Functional Text Activities

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Text structure is something my students always seemed to struggle with. We would practice and practice, and they still wouldn't understand. I finally came to

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Take a look around, and you'll see that punctuation is everywhere. Why is punctuation important? Without it, the reader will not know when to stop, pause, or give emphasis to certain parts of the text. Find out new and fun ways to teach punctuation to elementary students.

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Teaching nonfiction text structure is no picnic! To be honest, I don’t even remember learning it when I was in school, let alone in college. However, it has quickly become one of the most important concepts to teach when covering nonfiction. Research shows that identifying and understanding text structure helps lead to mastery of other ... Read more

text structure mini lessons for students to use in their writing and reading skills, with the title

Are you dreading teaching text structure? I GET IT. It can be a challenging topic to tackle. Realizing what text structures are and why they’re important is a great way to learn to teach them more effectively. I’m excited to share my text structure mini lessons with you in this post! Click the pin to learn these tips and ideas for teaching text structures this year!

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Reading functional text is an important skill for upper elementary students to learn! So how do we teach the skills to read authentic text?

a close up of a poster on a table with the text reading non fiction text features

Do your students need help understanding the differences between fiction vs nonfiction texts? These ideas & activities are perfect for making an anchor chart for your classroom as your students are learning to distinguish between fiction and nonfiction.

a table that has different types of text and pictures on it, including the words in each

Text Features Reference Sheet FREEBIE!Provide your students with this comprehensive text features reference sheet to use when introducing nonfiction text to your class.

a poster with words and pictures on it that read how to find the non - fiction main idea

Finding the main idea in a non-fiction text can be tricky, but I've developed a few tried-and-true ways to make this important skill engaging, FUN and successful! Check out this anchor chart and a few other quick and easy lessons and activities to help students easily identify the main idea in a non-fiction text. #mainidea #languagearts #teachingwithamountainview

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