• 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 kite / a cake / a hat / a pie) → a cakePrompt: Find the part of the text that talks about this.
2. Mia got a new kite for her birthday. She smiled and hugged Grandma. How did Mia feel? (angry / scared / happy / sad) → happyPrompt: What does the character say and do?
3. Ben has a red ball. He kicks it to his dog, Spot. What color is the ball? (red / green / blue / yellow) → redPrompt: 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: Storybook or information book?. Read the success criteria together.

• Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
• Example: Penguins live where it is very cold. They cannot fly, but they swim well. Is this from a storybook or an information book?
• Step 1: Storybooks tell made-up stories. Information books teach true facts.
• Step 2: These are true facts about penguins.
• Step 3: So the answer is: an information book
• Answer: an information book
• 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. The talking teapot said, "Who wants some tea?" Is this from a storybook or an information book? (a storybook / an information book) → a storybookPrompt: Is it telling true facts, or is it a made-up story with characters?
2. Read the question and choose the best sentence. Which sentence would you find in an information book? (Owls can turn their heads a long way round. / The owl told a joke to the moon. / Ollie Owl wore a tiny crown.) → Owls can turn their heads a long way round.Prompt: Information books tell true facts. Storybooks can have made-up events.

• 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. Read the question and choose the best sentence. Which sentence would you find in an information book? (The shark wanted to be a ballet dancer. / Sharks have many rows of teeth. / Once upon a time, a shark lost his hat.) → Sharks have many rows of teeth.Prompt: Information books tell true facts. Storybooks can have made-up events.
2. Your heart pumps blood all around your body. Is this from a storybook or an information book? (a storybook / an information book) → an information bookPrompt: Is it telling true facts, or is it a made-up story with characters?

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