- Definition
A "text" is anything you read, see, or hear that shares information or tells a story, like a book, a picture, a song, or a video.
A storybook is a text because it uses words and pictures to tell a story.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: A text is like any message that shares an idea, whether it's the words in a storybook or the picture on a cereal box.
Ask your child: Look at this picture. What story do you think it is telling?
Common mix-up: Kids often think a 'text' is only words in a book. A text can also be a picture, a sign, or even a song that shares a message.
Examples
- A stop sign is a text because its shape and word tell drivers what to do.
- The pictures on a cereal box are a text because they tell you what is inside.
text is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
Where this shows up
- Grade 3 The Arts
- Grade 5 The Arts
- Grade 6 The Arts
- Grade 7 The Arts
- Grade 8 The Arts
- Kindergarten Kindergarten
+322 more mentions across the curriculum
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