Simple Machines
Introducing Non-Fiction Text Features (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 1: Beginning LiteracyStage 2: Consolidation / Fluency
Stage 3: Literacy for Growth
Ages:
5-10
Grade Range:
1st 2nd 3rd 4thFood Groups:
Primary: Text Structures & Genres, Vocabulary
Transcript
The science unit we just completed the topic was simple machines and we integrated literacy quite well with all the non-fiction selections that the students were able to read provided they were good-fit books. But a lot of the selections actually are, and the boys came up here regularly during Read to Self or Read to Someone and chose these books so they could have an opportunity to learn more and they love the graphic element of non-fiction text. So this gives teachers an opportunity to teach what those elements are, what does non-fiction text have, how does it differ from fiction, and as well, the students then were able to write about an experiment we had done, and it was great because they pulled their new vocabulary from science, or expanded vocabulary became about this particular topic. We did a recount of an experiment, so they had to summarize, they had to write a recount, and they also had to incorporate new vocabulary, and they did it extremely well.
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Activity Objective
The goal of Simple Machines: Introducing Non-Fiction Text Features (Virtual Tour) is to help students to understand the structural features of non-fiction texts.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- Integrating science and literacy fosters student motivation and engagement.
- Choose non-fiction texts that relate to a current unit of study. Integrating this activity into your social studies or science program is a great way to engage students in learning about new facts or vocabulary.
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