• Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Book covers: title, author and illustrator). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
• Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.

1. A Garden for Grandma Written by Nina Lopez Illustrated by Ali Hassan Who is the illustrator (the person who drew the pictures)? (Ali Hassan / Nina Lopez / A Garden for Grandma) → Ali HassanPrompt: The title is the name of the book. 'Written by' tells the author. 'Illustrated by' tells the illustrator.
2. Choose the best answer. Where do you usually find the title of a book? (on the front cover / inside the spine only / on the barcode / on the last page) → on the front coverPrompt: Think about a book you know. What is on the front?
3. Ten Little Frogs Written by Ruth Adams Illustrated by Ben Cole Who is the illustrator (the person who drew the pictures)? (Ben Cole / Ten Little Frogs / Ruth Adams) → Ben ColePrompt: The title is the name of the book. 'Written by' tells the author. 'Illustrated by' tells the illustrator.

• Read the first lines of a short text aloud and ask what students predict will happen and why.
• Share the objective: Parts of a book: contents, glossary and index. Read the success criteria together.

• Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
• Example: Contents Baby Animals ........ 3 Where Animals Live ........ 8 What Animals Eat ........ 13 Animals at Night ........ 18 Saving Wild Animals ........ 21 On which page does "What Animals Eat" start?
• Step 1: "What Animals Eat" ........ 13
• Step 2: So the answer is: 13
• Answer: 13
• 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. Contents Baby Animals ........ 4 Where Animals Live ........ 10 What Animals Eat ........ 14 Animals at Night ........ 20 Saving Wild Animals ........ 23 On which page does "What Animals Eat" start? → 14Prompt: Find the chapter name in the list.
2. Choose the best answer. Where would you find the name of the author? (in a caption / in the glossary / in the index / on the front cover) → on the front coverPrompt: Think about a non-fiction book. What is at the front and at the back?

• 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. Choose the best answer. Where would you look to see the list of chapters? (the contents page / the glossary / the back cover / the index) → the contents pagePrompt: Think about a non-fiction book. What is at the front and at the back?
2. Contents Volcanoes ........ 4 Earthquakes ........ 9 Rivers ........ 12 Mountains ........ 16 Weather ........ 19 On which page does "Rivers" start? → 12Prompt: Find the chapter name in the list.

Free online practice with hints and printable worksheets for this skill: eurekami.com/english/grade-1.