• 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? (under the bed / in the garden / in the car / on the table) → under the bedPrompt: 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 the zoo / at the beach / at school) → at the farmPrompt: What does the character say and do?
3. Max and his mom baked a cake. They put lots of pink icing on top. What did Max and his mom make? (a hat / a cake / a kite / a pie) → a cakePrompt: 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. Once upon a time, a little dragon could not breathe fire. He felt very sad. 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? (The carrot ran away from the rabbit. / Plants need water, light and air. / The flower sang a happy song.) → Plants need water, light and air.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 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. A robot named Bolt wanted a friend. One day, he met a lost puppy. 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 a storybook? (The cloud cried because it had no friends. / Rain falls from clouds. / Clouds are made of tiny drops of water.) → The cloud cried because it had no friends.Prompt: Information books tell true facts. Storybooks can have made-up events.

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