Using Comparing Informational Picture Storybooks Worksheet, students compare story elements intwo different stories about the same topic to determine how they are alike and different.

Using Illustrations in a Story Worksheet, students explain why the illustrator drew that picture and how that illustration helps to tell a story.

Using this Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Authors Worksheet, students describe what authors do to tell their story.

Using Parts of a Book Activity, studentsidentify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book to gather information about what they will read.

Using Pictures and Words Matching Activity, students describethe relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear.

Using Pictures Tell Stories Sequencing Activity, studentsdescribethe relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear.

Using Story Elements Activity, studentsfind examples of text features and story elements to build their reading comprehension.

Using RI.1.5 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students know and use various text features (headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronicmenus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text.

UsingRI.1.7 Common Core Worksheet, students gather information about butterflies using the text and pictures provided.

Using Using the Text to Help You Activity, students use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text.

Using Rocking Word Meanings Worksheet, students read Let's Go Rock Collecting by Roma Gans to determine the meanings of these words and phrases.

Using Images in Text Worksheet, students explain how the illustrations contribute and clarify a text to build their understanding of what has been read.

Using Character Setting Plot Activity, studentsfind examples of story elements as they read to build their reading comprehension.

Using Text Features Activity, studentsidentify text features in the books they are reading to gather information about what they will read.

Using Comparing Similar Texts Organizing Data Worksheet, students compare the text features from two texts to determine how they are alike and different.

Using Using Illustrations to Understand Worksheet, students explain how the illustration help the author tell the story.

Using this Amelia Bedelia Author and Illustrator Worksheet, students describe the title, author, and illustrator of an Amelia Bedelia book.