Activity 01
Book Feature Hunt
Provide informational books on nature. Students work in pairs to find and circle one title, one heading, one picture, and one caption per page. Pairs share one find with the class, explaining its purpose.
What does this book tell you about?
Facilitation TipDuring Book Feature Hunt, ask pairs to search for one title, two headings, three pictures, and one caption before they return to share with the class.
What to look forShow students a page from a simple nature book. Ask them to point to the title, any headings, a picture, and its caption. Record if they can correctly identify each feature.
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Activity 02
Caption Match Game
Print pictures with captions cut apart. In small groups, match captions to pictures from nature texts. Groups read captions aloud and justify matches, then create one new caption.
Can you find the title of this book?
Facilitation TipIn Caption Match Game, make sure every picture has at least two possible captions so students debate which one fits best.
What to look forGive each student a picture of a common animal (e.g., a peacock). Ask them to write one sentence that could be a caption for the picture and one sentence that could be a heading for a page about peacocks.
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Activity 03
Heading Detective
Read a short informational text aloud. Students highlight headings individually, then discuss in whole class what each heading covers. Draw a simple mind map linking headings to pictures.
What did you learn from this page?
Facilitation TipWhile Heading Detective, give each group three headings and ask them to arrange them in the order they think the book’s pages appear.
What to look forPresent two short texts: one informational about seeds, and one a simple story about a talking seed. Ask: 'Which book tells us facts? How do you know? What helps you understand the facts in the first book?'
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Activity 04
My Nature Page
Students choose a sense or nature item. They draw a picture, add a caption, heading, and title on chart paper. Share pages in a class gallery walk.
What does this book tell you about?
Facilitation TipFor My Nature Page, provide a blank template and ask students to include a heading, a picture, a caption, and two facts they learned.
What to look forShow students a page from a simple nature book. Ask them to point to the title, any headings, a picture, and its caption. Record if they can correctly identify each feature.
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Teachers approach this topic by moving from whole-class modelling to small-group practice so every child handles the book. Avoid long lectures; instead, use think-alouds while showing a page: ‘The heading says ‘Parts of a Plant’, so I expect to see roots, stem, and leaves.’ Watch for students who confuse fiction and non-fiction, and gently redirect by asking, ‘Does this tell a story or give facts?’ Research shows that pairing talk with physical handling of texts builds lasting understanding of structure.
Successful learning looks like students pointing to, naming, and explaining book features without teacher prompts. They should use the title to say what the book is about, read headings to predict content, and read captions to add details. Discussions should include words like ‘tells us more’ and ‘organises the ideas’.
Watch Out for These Misconceptions
During Book Feature Hunt, watch for students who pick any bright picture without checking if it matches the text.
Ask them to read the nearby heading or words to confirm the picture shows a fact from the book, not just a colourful image.
During Heading Detective, watch for students who treat headings as decoration instead of organisers.
Have them cover the heading with a strip of paper and predict what the page will show; then uncover to check their guess.
During Caption Match Game, watch for students who match captions by guessing the first word instead of reading for meaning.
Require them to read the caption fully and point to the part of the picture that matches before selecting the card.
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