Want students to use text features in their writing? Begin by having them examine the text features that they see in informational books.

Mae Jemison was the first African American female astronaut to enter space. Use the Get to Know Mae Jemison lesson plan to learn more about this famous scientist. Children will then read and write about her, and create their own paper rocket.

Help your class' creativity blossom with this lesson that has them make unique animals out of leaves and write about them.

As students re-read nonfiction texts, have them classify visual features and record learnings from the captions.

Help your kindergarten students learn about comparing and contrasting nonfiction texts in this fun under-the-sea-themed lesson plan.