📖 Part 1: Know Your Nonfiction Parts!

Nonfiction books are full of special features that help us find and understand information. Let's learn what they are!

🔑 Quick Reference Guide

Table of Contents — Found at the front of the book. Lists chapters and page numbers so you can find topics fast.

Heading — The big, bold title at the top of a page or section. Tells you the main topic.

Sub-heading — A smaller title under a heading. Breaks a big topic into smaller parts.

Caption — Words below a photo or picture that explain what you are looking at.

Diagram — A labelled drawing that shows the parts of something (like a frog or a volcano).

Picture / Photo — An image that gives more information about the topic.

Map — A drawing of a place that shows where things are located.

Glossary — Found at the back of the book. Lists tricky words and their meanings, like a mini dictionary.

Index — Found at the very back. An alphabetical list of topics and the page numbers where you can find them.

✏️ Part 2: Show What You Know

Word Bank:   caption  |  heading  |  glossary  |  map  |  table of contents

a) The _________________________ at the front of the book shows me where each chapter starts.

b) A _________________________ is a labelled drawing of a place.

c) The big bold title at the top of a section is called a _________________________.

d) Words written below a photograph are called a _________________________.

e) I can look up hard words in the _________________________ at the back of the book.

⭐ Part 3: Extension Activities

Finished early? Try one or both of these challenges!

🔍 Challenge A: Be a Book Detective!

Feature 1: _________________________   It shows: _________________________________________

Feature 2: _________________________   It shows: _________________________________________

Feature 3: _________________________   It shows: _________________________________________

📝 Challenge B: Create Your Own Glossary!

My topic: _________________________

🎨 Challenge C: Label It!