Why Was it Written? Author’s Purpose Activity

This Identifying the Author and the Illustrator Worksheet helps 1st Grade readers name who wrote the words and who drew the pictures, with an answer key included so checking work takes seconds.

Kids become book detectives with this finding the author and illustrator activity for kindergarten to 2nd grade, using cover cards and a recording sheet. An answer key is included.

Using this Where the Wild Things Are Worksheet, students describe the title, author, and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are.

This author and illustrator activity for PreK to 1st Grade has kids sort job cards and play a Book Hunt game with real picture books. Answer key included, so checking is quick and easy.

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.

In this authors purpose picture sorting activity, K to 2nd Grade children sort 12 picture cards into inform, entertain, and persuade, with a sort mat, practice page and answer key included.

This Author and Illustrators Worksheet has 1st graders name the author and illustrator of any picture book, tell what the words and pictures add, and draw a favorite page.

Using Miss Rumphius Point of View Worksheet, students read Miss Rumphius by Barbara Clooney to determine who says the lines from the story.

Using Identifying the Author's Reasons in a Text Worksheet, students explain the reasons the author gives for the boy to get Petey from his aunt.

Using thisAuthor's Purpose Song, students will remember the three reasons why author's write using this catchy animated song.

Using Author's Purpose Sorting Activity, students identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.

Using My Point of View Activity, students distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.