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.

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.

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

Using Why Was it Written Author's Purpose Activity, students identify if the author wrote a text in order to answer, explain, or describe.