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Teach your students fiction vs nonfiction using this Comparing Fiction and Non-Fiction Resource! This resource includes fiction and nonfiction teaching posters and whole group sorting activities you can use to build an anchor chart that students can refer to as they learn the differences between fiction and nonfiction. You’ll also get a variety of fiction vs. non-fiction student printables that can be used in literacy centers, for homework, or as an assessment.
After you build a fiction vs. non-fiction anchor chart with your students, use the NO PREP student printables to give them extra practice. The resource includes a fiction vs. non-fiction Venn diagram printable and a t-chart printable for sorting the features of each genre. You will also get a reading response printable where students identify if a text is fiction or non-fiction and explain in writing how they know. With so many options, this resource makes it easy to differentiate to meet the needs of your individual students.
While this resource is designed for kindergarten, first or second grade, it can serve as a great review activity for third, fourth or fifth-grade students!
See what teachers are saying about this Comparing Fiction vs. NonFiction Resource:
“Awesome resource for teaching the difference between fiction and non fiction.”
“This was a great resource it really helped my students understand the difference between fiction and nonfiction. I loved the anchor chart! My students use it all the time when they are looking at books to figure out if it is a fiction or nonfiction book.”
“This is great for comparing fiction and nonfiction. I used the larger sort as a whole group activity then they completed the independent sort during stations.”
Portia R. –
My students loved this resource.
Brittany A. –
I loved using this resource with my kindergarteners!
Jana W. –
This resource was easy to use and truly helped keep students engaged. A great way to review skills.
Sydney M. –
The material in this was helpful to me and the students. My students love the activities that went with this and enjoyed doing them.
Sarah J. –
This resource was ready to print and use! Students enjoyed the sorting and it kept them engaged while practicing the concept!
kelly B. –
This is such a helpful resource for comparing fiction and nonfiction
Pamela Butler –
This resource was easy to use and engaging for my students. It saved me time and supported student learning right away. Highly recommend!
Jillian R. –
I love the visuals and additional support this offers to my special education kiddos!
Edma Morales –
Very engaging and excellent resource to keep my students in task and to practice fiction and nonfiction elements.
Vicki S. –
I love using this resource with my second graders when learning about the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Amy S. –
I used this resource to help teach the difference in text structure between fiction and nonfiction. I did not make it into an anchor chart. I made it into a class sort. Each student took a phrase and then we read it aloud. The student decided what category it was going to go under. We did this activity 3 times and it really seemed to solidify their learning. Quality resource and very useful!
Miss Eschberger –
This was a fun activity. The students were engaged.
Keishla Brown –
Great activities to help my students discuss the differences between fiction/non-fiction
BethAnn B. –
This resource was a great one to review and reinforce fiction and nonfiction. The different activities allows for many avenues for practice. Of course, the children loved cutting and pasting which was a great way to connect academics and craft!
Peace Love First Grade –
Perfect for teaching my firsties about fiction and nonfiction.
Teaching Like a Bos –
This resource had everything that I need to teach fiction v. nonfiction.
Jessica M. –
I used this at the beginning of the year to introduce the difference between fiction & nonfiction books. The students enjoyed the sorting activities.
Stephanie S. –
Such a great help and time saver! I would recommend!
Ava B. –
My students really liked this! They got into it right away, and it was super easy to prep, which made it perfect for when I was in a hurry. The activity was fun, kept the kids engaged the whole time, and it did a great job reinforcing the skill we were working on.
sabina R. –
Great resource to use in classroom students really enjoyed the activity