KINDERGARTEN LANGUAGE ARTS

PARTS OF A BOOKAUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR

PUNCTUATIONFICTION AND NONFICTION

SETTING, CHARACTERS, AND PLOT

By: Danielle Peckenpaugh

STANDARD LA.K.1 – Students will demonstrate knowledge in the area of

phonemic awareness, alphabetic knowledge (phonics), concepts about print and vocabulary. Students will use this knowledge to read fluently, and comprehend kindergarten level text. State Standards (0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.1.3, 0.1.4, 0.1.5, 0.1.6, 1.1.1)

Demonstrate ComprehensionReal or make believe (fiction or nonfiction)SettingCharactersPlot

Identify concepts about printIdentify front, back, titleWhat the author and illustrator doesDemonstrate that print progresses from Left to Right and Top to BottomIdentify punctuation marks

OBJECTIVES

When given a book, Kindergarten students will be able to identify the author and the illustrator and tell the teacher their roles in the book with 100% accuracy.

When read a book, Kindergarten students will be able to tell about the setting, characters, and events that take place in the book, with 90% accuracy.

Students will be able to tell if the book is either a fiction or nonfiction book with no mistakes.

AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR

The author writes the words in the books. The illustrator draws the pictures in the

books.

Author song: “The author writes the words, the author writes the words; the one that writes the story is the author of the book”

Illustrator song: “The illustrator makes the pictures in the books, pictures in the books, pictures in the book. The illustrator makes the pictures in the books, that we like to read.

HOW TO READ

Watch the video about how to properly read a book Always start at the beginning You read top to bottom You read left to right

SETTING

The setting is where it all takes place. Home School North Pole At the playground

CHARACTERS

Characters are who the book is about and who is in the book.

They can be: People Animals Creatures

PLOT

The plot is what the story is about and what happens.

Lets watch a video about Plot.

IDENTIFY THE SETTING, CHARACTERS, AND PLOT

Lets read The Polar Express What is the plot?

The young boy goes on an adventure to find Santa They ride on a train to the North Pole Santa gives the boy a bell, but if he wants to hear it,

he needs to believe in Santa. Who are the characters?

Boy Train conductor Santa Children on the train

Where does it take place? On a train The North Pole

SEQUENCE ACTIVITY FOR THE POLAR EXPRESS

After reading The Polar Express put the pictures in the right order according to what happens in the story.

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FICTION OR NONFICTION BOOKS Fiction Books- are books that are make

believe and are not real. Example

Nonfiction Books- are books that are real. Example

REINDEER PROJECT

Trace the child’s hands and foot Have the child cut out the pieces Glue the hands for the antlers Glue on a red nose and two eyes.

ARE THESE BOOKS FICTION OR NONFICTION?

Nonfiction

PROJECTS AND GAMES

How to make a Menorah

Snowman

Kwanzaa Game