Authors Purpose Matching Activity
This authors purpose matching activity has K-2nd Grade readers match picture book cards to inform, entertain and persuade cards, with a recording sheet and practice page. Answer key included, so learning why authors write feels like a game.
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Description
Why did the author write this book? This authors purpose matching activity helps Kindergarten, 1st Grade and 2nd Grade readers answer that question. Children learn the three big reasons authors write: to inform, to entertain, or to persuade. Many teachers call it PIE, and this hands-on game makes the idea easy to see, say and remember.
Children cut out twelve colorful book cards. Each card shows a picture, a made-up book title and one short sentence, such as a card about how apples grow or a card that says to wear a helmet. Lay out the three big Purpose Cards for Inform, Entertain and Persuade. Children take a book card, read it aloud (or listen as you read it), think about why the author wrote it, and match it to the Purpose Card that fits. Then they write each card number on the recording sheet. This author purpose card game works well in a small group, at a reading center, with a partner, or as a quick whole-class review.
What’s Included
- A How to Use page with simple steps and prep tips
- 12 picture book cards: 4 inform, 4 entertain and 4 persuade
- 3 large Purpose Cards with picture clues
- A recording sheet for writing the card numbers
- A 1st Grade practice worksheet: read four short texts and fill in the purpose
- Answer keys for the book cards, the recording sheet and the practice page
Why Kids Love It
- It is a real game: children move cards and make matches instead of filling in blanks.
- The picture clues on every card help early readers decide on their own.
- Short sentences keep the focus on the big idea of why an author writes.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Before the game, hold up a storybook, a book of facts and a poster that asks children to do something, and talk about why each one was made. After story time, ask children to name the purpose of the book they just heard. Use the authors purpose matching activity again later in the year as a center, and invite older children to write their own book card for a partner to match. Families can play at home with the books on their own shelves.
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