What is AVID Elementary? AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination. Teaching K-6th graders how to take learning into their own hands is a difficult task. With AVID elementary notes templates like this, it makes it much easier. These three-column notes are set up in a student-friendly manner. They are based on Cornell note-taking including an essential question, three columns for students to write a definition and example, and a summary section at the bottom of the page for students to summarize their learning in their own words. This AVID elementary note-taking page is for identifying the 5 main informational text structures, description, sequence, comparison, cause and effect, and problem and solution. The AVID notes are completely editable and it includes a prewritten essential question. How can identifying text structures help you better understand informational texts? These AVID elementary notes are ready to print and use in your classroom for teaching informational text structures.