Unit Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Introduction of Text Features

For Students K - 1st Standards
Dr. Murphy shares a comprehensive lesson plan to support students identifying various text features in informational texts. Students will mentally and physically engage in active learning to know how to navigate through different types...
Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Expository Text Structure: Book Look [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which students look through a book to identify text features and complete a graphic organizer. Materials are included.
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Parts of a Book

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This is a matching game in which parts of a book are matched with their definitions. Java is required.
Handout
Other

Kids Wordsmyth: Free Online Dictionary

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
This is an interactive dictionary for kids. Students click on one of the 10 topics and find a list of related keywords; click on a keyword for its definition.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Table of Contents

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores the basic parts of a table of contents including chapter number, chapter title and page number. It explores the basic parts of a table of contents.