CurriculumKindergartenEnglish Language Arts

Fact Book Makers

Aligned to RI.K.6 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

The author writes the facts, and the illustrator makes the pictures.

Worked example

In a book about trucks, the author wrote the words and the illustrator drew each truck.

Practice questions

  1. Who wrote the facts in your book?
  2. Who made the pictures?
  3. Point to a name on the cover.

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Quién Hace el Libro

El autor escribe los datos, y el ilustrador hace las imágenes.

Ejemplo: En un libro sobre camiones, el autor escribió las palabras y el ilustrador dibujó cada camión.

More Reading: Informational lessons

Understanding Informational TextsRI.K.1What It's AboutRI.K.2How They ConnectRI.K.3Fact WordsRI.K.4Parts of a BookRI.K.5Picture CluesRI.K.7

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