Non-Fiction Reading Skills

I am teaching non-fiction reading more than I ever have before. My students enjoy learning about real problems, animals, disasters, historic events, and facts. Curriculum that taught how to read non-fiction lacks skill practice. Therefore I have created skill practice activities and assessments!

The first skill I teach is how to identify the types of text structure. I created a simple video to introduce this to my students. I relate it both to reading and writing. Check it out HERE. 

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The next skill we work on is main idea and supporting details. We work on locating the main idea first and then we hunt for details to match the main idea. After that We do a few activities to practice this skill too!

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The last skill we work on is how to make inferences using non-fiction text. We read several passages together first and then practice independently with a game of scoot. 

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Non-Fiction Text Structure

STEM gifts for Christmas

These are a few of my favorite things....
This time of year, I am often asked by parents about what I have been putting in my stem station boxes. Here are some of the materials we use to build and create in third grade! They are great items for indoor recess too!

• Emido Building Blocks
• Plus Plus Blocks
• Pattern Blocks
• Dominos
• Peradix Bendable Molding Sticks
• Tumble Trak Magnetic Marble Run
• Wooden Tangram

There are more below I would recommend too that I do not have yet in my classroom.

• Bloxels
• Interlocking building set
• Jarbey stem Flowers
• Building Gears
• Magnetic Tiles
• Magnetic building set
• Star Cube

Each month I try to incorporate one stem activity on a Friday. Here are some of the options I have for the month of December. They are LOW PREP and provide good collaborate conversations! Check out the fun activities below. 

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