Overview of Document

• Title: Task Cards: Reference Materials 4 & 5
• Type: Printable task cards resource
• Target Audience: Grades 4–5
• Format: Standard 8.5” x 11” pages with multiple task cards per sheet
• Focus: Reference materials—using glossaries, indexes, tables of contents, dictionaries, and other text features to locate and evaluate information
  

📑 What’s Inside

1. Task Cards (Main Content)

• Multiple cards designed to strengthen information literacy skills.
• Each card presents a scenario, question, or challenge where students must use reference materials to find answers.
• Cards are visually structured for classroom use (print, cut, and laminate).

• How to use an index to locate specific information
• Identifying correct glossary terms
• Applying knowledge of table of contents to locate sections in a book
• Using dictionary entries (word meanings, guide words, parts of speech)
• Evaluating reference materials for best source selection

1. Teacher Support Material

• May include directions or suggestions for implementation.
• Cards can be used for scoot games, centers, partner work, or independent review.
  

🎯 Classroom Uses

• Literacy centers
• Small group rotations
• Test prep (state reading exams for grades 4–5)
• Quick checks for comprehension
• Whole-class interactive review games

📚 Standards Alignment

• Reading Informational Text standards for upper elementary (Grades 4–5)
• Emphasis on locating, interpreting, and using text features in reference sources