• Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Who, where and what happened?). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
• Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.

1. Max and his mom baked a cake. They put lots of pink icing on top. What did Max and his mom make? (a cake / a kite / a pie / a hat) → a cakePrompt: Find the part of the text that talks about this.
2. At the farm, Jo fed the goats and the hens. Where is Jo? (at the farm / at school / at the zoo / at the beach) → at the farmPrompt: What does the character say and do?
3. The cat sat on the mat. Then it saw a mouse and ran away. What did the cat see? (a fish / a bird / a mouse / a dog) → a mousePrompt: Find the part of the text that talks about this.

• Read the first lines of a short text aloud and ask what students predict will happen and why.
• Share the objective: Book covers: title, author and illustrator. Read the success criteria together.

• Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
• Example: The Big Green Bus Written by Omar Ali Illustrated by Kate Brown What is the title of the book?
• Step 1: Title: The Big Green Bus. Author: Omar Ali. Illustrator: Kate Brown.
• Step 2: So the answer is: The Big Green Bus
• Answer: The Big Green Bus
• Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.

• Do these together. Students try each step on whiteboards before you reveal it.
• Use the hints as prompts rather than giving the answer.

1. Rocket to the Moon Written by Priya Shah Illustrated by Sam Ortiz Who is the illustrator (the person who drew the pictures)? (Sam Ortiz / Priya Shah / Rocket to the Moon) → Sam OrtizPrompt: The title is the name of the book. 'Written by' tells the author. 'Illustrated by' tells the illustrator.
2. Choose the best answer. Who writes the words in a book? (the librarian / the reader / the illustrator / the author) → the authorPrompt: Think about a book you know. What is on the front?

• Students work on the student sheet. Circulate and check the first two answers of every student early.
• Students who finish: write a question of their own for a partner, with the answer.

The 6 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

• Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.

1. Ten Little Frogs Written by Ruth Adams Illustrated by Ben Cole Who is the author (the person who wrote the words)? (Ten Little Frogs / Ben Cole / Ruth Adams) → Ruth AdamsPrompt: The title is the name of the book. 'Written by' tells the author. 'Illustrated by' tells the illustrator.
2. Choose the best answer. Who draws the pictures in a book? (the teacher / the author / the illustrator / the reader) → the illustratorPrompt: Think about a book you know. What is on the front?

Free online practice with hints and printable worksheets for this skill: eurekami.com/english/kindergarten.