The Parts of a Book Worksheet helps Kindergarten readers name the front cover, back cover, and pages, then trace each word. Includes an answer key — a fun, no-prep way to build early print concepts.
Using this Where the Wild Things Are Worksheet, students describe the title, author, and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are.
This Illustrations in a Story Worksheet gives Kindergarten readers a short story, a bright picture, and five bubble questions that send them to both. An answer key is included, so checking work takes seconds.
Using The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System Worksheet, students read The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System to determine the meanings of these words and phrases.
Using Compare Contrast Book Covers Worksheet, students compare two books using information from the book cover to determine how they are alike and different.
Using Word Meaning Earthworms Worksheet, students read Earthworms by Claire Llewellyn to determine the meanings of these words and phrases.
This comparing expository texts worksheet has kindergarten readers listen to two leaf texts, match facts to each text, and find what both share. An answer key is included.
Using Rocking Word Meanings Worksheet, students read Let's Go Rock Collecting by Roma Gans to determine the meanings of these words and phrases.
This illustrations in a book worksheet asks kindergarten students to study a picture book scene and circle yes or no for six sentences. An answer key is included for quick, easy checking.
Using Dr. Seuss Book Parts Worksheet, studentsidentify the front cover, back cover, and page of a book to gather information about what they will read.
Using this Amelia Bedelia Author and Illustrator Worksheet, students describe the title, author, and illustrator of an Amelia Bedelia book.
Using this Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Authors Worksheet, students describe what authors do to tell their story.
Covers, titles and pictures that talk
Kindergartners learn how a book works. They find the front cover, back cover and title page, and they learn that the author writes the words and the illustrator draws the pictures: author = words · illustrator = pictures. They also discover that pictures tell part of the story and can help them figure out new words. In nonfiction books, they start to notice photos and labels. The click moment is when a child picks up a new book and proudly points out the title and the author before you even open it.
Kindergartners learn best by touching books and looking closely. These moves get books in their hands.
Hold up a book and give it a "tour": the front cover, the title, the author, the illustrator, the back cover. Do this every read-aloud for a few weeks. Soon kids will be giving the tour for you!
Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
Try it withThe Parts of a Book WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Cover the words on a page and show only the picture. Kids tell what's happening. Then reveal the words and compare. It shows them how pictures and words work together.
Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withIllustrations in a Story WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Give kids sticky notes labeled cover, title, author and illustrator to stick on a real book. Moving and touching the parts makes the words stick.
Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.
Try it withParts of a Book ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Book parts make wonderful game pieces.
ActivitiesKids search classroom books for titles, pictures, labels and captions. Check off each one they find!
Open Text Features Scavenger Hunt Activity →
ActivitiesA fast circle game where kids match book part names to pictures.
Open I Have Who Has Text Features Activity →
WorksheetsHold up two book covers and talk about what's the same and what's different.
Open Compare Contrast Book Covers Worksheet →Teacher favorites right now: The Parts of a Book Worksheet, Where the Wild Things Are Worksheet and Illustrations in a Story Worksheet.
Kindergartners learn the front cover, back cover, title page, title, author and illustrator. They also learn how pictures help tell a story and, in nonfiction, how photos and labels give information.
The author writes the words and the illustrator draws the pictures. Sometimes one person does both jobs!
Before reading, ask your child to find the front cover and the title. Read the author's and illustrator's names aloud. It takes just a few seconds and builds the habit.
They teach kids how books work, which helps them become confident readers. Using pictures and labels also helps them understand new words and ideas.
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