Nonfiction Text Features

We have been connecting creatures from Eric Carle's books to nonfiction texts.  I can see a huge increase in the interest of nonfiction books. A few students are starting to write about nonfiction topics at writing time.  I saw so many great nonfiction convention charts on Pinterest that I was inspired to create an anchor chart and have the students make little non-fiction convention books!

You can find a small kindergarten version and  a bigger version below. I decided that for the little k book I would write the definition, and I focused on six features.  The bigger book has more features and space for the student to write the definition. I zoomed in on a feature over a few days.

The finished Anchor Chart


Now, when we are reading nonfiction books we refer to the chart to reinforce the feature we learned about and why it is helpful.   You can find the download to the books and the chart below. Looking back, I will probably start this chart in the fall and focus on a feature once a week. Next week, we plan to create a Venn diagram comparing fiction and nonfiction.

Label

Close-Up

Photograph

I printed nonfiction photo's and had them cut and glue them in.

Types of Print

Comparisons
This picture is an ant next to an orange.

Types of Print

Map
We read the story Me on a Map and I encouraged students to make a map of the classroom or their bedroom.

Download All Pages Together 

Nonfiction cover and Table of Contents

labels and photographs
Maps and Close-ups 
Types of Prints and Comparisons

Nonfiction Text Feature Book 

This book has a Table of Contents, Index, Glossary and Captions.

You can download individual pages.

labels

Photographs

Close-ups

Cutaway

Maps

Table of Contents

Types of Print

comparisons
for glossary and index I cut and pasted images from real books and a photocopied

Glossary
Index 





The Inspiration came from this beautiful chart on Pinterest! 
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Source: secondgradestyle.blogspot.com via Joyful Learning in KC on Pinterest