Students learn the two big kinds of books — fiction, which tells make-believe stories, and nonfiction, which gives real, true facts — and how to tell them apart.
Students will be able to…
Some books tell made-up stories, and some teach you true things about the world. How can you tell a make-believe book from a real one?
Project this and sort each book idea into “Make-Believe (Fiction)” or “Real & True (Nonfiction).” Tap one, then tap the basket.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
A talking dragon vs. real lions — which could really happen?
Teacher models.
Class uses Real or Make-Believe?
Students sort books.
Students share a book.
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information.
Ask and answer questions about key details in an informational text.
Ask and answer questions about key details in a story.
Distinguish between information from pictures and from words.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students compare a fiction and a nonfiction book about the same animal (a story dog vs. a facts-about-dogs book) and tell what’s different. A printable compare sheet is in the ELA library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.