Encyclopedia of Places

This is a wonderful book in discussing text features with children. It contains all the basic text features (contents, index, chart, photos, labels, and captions) that young children need to know and understand how to use.  A FREE text feature chart w/answer for children to complete is available at
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-DRA-4-Text-Feature-Chart-wanswer-key-for-Encyclopedia-of-Places-5477261

​Two videos are shown below:
​The first video shows Tops and I modeling the text features found in the book.  The second video is a basic read aloud for the book.  Children can use this FREE generic graphic organizer to draw and/or write about something they found interesting in the book.  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Stretch-Your-Brain-Generic-Graphic-Organizer-5003512

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