2nd grade · English Language Arts · Unit 10 of 12
Text Features
Contents, charts, icons and order
What your child practices
Using a table of contents, charts and icons to find information, and following order words in steps and journal entries.
Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards benchmark: 2.1.5.2; 2.1.6.2 · using text features and search tools to find information
How we explain it
Children can open this short lesson before they practice.
- The table of contents lists chapters and the page each one starts on.
- Charts and graphs show numbers in a picture.
- An icon is a small picture that tells you something.
Example: A table of contents says “Whales ... 29”. On which page does “Whales” begin? Find the chapter name. Read the number beside it. Answer: 29
Text Features in Minnesota
In the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards, this is unit 10 of 12 in 2nd grade English Language Arts, after Reading Detectives and before Asking Questions and Finding Facts.
Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Words like first, next and finally help the reader know…
- the name of the author
- the order of events
- the price of the book
the order of events
Hint: Order words show what comes first, next and last.
Question 2
On which page does the chapter “Rivers” begin?
Table of Contents Chapter Title Page 1 Maps 5 2 Weather 10 3 Rivers 15 4 Farms 23 5 Cities 29 - 23
- 15
- 5
15
Hint: Find the title in the middle column, then read the page number.
Question 3
You want to read about rivers. Which chapter do you read?
Table of Contents Chapter Title Page 1 Maps 3 2 Weather 9 3 Rivers 16 4 Farms 22 5 Cities 28 - Chapter 4
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 1
Chapter 3
Hint: A table of contents lists the chapter titles in order.
Question 4
Which feature puts facts in rows and columns?
- journal
- icon
- chart
chart
Hint: A chart organizes information in rows and columns.
Question 5
On which page does the chapter “Cities” begin?
Table of Contents Chapter Title Page 1 Maps 4 2 Weather 11 3 Rivers 15 4 Farms 22 5 Cities 28 - 28
- 15
- 11
28
Hint: Find the title in the middle column, then read the page number.
Question 6
How many books were read on Wed?
Books we read Day Books Mon 2 Tue 8 Wed 9 - 2
- 9
- 1
9
Hint: Find the day, then read across to the number.