How Illustrations Help Tell a Story Worksheet
With the How Illustrations Help Tell a Story Worksheet, 1st grade students record a read-aloud book, draw one of its pictures, and write what that picture adds to the story.
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Description
Pictures in a book do more than decorate the page. They show who the characters are, where the story happens, and how the characters feel. The How Illustrations Help Tell a Story Worksheet gives young readers a simple way to notice that. After listening to a story, students record the title, the author and the illustrator, draw one picture from the book, and write what that picture tells about the story.
About This Worksheet
The How Illustrations Help Tell a Story Worksheet is a one page printable that works with any picture book you read aloud. The top of the page has lines for the title, the author and the illustrator, so students practice naming the two people who make a book. A large box gives room to draw a favorite illustration, and two writing lines ask the question at the heart of the skill: what does the picture tell about the story? Because every class reads a different book, every answer is the child’s own. Use it after a read aloud, in a reading center, or with a book a child reads at home.
What’s Included
- A one page reading response sheet for any picture book
- Title, author and illustrator lines
- A large drawing box for one illustration from the story
- Two writing lines sized for 1st grade handwriting
Why This Worksheet Helps Kids
- It builds the habit of reading the pictures. Students learn that illustrations carry details about characters, setting and events.
- It teaches the parts of a book. Naming the author and the illustrator helps children see that words and pictures both tell the story.
- It connects drawing to writing. Students explain their picture in a full sentence, which strengthens early writing skills.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Before reading, show the cover and ask students what they think the story is about just from the picture. During the read aloud, pause on one page and cover the words so the class can tell the story from the illustration alone. After students finish this 1st grade illustrations worksheet, have them share their picture with a partner and compare what each one noticed. At home, try it with a bedtime story and let your child pick the page.
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