Types of Text Activity

Text-type cards name everyday reading materials such as receipts, menus, cookbooks, newspapers, fairy tales and chapter books, with a short poem, 'The Apple', as a sample text.
Grades
Preschool–Junior Kindergarten, Grade 1
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Updated Jul 11, 2021

Subject
Reading, ELA
Topic
Genres
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This activity is great for helping students to recognize different types of texts and build their understanding of different genres. It's a great way to help them become more familiar with the types of texts they'll encounter in school and in the real world.

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Learning objectives

  • Recognize common types of text by name

  • Tell everyday texts such as receipts and menus apart from books such as fairy tales and chapter books

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  • Types of text

  • Genres

  • Non-fiction

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