Nonfiction Reading Log Printable – A Fact for Each Entry

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Nonfiction reading logs 5

Nonfiction log with a fact and a question Turned sideways, 6 rows: Date, Title, A fact I learned and A question I still have, the last two as wide boxes.
Nonfiction log with topic, minutes and parent initials 15 rows for nightly reading: Date, Title, Topic, Minutes and Parent initials. The Topic column shows at a glance what the pupil keeps choosing.
Nonfiction log: book, article or website 8 rows with Date, Title, a tick for Book, Article or Website, and A fact I learned. For a class that reads news articles and web pages as well as library books.
Nonfiction reading log, 2 half sheets Two short logs on one page with a cut line between them, 4 rows each: Date, Title, Pages and A fact I learned.
Nonfiction reading log: date, title, pages and a fact I learned A name line, then 8 tall rows with Date, Title, Pages and a wide box headed A fact I learned. One row for each time the pupil reads.

Questions, new words and kinds to try 2

New words from nonfiction 10 rows: Date, Title, New word and What it means. For the words a fact book uses that a story seldom does.
Ten kinds of nonfiction to try A checklist: animals, space, weather, a person's life, history, how things work, a how-to book, places and maps, sports, and art or music, each with a line for the title and a box to tick.

One book to a page 1

Nonfiction book notes: one book to a page Title, Author and Topic lines, then ruled lines under four headings: The most surprising fact, Two more facts, A question I still have and New words.

How it works

This nonfiction reading log printable has a row for each time a pupil reads: the date, the title, the pages and one fact that was new to them. Other sheets add a question, the topic or a new word.

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A fact, in their own words

A story log asks what happened. This one asks what the reader found out. Have the pupil close the book before writing, so the fact comes out in their own words.

A question for next time

The log with a fact and a question adds a box for something the text left unanswered. That question is a reason to choose the next book.

Wider reading

The checklist of ten kinds of nonfiction, from animals and space to how things work, is for a reader who picks the same subject every week.

Keep the log with the fact books, so it is filled in when the reading happens.
Ask for one fact a row, not a list. It keeps the log quick to fill in.

Questions and answers

What is a nonfiction reading log?

A reading log kept for fact books. Each row has the date, the title and the pages, like any reading log, and a box for one thing the reader learned.

Does an article or a website count as nonfiction reading?

Yes. Nonfiction is any text that sets out to give information about the real world, whatever it is printed on. The log for a book, article or website has a box to tick for which one it was.

Is there a nonfiction log for one whole book?

Yes. The book notes sheet has lines for the title, the author and the topic, then ruled lines for the most surprising fact, two more facts, a question and new words.