CurriculumGrade 2English Language Arts

Parts of a Book

Aligned to RI.2.5 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

Books have special parts that help you find facts fast. Bold words, headings, and captions point you to what you need.

Worked example

To find pages about sharks, you look up 'shark' in the index at the back and it says page 12.

Practice questions

  1. Point to a heading in a book and tell what that part is about.
  2. Use bold words to find an important idea on a page.
  3. Use an index or glossary to look something up.

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Las partes de un libro

Los libros tienen partes especiales que te ayudan a hallar datos rápido. Las palabras en negrita, los títulos y los pies de foto te guían.

Ejemplo: Para hallar páginas sobre tiburones, buscas 'tiburón' en el índice del final y dice página 12.

More Reading: Informational lessons

Main Idea & Text FeaturesRI.2.2Fact QuestionsRI.2.1How Things ConnectRI.2.3New Words in Real BooksRI.2.4Why Did They Write It?RI.2.6Diagrams Show You MoreRI.2.7

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