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Grade 1 English Language Arts · Level 4, Understand Information and Grow Vocabulary

Use Text Features to Find Information

Know and use headings, tables of contents, glossaries, labels, icons, and similar features to locate information.

How the lesson starts: Use Text Features to Find Information

1. Ollie the owl librarian

   Hi! This is Ollie the owl. Ollie runs a library. Zed the zebra needs facts fast. Ollie says books have helpers. Each helper has a job!

2. Helpers and their jobs

   The title names the whole book. A heading tells what one page is about. A label names a picture. The glossary tells what hard words mean. It is a mini dictionary at the back!

3. Let's pick a helper

   Which part tells the name of the whole book? Check each helper. The glossary? It tells word meanings. The label? It names one picture. The heading? It names one page. The title names the whole book!