Unit Plan 13 (Grade K ELA): Text Features & Book Parts (Informational)
Kindergarten informational reading unit: students identify front and back covers, title pages, authors, and illustrators, using icons and pointing strategies to explain how pictures and text work together to teach information.
Focus: Front cover/back cover/title page; author vs. illustrator; icons
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Subject Area: English Language Arts (Informational Reading • Concepts of Print • Speaking/Listening)
Total Unit Duration: 5 sessions (one week), 45–60 minutes per session
I. Introduction
This week builds informational book awareness. Children learn to identify book parts (front cover, back cover, title page), name the author and illustrator and explain what each does, and use simple icons (labels/arrows) to talk about how illustrations teach. Daily routines emphasize pointing to evidence on real books and speaking in complete sentences.
II. Objectives and Standards
Learning Objectives — Students will be able to…
- Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of informational texts (RI.K.5).
- Name the author and illustrator and tell what each one does (RI.K.6).
- Describe how an illustration/diagram shows information that matches the words (RI.K.7).
- Use icons (arrows/labels) to point to book parts or picture details while speaking in complete sentences (L.K.1 embedded).
Standards Alignment — CCSS Kindergarten
- RI.K.5 Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book.
- RI.K.6 Name the author and illustrator of a text and define the role of each.
- RI.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text.
Success Criteria — student language
- I can point to the front cover, back cover, and title page.
- I can tell who the author is (writes the words) and who the illustrator is (makes the pictures).
- I can point to a picture and tell what it shows that matches the words.
- I can use an arrow/label icon to show what I am talking about.