Authors purpose anchor chart first grade

Authors purpose in first grade.

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Tony Stead's RAN chart ( reading and analyzing non-fiction )is an adaptation of the traditional KWL chart that teachers use when working with non-fiction. It's focus is on what we THINK we know,...

This post is actually about an activity we did a few weeks ago. {I'm trying to catch up on all my posts!} I have seen on other blogs where teachers have students sort the books in the Scholastic catalogs that we all have lying around. I decided to incorporate that into our author's purpose is as easy as pie theme with this super fun activity. We have visited author's purpose throughout several units this year, so students were already very familiar with the concept. I had saved the…

First grade Author's Purpose

You head to Pinterest to find an anchor chart. It's super cute! It's colorful, nice and neat, and the graphics are amazing! Who has time for that!?!?

Check out these great Author's Purpose anchor charts. These simple charts will engage your students while they learn about identifying the author's purpose in nonfiction text. Add these to your lessons and activities to help your students gain mastery!

Point of view can be a tricky skill for students. We want to make sure that we are teaching point of view in a very explicit, yet memorable way. I decided to revamp my whole point of view unit with a fun, retro theme which is sure to be engaging and unforgettable for students. In this post, I will share some teaching tips, my favorite mentor texts for point of view, and some groovy activities for point of view with a fun room transformation idea! Before teaching point of view, look at your…

Anchor chart for Author's Purpose: Answer, Describe, and Explain. Matching unit by The Brainy Bee on TPT https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Authors-Purpose-Answer-Describe-Explain-2199334

I wanted to make some charts for Author's Purpose that would appeal to my first graders. I went with the P.I.E acronym (Persuade, Inform, Entertain) but took it to the next level by actually using Pie as the text examples. I then added some Other Examples so the students would get additional visual examples of the different purposes. I have these up on my Teachers Pay Teachers site for only $2.00! ***UPDATE - I had a few requests to add an additional, optional 4th poster for "Explain". I…