Grade 1 · Reading · Lesson 18

Reading Short Articles About Animals

A nonfiction article about an animal is different from a story. It does not have characters and a plot — it has facts, headings, and key words. Knowing how to navigate a nonfiction article is a powerful reading skill you will use for the rest of your life.

What this lesson teaches

1Read a short nonfiction article about an animal
2Use headings to find information
3Answer fact-based questions by pointing to the exact words in the text
4Use context clues to work out unfamiliar words in a nonfiction article

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