Nonfiction Text Features Matching Game | Grades 3–5
 
Help your students master nonfiction text features in a fun, interactive way! This hands-on matching game reinforces how readers use text features to locate information, understand key ideas, and make meaning while reading informational texts.
 
Students can play a few different ways! They can match three types of cards:
 
📘 Feature Cards – titles, captions, diagrams, bold print, etc.
🗝️ Keyword Cards – signal words that hint at the feature’s purpose.
💡 Example Cards – real-world examples that bring each feature to life.
 
Skills Covered:
🎯Identifying nonfiction text features
🎯Understanding how each feature supports comprehension
🎯Connecting text evidence to purpose and meaning
🎯 Vocabulary and critical thinking practice
 
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