I love game-ifying my classroom, don’t you? Not only do my students enjoy the activities - I do, too! (As long as there are no behavior issues, that is.)

I wanted a more interesting way to review text features with my students than with my school’s lesson plans said, so I found a way for them to do it that would get them moving, working together, involved in great conversations, and best of all - having FUN!

Keep reading if you want to learn more about what I did with my kids to review text features!

Materials Needed:

• Magazines you are willing to get destroyed

• Scissors

• Glue

• Chart paper

• Pencils and/or markers

• Text features chart for students to refer back to (to help them remember what each text feature looks like)

• A way to group your students (I did 5 groups personally). Consider downloading my partner cards to do this.

• A way to time your students (optional)

Step Two:

Get lots of magazines for your students to search through. My school has a subscription to Scholastic, so I used these! These were perfect, as they had some amazing examples of text features all throughout.

Step Five:

Celebrate your success! I kept these text features posters up and often refer to them when discussing non-fiction. You could consider doing the same! I think it’s been a helpful tool so far.

Have fun!

If you try this activity, I would ✨LOVE✨ to see pictures of you and your kids in action! Tag me on TikTok or Instagram! My handle is @teachandachieve on both platforms.

Questions, comments, or concerns? Drop any of those below and I’ll get back to you as quickly as possible.

Until next time!

-Aimee ♡