Unit Plan 32 (Grade K ELA): Writing Information Booklets with Text Features

Focus: Multi-page booklet; headings, labels, captions

Grade Level: Kindergarten

Subject Area: English Language Arts (Writing • Informational Text • Vocabulary)

Total Unit Duration: 5 sessions (one week), 45–60 minutes per session

I. Introduction

Writers become teachers by making a multi-page information booklet. Children will choose a familiar topic, plan a few teaching pages, and add simple text features—a heading for each page, labels for parts in the picture, and a short caption. Along the way, they will notice book parts (front cover, back cover, title page) in mentor texts and use new topic words in speaking and writing.

II. Objectives and Standards

Learning Objectives — Students will be able to…

1. Name a topic and create a multi-page booklet that supplies some information with a sense of closure (W.K.2).
2. Identify book parts in mentor texts (front cover, back cover, title page) and apply the idea of headings/labels/captions to their own pages with support (RI.K.5).
3. Use new topic vocabulary orally and in labels/captions, drawn from read-alouds and discussion (L.K.6).

Standards Alignment — CCSS Kindergarten

• W.K.2 Use drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts that name a topic, supply some information, and provide a sense of closure.
• RI.K.5 Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book.
• L.K.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.

Success Criteria — student language

• I can name my topic and make 2–4 teaching pages.
• I can point to the front cover, back cover, and title page in a book.
• I can add a heading, labels, and a short caption to teach.
• I can use new topic words when I talk and write.
• My booklet has a simple ending (“Now you know…” / “The end.”).