Non-Fiction Text Features
Recognise different non-fiction text structures and features (headings, contents, glossary, index), understanding how texts are organised to present information
Lesson
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Use contents, headings, glossary and index and recognise list, sequence and question-answer structures.
Before teaching
Identify numerals 1–6 and scan a heading; adult can navigate while learner directs.
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Use contents, headings, glossary and index and recognise list, sequence and question-answer structures.
Use contents, headings, glossary and index and recognise list, sequence and question-answer structures.
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Library of Congress · Practice link — not the full lesson
The Dog & His Reflection
Before you open · source notes
The Dog & His Reflection supports noticing non-fiction-like text features in a short public-domain story page. Not a textbook chapter.
Free public-domain story text, no sign-in.
Before you openAsk the learner to name the title and one on-page feature that helped them follow the story.
Opening this link does not save learning or assess mastery.
Source, access and review notes
Public Library of Congress Read.gov Aesop page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt. The story text is public domain on this page. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. This is reading text, not an automatically marked comprehension quiz.
Library of Congress / Read.gov. “The Dog & His Reflection.” Public-domain text linked only; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute a separate edition.
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Check understanding
- Use a contents page to find information on a specific topic in a non-fiction book
- Identify the purpose of headings, glossary, and index in an information text
- Recognise that non-fiction books can be structured as lists, time order, or question-and-answer
“When your child is using a non-fiction book for a school project, do they know how to use the headings, contents page, and index to find what they need quickly?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Reading Comprehension
- Age range
- Ages 6–12
Standards