Creating Non-fiction Books
We have been exploring nature to learn more about change, responsibility and the choices we make. We began with a deep dive into non-fiction texts, reading many different non-fiction books to learn about the features in of these materials. We thought about non-fiction books that we can we make.
Inspired by non-fiction books, Patrick created and shared a book he made to teach us about ‘poisonous snakes’ and Mason a book about ‘jellyfish’.
We looked closely at a non-fiction book about snakes and compared it with the books the children had made.
- What can we learn about non-fiction books?
- What do we notice about the information presented in these books?
The children began by deciding on the topics or themes. We put these ideas down on post-it notes and shared them with the class.
We documented our ideas on chart paper.
We can talk about:
- what animals/plants can do
- what they eat or need to survive
- how they catch their prey
- how they move
- how they grow
- how they change
- what they look like
- what they like
- why they behave in a certain way
- how they play
Over the last two weeks, during Writer’s Workshop, the children have been creating their own non-fiction books, adding pages and information to share with their readers. A non-fiction checklist helped us think about the way we present ideas and important information.
