Text structures

Teach text structures with this nonfiction text structure anchor chart and FREE sorting activity! Ideal lesson for the upper elementary classroom that includes 8 free passages!

Your students will absolutely love using this free resource to practice identifying text structures in high-interest paragraphs. This free resource comes in both a printable and digital format.

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

Informational Text Structures Notebook Entry.

Informational nonfiction text structure anchor chart 2nd 3rd 4th 5th grade reading

Hi there! This is Hannah from the Classroom Key. A couple of months ago I was watching the movie Fargo without knowing anything about it ahead of time. At the beginning it says that it is based on a true story. So as I watched, I was paying close attention to the crime as it was laid out, trying to piece it all together. By the end of the film I wasn't very impressed and couldn't figure out why it was critically acclaimed. I obvious didn't "get it." I looked up some reviews online and…

Upper elementary teachers, rejoice! Teaching text structures doesn't have to be difficult! In this post I'll share easy, no-fluff ways...

Teaching nonfiction text structure so your students can successfully read and understand informational texts

Need to help bring text structure to life for your students? Check out these unique mentor texts that I've picked out just for you!

Looking for ideas to teach nonfiction text structure? In this post, I share my best tips and resources to help students master nonfiction text structure.