titles covered. They discuss whether the books are non-fiction or fiction and try to come up with suitable titles for the books.
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Summarize This!

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore how to summarize a reading passage. They read non-fiction books. Students use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the two animals they read about. They write a summary using the information in their Venn Diagram.
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The Traditions of Christmas

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this holiday reading comprehension worksheet, students learn about 3 common Christmas traditions: wreaths, stockings, and decorated trees. Students read facts about each and answer questions.
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Bank On It! Worms

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this science worksheet, students fill in 6 blanks to complete an article about worms. They select words from a word bank. Students must use knowledge punctuation and syntax to put the words in the correct blanks.
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Bank On It! Martin Luther King, Jr.

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts learning exercise, students read a non-fiction article about Martin Luther King, Jr. They fill in blanks in the story with words from a word bank.
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Fungus Among Us- Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this fungus non-fiction reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 3 page selection that describes the characteristics and life of fungi. They answer 10 questions based on the reading which include true or false, multiple...
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Reading Comprehension - Informational Passages "Movie Ratings'

For Students 8th - 9th
In this reading comprehension and vocabulary worksheet, students read a short non-fiction selection entitled, "Movie Ratings." They answer 10 multiple choice questions: 5 comprehension questions and 5 vocabulary questions.
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School-Home Links/Book Links: Non-Fiction

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood non-fiction comprehension instructional activity, students read a non-fiction book with caregiver, list the important facts, and retell the book in their own words.
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Introducing Working Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify ways humans and animals work together. For this animal welfare lesson, students read the text Hanni and Beth: Safe and Sound and define the term "working animals." Students investigate working animals by visiting...
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Understand the Difference Between Fiction and Non-Fiction

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this fiction and non-fiction worksheet, learners cut out 9 sentence strips, read them, and classify each of them as fact or fiction.
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Reading: Non-Fiction Format

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading non-fiction worksheet, students examine various texts and complete a graphic organizer filling in information about features, columns, paragraph length, font, pictures/illustrations, and purpose of text.
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Reading Non-Fiction: Fact and Opinion

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this reading non-fiction worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer, rating on a scale of 1-10 whether given types of text would be more opinion or fact. Students then highlight parts of statements indicating fact or opinion.
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Deduction

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils investigate the linguistic devices used by writers to create meaning. In this writing lesson, students discover why writers write in different ways showing examples of different types of text. After reading each type pupils review...
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Analyzing Features of Consumer Text

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students evaluate consumer information. For this written communication lesson, students read nutrition facts from different foods and determine the foods that have the most healthful benefits.
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Autobiography

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read and write autobiographical sketches, determine the author's purpose in writing, and type paragraphs using WP utilities.
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Non-Fiction Read-aloud

For Teachers K - 8th
Students listen to the reading of a book about the area of science they are currently studying.
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Everybody Needs a Rock

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine science non-fiction books in the 500 section of the media center. They listen to Byrd Baylor's, Everybody Needs a Rock, and write a sentence that tells why everyone does need a rock. They illustrate the sentence.
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Differences Between Fiction And Non-Fiction in the Library

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners examine the differences between fiction and non-fiction books in the library by discussing kangaroos. They distinguish between facts about kangaroos, and using their imaginations and imagining what they would do with pet kangaroos.
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Non-Fiction: Robot Toy

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this non-fiction text learning exercise, students study the catalogue description of a robot toy and then answer the 5 questions about the text.

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