• 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. Sam was sad. He could not find his teddy. Then Dad found it under the bed. Where was the teddy? (in the car / under the bed / on the table / in the garden) → under the bedPrompt: Find the part of the text that talks about this.
2. The wind blew Tom's hat into a tree. Tom began to cry. How did Tom feel? (sad / sleepy / silly / happy) → sadPrompt: 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 / yellow / blue) → 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: 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 What is the title of the book? (Rocket to the Moon / Sam Ortiz / Priya Shah) → Rocket to the MoonPrompt: 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 reader / the illustrator / the author / the teacher) → the illustratorPrompt: 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 8 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. The Robot Who Could Not Dance Written by Kofi Mensah Illustrated by Ivy Green What is the title of the book? (Kofi Mensah / Ivy Green / The Robot Who Could Not Dance) → The Robot Who Could Not DancePrompt: The title is the name of the book. 'Written by' tells the author. 'Illustrated by' tells the illustrator.
2. Choose the best answer. What do we call the name of a book? (the page / the title / the picture / the author) → the titlePrompt: 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.