• Practice for every day of the school year • Help students prepare for standardized testing

DAY
4
Remind students of the 
Visual Information 
skill. Say: Sometimes a picture or a chart tells us more 
than a paragraph or passage can. Remind students of the 
Organization 
strategy, and point out the 
chart. Ask: Is this chart organized to show important details about water or to show how water 
travels and changes? (how water travels and changes) Just like a passage, a chart can be organized 
to show a main idea, a cause and effect, or a sequence. Read the instructions at the top of the page 
aloud. Then direct students to read the passage and to study the chart. When students have finished, 
direct them to complete the activities. Review the answers together.
DAY
5
Tell students they will practice both the 
Nonfiction Text Features
and 
Visual Information
skills. 
Remind students of the 
Determine Important Information 
strategy. Say: People who make newsletters 
use words that give good information. They also make words big, bold, or underlined. This calls 
attention to those words. Point out the phrase “Clown Camp” at the top of the page. Ask: Why are 
these words so big? (to tell you that the information is about a camp) As you read, pay attention to 
the words that look different from the others. Read the instructions at the top of the page aloud. 
Then have students read the passage. When students have finished, direct them to complete the skill 
and strategy practice activities. Review the answers together.
Nonfiction Text Features
Students look at text features, such as headings and captions, to better
understand what they read. 
Visual Information 
Students discover how pictures, charts, graphs, and other visual elements 
can explain more about a topic.
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